BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People KPFF Consulting Engineers has hired the following to work in the firm's Eugene office: Aaron Fisher, CAD technician; Jennifer Holcomb, project engineer; Steve Rodolf, senior project manager; Beth Scott, project administrator; and Anna Backus, civil designer. Fisher has eight...

The handbook of personal wealth management; how to ensure maximum returns with security, 3d ed.
9780749449520 The handbook of personal wealth management; how to ensure maximum returns with security, 3d ed. Ed. by Jonathan Reuvid. Kogan Page Ltd. 2007 395 pages $100.00 Hardcover HG179 For investors...

Divorce and your child with special needs.
The divorce rate in the United States, although it has dropped slightly in recent years, is still exceedingly high. A marriage today has a 50 percent chance of ending in divorce. Divorcing parents of a child with special needs face additional challenges. This article will address some of the...

Making critical decisions for a child with special needs: what happens when parents are out of the picture? Information of interest to people with disabilities and other special needs and their families.
The Role of Powers of Attorney and Health Care Proxies Sooner or later, most parents of adult children with special needs confront this difficult question: Who will make important decisions for--or with--my child when I am no longer able to do so? While facing up to the...

Need a will?
Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard There are some things for which computers and the Internet seem almost tailor-made. Dying is one of them. Well, not the dying part, but the preparing part. Thanks to an influx of online programs, commercial software...

OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
Byline: The Register-Guard Dr. Ron Titterington and his wife, Dr. Kathy Snell, both veterinarians, have opened Emerald Valley Pet Medical Center 3880 W. 11th Ave. in Eugene, offering state-of-the-art diagnostics and laser surgery as well as blood analysis. The lobby features a children's area, a hospitality center...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Jamie Stacklie has been hired by Pacific Continental Bank in Eugene as vice president and controller. Stacklie will work at the company's headquarters in downtown Eugene. The following have been promoted by the bank: Lisa Rose to senior vice...

Littman Krooks named Employer of the Year.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NYSARC named law firm Littman Krooks, LLP the 2007 Employer of The Year during the organization's autumn convention in Albany, NY. NYSARC is the largest not-for-profit organization in the nation serving persons with developmental disabilities. The Westchester Arc nominated Littman Krooks for the honor for...

CPA firm names 2 to staff roles; Nault, Robinson are appointed.
LEOMINSTER - Robert C. Alario, certified public accountants, has appointed Lee Ann Nault of Lunenburg and Bonnie J. Robinson of Fitchburg as staff accountants. Ms. Nault has more than 12 years accounting experience, which includes corporate and individual taxation, auditing, MRP and accounting software implementations, directing finance...

There's a big difference between succession, estate planning.
Estate planning essentially is a "death plan," or what happens to your property, land, buildings, house, business and all other possessions upon your demise. It is the forming of a plan of intent as to the disposition of your things. Who will end up owning your household goods, automobile,...