Enhancing board communications.
The Chairman's Advisory Committee on Strategy helps achieve an unconstrained dialogue and maximizes the relationship, with the outside directors. After years of scrutiny, confrontation, and often strident debate, a consensus appears to be emerging around a broad, conceptual definition of sound governance: namely -- a structure and process that:...

Company Watch - Aer Lingus.
Mar 17, 2008 Aer Lingus did well in its first full year as a privatized company, with a net profit of euro105.3 million ($161.8 million) compared to a net loss of euro69.9 million in 2006. Revenue rose 15.2% to euro1.28 billion on a 7.8% growth in passengers...

SEC exempts GSMI's stock sale to employees from registration.
Byline: Ana Marie Macuja The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday said it has exempted Ginebra San Miguel Inc.'s (GSMI) proposed issuance of three million common shares from the registration requirements of the Securities Regulation Code (SRC). The shares, according to the SEC, will be...

NEWS IN BRIEF; Gov't keeps poultry import ban.
The government will keep its ban on poultry imports originating from avian influenza-affected countries, as part of a plan to prevent the entry of the disease into the country, an industry executive said. The government will continue to impose the ban on China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia,...

Eugene co-op shifts gears.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard In a final attempt to save its Eugene bicycle manufacturing business, Burley Design recently ended its 28-year run as a worker-owned cooperative and joined the rank and file of corporate America. On June 23, a financially struggling Burley, best...

Genesis Juice Co-op to call it quits.
Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Squeezed by federal regulators, Genesis Juice Cooperative, an icon of Eugene's counterculture, will make its last batches of vegetable and fruit juices next month and go out of business. The 30-year-old company will close rather than comply with new federal...

PEOPLESOFT DEMERGES R&D WORK INTO SEPARATE COMPANY.
By Alex Sloley Worried by the low valuation of its shares and its growing pile of worthless employee share options, PeopleSoft Inc has concocted a fabulously complex scheme to protect its core earnings from the costs of speculative future research and development work. In a scheme that shows genuine...

FALLING REVENUES FORCE RESTRUCTURING AT ENTEX.
Entex Information Services Inc, the giant, privately owned PC network integrator from Rye Brook, New York, has suffered a huge drop in product revenues for its first quarter, forcing the company to announce a $27m restructuring and cost cutting initiative. Entex has announced first quarter net losses of $13.8m...

When it's time to grow your shop, consider several sources for funds.
Interest rates remain close to their historical lows, but financing for many repair shops can remain elusive. Any quest for expansion funding must begin with an understanding of the various types of financing, where those funds may be found and at what cost? What type of funding can best...

Ultimate home builder.
We all need a place to call home: A bedrock of comfort and security where we can surround ourselves with beauty and luxury for relaxing or entertaining, a sanctuary for our friends and family. The professionals in these pages will help build your dream home on a foundation of...