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Fred Bruning knows firsthand that a real estate developer's perspective on the properties they own can vary greatly. During his 40-year career, Bruning gained experience in several different styles of [...]

A New Mexico family in the business of hospitality puts its expertise to good use during a casual, close-knit gathering infused with flavors of the Southwest. Los Poblanos, a family-owned-and-operated [...]

For 35 years, RW Garcia has held itself to the highest standards when it comes to producing better-for-you snacks. The company was making organic, non-GMO and all-natural tortilla chips before [...]

If you could ask 10-year-old Megan Menzer what she wanted to he when she grew up, you might be surprised by her answer. She wouldn't rattle off the typical vocations [...]

Leo and Kathryn Theisen founded their first store,Theisen's Battery 8c Electric, in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1927. The business was built primarily on supplying batteries and tires, and while much has [...]

When walking into BardenStone's showroom on Cherry Road in Memphis, TN, there is an immediate sense of warmth and friendliness. As a family business in its third generation, it is [...]

Arabian horses have a way of weaving themselves into the fabric of the families who love them. And when the right family comes along, a special alchemy occurs. The Krohn [...]

WE RECKON THE first thing many people think of when they hear the name Moreton C Cullimore is Dickens or perhaps Foden. Both are valid, but there's a lot more [...]

The late, great D. Brian Baker, president of Custom Vac Ltd. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a frequent contributor to The NEWS, once said the labor shortage in the HVAC [...]

IT'S STRANGE HOW something as simple as where you live can affect your family's future for years to come. In the late 1950s Harold Smith lived in Box Hill in [...]

It's not always easy working with relatives. But that investment of effort makes family businesses pay off in more ways than financial. FAMILY BUSINESSES CAN BE FOUND IN EVERY INDUSTRY [...]

It's said people can't know where they're going until they understand where they've been. If anyone knows that adage to be true, it's Eric Atkinson, president and co-owner of Lufkin, [...]

The pay levels and mechanisms for directors at public companies are well studied and benchmarked. Private and family-owned companies? Not so much. Indeed, board compensation norms for these non-public firms [...]

In Western Massachusetts, a family business unlike any other is in the bands of its last heir--a man who dutifully digs for dinosaur traces as be ponders the end of [...]

This year's Rep of the Year company is a pretty good demonstration of how a family business can benefit from the introduction of 'outsiders.' Bailey Sales in Seattle has been [...]

Offered by a small family-owned company, Shepherd scopes were always a boutique product. Now, aggressive new ownership wants to expand the brand. I was just finishing bolting back down the [...]

ONE NIGHT BACK in 2004, Mike and Marty Hinrichs knew they had a decision to make. Mike was working in the paving industry for his father, but as with many [...]

It's a brave new world for independent home improvement retailers today. Retailing is changing, and welcoming the challenge head-on is a new breed of independents embracing a bright future for [...]

Bob Carter was born into a haulage family on 2 July 1938 in Melton, Suffolk. His parents, Leslie and Iris Carter, were running W Carter Haulage, a mainly agricultural haulage [...]

Eric Garcetti's prospects, when he embarked on his first City Council race in 2001, were less than clear. But he was raised in a politically active home and he knew [...]

It's not particularly unusual to hear children express their delight for candy. What youngster wouldn't want a sweet? But to have sleepless nights about seeing candy processing equipment? Well, it [...]

The family business has long been a staple in the American economy. According to the Small Business Administration, about 90% of all U.S. businesses are family-owned or controlled. Ranging in [...]

I believe there are pivotal moments in everyone's life--moments that have the power to reshape or redirect your life. One such moment for me happened when I was 19 years [...]

A fire on Christmas Day destroyed a Phillips Hardware employee's apartment building, and his co-workers were quick to help. The staff from the Waterford, New York, store used social media [...]

THE PACESETTER: Miller Kaplan Arase is the largest accounting firm in the greater Valley region with 94 CPAs in its North Hollywood office. The firm performs accounting, auditing, business management, [...]

THE PACESETTER: The Los Angeles office of PricewaterhouseCoopers tops the list of the largest accounting firms operating in Los Angeles County. The New York firm reported 1,665 accounting professionals in [...]

