Hear from experts on the specific pressures facing hospitals, long term care facilities, and others in the healthcare sector, and the unique regulatory and reimbursement challenges which arise in restructuring. Darlene Davis, Felicia Gerber Perlman,...
Currently, 30 states and the District of Columbia have adopted some form of cannabis legalization, producing an estimated $9 billion in sales in 2017, making it one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. This accelerated growth will find many new...
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It is interesting that most of the press coverage in senior living cites an increase in volume from baby boomers aging into the space. Typically, these articles note that 10,000 people will turn 65 every day for years to come. While some believe that the heaviest baby boomer influx might still be a...
The Polsinelli/TrollerBK Distress Indices reflected a substantial increase in healthcare distress in 4Q 2018, even as the general index showed only a slight increase in bankruptcy filings and the real estate index fell. The Health Care Services Index stood at 550.00 in 4Q 2018, topping the previous...
General Motors announced on November 26, 2018, its intention to end production at five plants in the United States and Canada by the end of 2019. Press coverage focused primarily on the immediate and direct expected loss of jobs. Political commentary and reaction were also prevalent, given the...
Recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada on October 17, 2018. Canada is now the second country in the world—and the first G-7 nation—to authorize a national cannabis market. 1 The passage of Bill C-45, otherwise known as the Cannabis Act, marks a historical moment for advocates of cannabis...
Welcome to our podcast focused on current issues impacting the healthcare industry. I’m Jeanine Krattiger, director of marketing with Carl Marks Advisors, and with me are two members of the leadership team of the firm’s heathcare group, Marc Pfefferle, partner, and Jonathan Killion, managing...
For much of the 20th century, Henri Bendel was one of the most innovative retailers in the world. It was the first retailer to spot Upper Fifth Avenue’s potential for affluent foot traffic, the first to offer an annual sale, the first to offer in-store makeovers, and the first to have its own...
It cannot really be debated that the Four Horsemen of the “retail apocalypse” have arrived and are comfortably hanging around the nation’s shopping districts. Dozens of retailers filed for bankruptcy in recent memory, including Bon-Ton, Claire’s, Gibson Brands, and Brookstone, with more on the...
