THE ECONOMY
As the economy continues to dominate headlines, Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center, continues to field calls from both local and national press outlets. Recently, he was quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, CNBC, The Boston Globe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NPR, The Houston Chronicle, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Reuters, The Associated Press and network affiliate television stations in Atlanta.
DEAN ANNOUNCEMENT MAKES NEWS
The announcement of Fenwick Huss's appointment as the new dean of the Robinson College of Business received international press attention. Announcements appeared in The Financial Times, BusinessWeek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
The Atlanta Business Chronicle, and The AACSB's magazine, Biz-Ed.
WAL-MART GOING TO COURT
Wal-Mart faces dozens of lawsuits over its employment practices in a discrimination case being brought by 1.6 million workers against the world's largest retailer. Robinson professor of legal studies, Perry Binder, was tapped for his expertise on this issue by several outlets including The Financial Times, the Associated Press and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
COST OF INSURING WORKERS IN IRAQ
Firms with contracts to work in Iraq did not realize just how costly it would be to insure workers in the war-torn country. According to reports, some companies have seen increased insurance bills from $5,000 per month to more than $14,000 per month. Harold Skipper, professor and former chair
of the Risk Management and Insurance Department, was quoted on this issue in the Associated Press, The Miami Herald, Dow Jones News Service, the Commercial Appeal (Memphis) and the Oakland Tribune.
WACHOVIA PURCHASES SOUTHTRUST
Wachovia Bank jump-started its entry into the Texas market with a $14 billion deal to purchase regional SouthTrust. William Bogner, assistant professor of managerial sciences, was tapped for his expertise on this topic by the Associated Press, Tulsa World, Grand Rapids Press and WAGA-TV (the FOX affiliate in Atlanta). Ken Bernhardt, professor and chair of the Marketing Department, and Chris Lemley, marketing instructor, also weighed in on this breaking news. Bernhardt spoke with WAGA-TV as well as the Charlotte Observer. Lemley was interviewed by WXIA-TV (the NBC affiliate in Atlanta).
DIFFERENT TACK ON HEARTBURN
Ken Bernhardt, professor and chair of Robinson's Marketing Department, was quoted in The New York Times for a story on the new marketing strategy for Tagamet heartburn medicine. In a move to increase market share over competitors, the over-the-counter product started running ads targeted at young men.
MEDICARE REDEFINES OBESITY
In a major decision that
turns obesity from a personal failure to a medical problem, Medicare announced that
it would remove barriers
to covering anti-obesity treatments after 40 years
of saying fat was not an
illness and not covered. John Newman, associate professor with Robinson's Institute of Health Administration, served as a source for an article on this topic in USA Today.