Nearly a century has passed since McCoy's Building Supply first opened its doors. During this time, the Texas-based, family-owned business has seen success and struggle from the Great Depression to [...]

The employees of IC Refrigeration are a close-knit group. The company goes above and beyond to put the welfare of its employees and their families before the business, creating an [...]

Founded in 1922, HB Deal was a family-owned company until 1978 when Dan O'Keefe, Russ Shilt and Melvin Schaefer bought the firm and shortened the name to HBD Contracting. Nearly [...]

When Weston Inc. talks about having a goal of '50/90/BLT,' the commercial real estate company isn't referring to a sandwich. 'I fed we're the best landlord in town,' says T.J. [...]

KC CRAIN HAS BEEN named CEO of Crain Communications, the Detroit-based, family-owned media company that is the parent of Crain's New York Business, Automotive News and nearly 20 other trade [...]

Byline: Khalil Ahmed After completing his early education in Karachi, Mr. Waheed Ahmed graduated in business administration with specialization in marketing from American Intercontinental University, London. Thereafter he joined family-owned [...]

Byline: Brian Johnson [dropcap]A[/dropcap]leesha Webb got her first taste of the finance business at a young age when she worked as a teller for Village Bank, a financial institution founded [...]

Byline: Ullekh NP A global study on India says that gender doesn't play a role in the quicker transition of family firms into entrepreneurial entities A study published by the [...]

American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), Hornblower Family Companies, are pleased to announce the recent launch of the combined Steamboat and Victory Academy (SAVA). The enhanced [...]

Byline: Alexa St. John Thayer Family Dealerships in Bowling Green, Ohio, typically hosts a handful of events per year. The activities -- including a back-to-school event, a few classic car [...]

Byline: Ronan Hegarty Dawood Pervez is not easily fazed. As the youngest son of Bestway founder Sir Anwar Pervez, the family business was part of his life even before joining [...]

Byline: Stefanie Valentic The creator of the world's first white rum is taking a shot at revolutionizing its entire packaging supply chain. Bermuda-based Bacardi, one of the largest family-owned spirits [...]

Byline: Ali H Gokal Interview with Mr Abdullah Farrukh - Director, Pak Shaheen Freighters Pvt Ltd Profile Mr. Abdullah Farrukh graduated from Royal Holloway and New Bedford College, University of [...]

Byline: Arlene Karidis Waste360 has been reporting for half a year on how the waste management industry has been faring through COVID-19. Now, we bring a slightly varied twist in [...]

Byline: Dave Versical Sooner or later, the head of every family-owned car dealership has to make the decision. Do I sell? Do I keep it in the family? Do I [...]

Byline: Stefanie Valentic Frank Antonacci, chief operating officer at USA Hauling & Recycling, has been running his family business with the same core values his grandfather had at its founding. [...]

Sun Capital Partners reported that its affiliate has made an investment in Mancini's Sleepworld. According to a media release, terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Founded by the [...]

The Kennedy family has been a prominent name in US politics for over a century. The younger Kennedys are a mix of people in the family business of politics, as [...]

(https://www.businessinsider.com/authentic-brands-may-join-simon-brookfield-bid-rescue-jcpenney-2020-9) Authentic Brands Group CEO Jamie Salter has spent the coronavirus pandemic buying up the rights to struggling retailers including Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand, planning to license out their [...]

Byline: AnimationXpress Team The Boss Baby is coming back on the big screen! The sequel to The Boss Baby (2017), The Boss Baby: Family Business has been announced to hit [...]

Byline: Adina Genn There was confusion. And the urgent sense that if you didn't get a lifeline, your company was doomed. Maybe it would be doomed anyway. That's how business [...]

Byline: Rachelle Damico When Carrie Jones-Barber was 12 years old, a salesman for her family's company, Dawn Foods, called her home in the middle of the night asking for her [...]

Off-price department store chain Century 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and said it would wind down its business. It has 13 stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and [...]

Byline: Dustin Walsh Nicholas Clark President, Wall Colmonoy Corp. For Nick Clark, all roads lead to home -- eventually. After graduating from University of Michigan with an engineering degree, Clark [...]