I was the state-appointed emergency manager for the City of Lincoln Park, Michigan, from July 2014 to December 2015. Lincoln Park is a built-out inner ring suburb of Detroit with a population of 38,000. It is primarily a low to moderate income residential community with little industry and a modest...

Although most police officers are honest, hardworking, and dedicated to serving their communities, highly publicized incidents of police misconduct ranging from the use of excessive physical force to the shooting of unarmed civilians spotlight deteriorating police/community relationships in small...

Jerry Pence recently founded Adlocis Partners, a private equity firm focused on special situations, after leaving the Pivotal Group, where he had been a managing director responsible for all key aspects of the investment transaction process. Before joining Pivotal Group in 2009, Pence was a partner...

Sean Dooley and Christian Klawunder have been promoted to vice president and associate, respectively, in Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc. ’s Downstream Energy & Retail Group. In addition, Carlton Zesch , an analyst, and John Ellison , an associate, have joined the downstream Energy &...

Arizona Jason Hawley, Dinan & Company Atlanta Gregory M. Baker, 
 Aurora Management Partners Inc. Eric Houle, FTI Consulting Michael A. Shenk, Alvarez & Marsal Blake Voyles, Renasant Business Credit California - Southern Edward Choi, Amherst Real Estate Capital Robert S. Marticello II,...

Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, a French critic, journalist, and novelist, wrote "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose," which has been roughly translated to “the more things change, the more they stay the same" (Les Guêpes, January 1849). When I was growing up, my elders used that phrase to...

As a longtime writer for the Journal of Corporate Renewal , I was delighted to be asked to act as guest editor for this issue. Traditionally, TMA has had themes for each JCR issue. This year, it has moved away from them, in large part to make sure that the JCR can cover timely topics relevant...

Price gouging, treatment rationing, and data falsification are signs that the Anthropocene Epoch has arrived in healthcare and extinction lies ahead for those that cannot adapt. As a result of revolutionary changes in the reimbursement system that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS...

“It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked.” —Warren Buffet It is no secret the healthcare industry has been experiencing an unprecedented tidal wave of consolidation over the past several years. On its surface, the healthcare industry appears to be generally...

Healthcare reform has dramatically changed the manner in which health systems deliver care to patients and how they are reimbursed for services. As hospital boards review their institutions’ competitive positions in a post-healthcare reform world, particularly those overseeing community hospitals,...