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Are Ethical Companies More Profitable? (Part II Of IV)

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Forgive me for starting with a rhetorical question and for another in my series of profound grasps of the obvious. The answer, as we all know, to the posed question is a resounding yes. Without getting into the details (which I will do below),...

Nanotech Drug Formulations Drive Dealmaking

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Some of the most commercially successful products to arise out of nanotechnology in terms of sheer size of revenues generated are nanotech drug formulations. This area continues to be hot in the wake of two recent deals, both focused on improved ways...

Family-Owned Business IPO?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

A family business does not go public. Going public and sharing ownership with the rest of the world is the opposite of what a family business is striving to do. But the Modesto Bee reported earlier this week that Taggares Agriculture, an Othello,...

Contractors State License Board Targets Larger Commercial Projects

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

I don’t usually post about the California Contractor’s State License Board’s (“CSLB”) enforcement activities, but I thought I would make an exception here. Usually, it’s smaller residential contractors who get caught in the CSLB’s Statewide...

Minnesota's New Women's Economic Security Act Becomes Law - Employers Need To Take Note As Some Provisions Are Effective Immediately

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

On Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014, Governor Dayton signed Minnesota’s new Women’s Economic Security Act into law. Employers should take note of the following provisions, some of which are effective immediately......

Raleigh to Rezone 34,000 Parcels: Watch for Your Postcard

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Effective September 1, 2013, the City of Raleigh adopted comprehensive new zoning and land development regulations referred to as the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Although the UDO retains the City’s preexisting R-4, R-6 and R-10 lower density...

Opposition Builds to Proposed Federal Clean Water Act Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Federal agencies face growing opposition from members of Congress and industry regarding a proposed definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The scope of federal jurisdiction under the CWA has been one of the most...

Fourth Circuit Affirms Employers' Obligation to Respond to Harassment by Third Parties

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

In an unpublished decision issued in 2011, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North and South Carolina) concurred with other federal appellate circuits in concluding that employers are responsible for sexual or other harassment of...

Denton (TX) City Council Enacts Drilling Moratorium and Will Consider Possible Ban on Fracking

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Amidst complaints from citizens, the Denton, Texas city council unanimously enacted a drilling moratorium, which will be in effect until September 9th. The ordinance, which was adopted by the council at its May 6th meeting, stated that “…increased...

Aaron Hernandez Indicted in Double Murder From 2012

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez was indicted for two more murders Thursday, adding to his prior indictment for the 2013 slaying of Odin L. Lloyd. The former New England Patriots tight end was charged with the 2012 murders of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado, who were shot and killed at a......

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