http://abtv.com ABTV Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos - press releases, economic forecasts, white papers, articles and more business management ABTV Turnaround Management Copyright 2011 RSSGenerator.net Free RSS Feed Generator en-us http://abtv.com/pr02032012.pdf http://abtv.com/pr02032012.pdf 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EST Thomas M. Kirkpatrick, Executive Vice President at the Greensboro-based turnaround management firm Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos and Co., has been designated a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) by the Turnaround Management Association. CTPs must meet stringent standards of education, experience and professional conduct. Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/forecast0212.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast0212.pdf 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is the part of the Federal Reserve System that sets monetary policy for the United States. It is comprised of the presidents of each of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks and the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. There are supposed to be seven governors, each one appointed by the President of the US to a single, nonrenewable 14-year term. No one except Alan Greenspan has completed a 14-year term in the past 35 years, so every president effectively gets to appoint his own set of governors. An appointee can fill out the unexpired portion of someone else’s term and then be appointed to his or her own 14-year term." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/pr01262012.pdf http://abtv.com/pr01262012.pdf 26 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST Effective January 1, P. Michael Kain and Charles G. Alley have been appointed Principals at Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos (ABTV), a Greensboro, NC-based turnaround management firm. Mr. Kain and Mr. Alley have also become shareholders of the firm. "We are delighted to announce this new expansion of their roles," said Peter L. Tourtellot, ABTV's Managing Director. "With their extensive experience in interim management, operations, restructuring, marketing and training, both have been great assets to our business." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/forecast0112.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast0112.pdf 02 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "On January 27 the BEA will give us the first estimate of how fast the US economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2011. No one knows what this result will be, but the overwhelming consensus is that it will be stronger than any other quarter during 2011. We will certainly see that real GDP grew in excess of 3.0 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in the last three months of 2011. We will also see that real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) hit a new record high." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/forecast1211.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast1211.pdf 02 Dec 2011 17:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "The chorus of voices announcing 'recession now or if not now, soon' that was so prevalent in August and September has crept back into the hidden recesses of the Doom and Gloom Warehouse from which it never should have escaped in the first place. These voices would be quite appropriate in most of the countries of the Euro Zone (especially Greece, Italy and Portugal), Japan or many countries in Africa or South America, but their constant negativism about the US economy is sorely misplaced." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/forecast1111.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast1111.pdf 31 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "On October 27 BEA gave us excellent news on the economy in their "Advance Estimate" GDP release for the third quarter of 2011. They said that the US economy was running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $13,352.8 billion in real (adjusted for price changes) terms." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/forecast1011.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast1011.pdf 03 Oct 2011 10:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "Among all the doom and-gloom talk (so bad it probably should be called sturm und drang) that has been saturating the air waves, magazines and newspapers for the past several months, consumers have been steadily spending money. The consumer sector is the least analyzed part of the economy and yet by far the most important." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/forecast0911.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast0911.pdf 31 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "Have you heard about the upcoming recession? It seemed like the entire month of August was plagued by recurring warnings of a collapsing US economy." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/forecast0811.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast0811.pdf 27 Jul 2011 10:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "No one is seriously concerned that inflation in the US will return to ten percent or probably even five percent. However, there are several reasons laid out below to suggest that it could soon break the two percent level that makes many FOMC members nervous." Read on for the details. http://abtv.com/commercialrealestatereport071411.pdf http://abtv.com/commercialrealestatereport071411.pdf 14 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EST (Atlanta, GA) New Report Explores Effects of White House Mandate to Reduce Government Real Estate Costs. The Atlanta office market freefall has slowed despite the fact that the office space vacancy rate for Atlanta’s metropolitan area is at 20.28%, a 20-year high. Hope of recovery for this market rests on one thing: jobs creation. However, there is a dark cloud hovering overhead that could significantly impact the Atlanta region’s ability to recover in the short term. http://abtv.com/commercialrealestatereport0711.pdf http://abtv.com/commercialrealestatereport0711.pdf 12 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EST An ABTV Industry Watch Report. The Atlanta office market freefall has slowed, at least for the short term. While the total office space vacancy rate for the metropolitan area is 20.28% (a 20-year record, according to Richard Bowers and Co), the rate of increase in vacancy has slowed significantly. Ultimately, the Atlanta office market is primarily dependent upon one driving force: Jobs. The continuation of a market-based moratorium on new office product, plus the hope that new jobs will return, result in optimism for tightening of the market. However, there is at least one area of significant exposure, the impact of which is unknown at this time. http://abtv.com/forecast0711.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast0711.pdf 04 Jul 2011 18:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "The month of June was full of economic reports that were disappointing at best. These included much weaker-than-expected employment growth in May and confirmation that real GDP growth in the first quarter was not even 2.0 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. Retail sales declined in May from April led by slow sales of cars and light trucks. Of course, some of that was caused by a shortage of many popular models due to supply chain disruptions from the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan." http://abtv.com/forecast0611.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast0611.pdf 01 Jun 2011 18:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "There are two primary measures of employment in the United States that come from two different surveys. The measures of total civilian employment and all the various measures of unemployment come from the monthly Current Population Survey, which is run jointly by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The second measure comes from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey conducted every month by the BLS." http://abtv.com/forecast0511.pdf http://abtv.com/forecast0511.pdf 01 May 2011 18:00:00 EST The latest economic forecast from renowned expert Dr. James F. Smith. "Most observers were disappointed in the BEA release of April 28, which showed that real GDP grew at a very slow seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. This was the third lowest growth rate since the expansion began in June 2009. Real GDP grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.6 percent in the third quarter of 2009 and 1.7 percent in the second quarter of 2010." http://abtv.com/pr04142011.pdf http://abtv.com/pr04142011.pdf 14 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EST Financial Services and Turnaround Professional Brings International Experience to Firm. Edward J. Sanz has joined Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos (ABTV), a Greensboro, NC-based turnaround management firm, as Senior Vice President. Mr. Sanz has served as CFO and financial consultant to business owners, Boards of Directors and senior management in a wide variety of industries for the past 25 years in the U.S. and abroad. http://abtv.com/case16.html http://abtv.com/case16.html 06 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EST The latest Case Study from ABTV. The Challenge? A nationally-known commercial lender had a good relationship with its client who provides products and services for handling petrol and industrial liquids. However, the lender was concerned that the company was always at the maximum of its revolving line of credit, constantly short of liquidity; and appeared to lack strategic focus.