Indy Star (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
FRENCH LICK The West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick was named to Condé Nast Traveler magazine's Gold List for 2009. The list features 710 of the best hotels, resorts and cruise lines from around the world. (Star report)
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crump Group Inc.’s Ascensus division announced that it has acquired Baden Retirement Plan Services from Clark & Wamberg LLC. Ascensus is the nation’s largest independent
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
DRESHER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascensus; the nation’s largest independent recordkeeper and administrator for retirement plans in the micro to large market segments and a leading provider of regulatory expertise,
Times Online (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... by the recession or the new austerity economics; it was the Swabian way. The Swabians of Baden-Wuerttemberg are legendary for being tight-fisted. The region is full of small companies that have edged their way to the top of world export leagues in niche markets by deploying some canniness and keeping a close eye on costs. Although Merckle was born in Dresden and grew up in Sudetenland, he...
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Time (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
... and Ulm.Facing financial difficulty, Merckle appealed to the government of his home state Baden-Wuerttemberg for help in November and was rejected. Hearing news of Merckle's death, Baden-Wuerttemberg's conservative premier Guenther Oettinger said the state had lost a great entrepreneur. "News of Adolf Merckle's death left me deeply shaken," he said.Merckle's investment company, VEM,...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
... was publicly known about the father-of-four, who lived in the southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and was said to enjoy skiing and mountain-climbing.He received the German Federal Cross of Merit in 2005 for his achievements in fostering economic growth in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.Market players said Mr. Merckle liked to keep a low profile and had seemed like a conservative...
The Age (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Merckle, whose holding company owes banks about 5 billion euros ($9.4 billion), owned stakes in HeidelbergCement AG and drug wholesaler Phoenix Pharmahandel AG. He had been seeking emergency financing for more than two months from a group of more than 30 banks led by Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... also went against him.He had tried to get support from local politicians in his home state of Baden-Württemburg, where many of his companies are located, as he tried to find ways to preserve his empire. They were unwilling to extend loan guarantees.His death has shocked Germany. Günther Oettinger, leader of Mr Merckle's home state, said he was "deeply shaken" at the loss of a "great entrepreneur".His...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
... one of his biggest lenders, along with the German high street bank Commerzbank and the state-run Baden-Wuerttemberg Landesbank.The bridging loan eventually went through the day before Mr Merckle's death, but he had reportedly become very depressed. He leaves a wife, three sons and a daughter.
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
... of €400million to rescue him.Together with German High Street bank Commerzbank and regional lender Baden-Wuerttemberg Landesbank, RBS, had the biggest exposure to his empire.Earlier in December his linen industries lost half of their capital value because of threatened write-downs on fixed assets.A police officer walks near the railway track where Adolf Merckle diedMerckle controlled the...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
... including company capital, betting against Volkswagen stock last year.The state government of Baden-Wuerttemberg rejected his petition for financial assistance, and he entered bailout talks with several German banks."The financial troubles of his companies, induced by the international financial crisis and the uncertainty and powerlessness to act independently which the financial problems...
Salisbury Journal | News (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
FOUR Guides from the 1st Boscombe Down Guide Unit have been presented with their Baden-Powell Challenge Awards by Spire FM’s Chris Ewington.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
... -:) Bisous maman et papa -:) (s'il te plait montres lui !) A couple of days left before work in Baden ! I met with Mitzie who will take care of Naomi and she is really sweet ! Enjoy the photos -:) Love and big hugs Flo32 Photo(s): 21 Displayed : Extra Photos: « Back132 Photo(s): 21 Displayed : Extra Photos: « Back1
CrimProf Blog (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
... plenty, but a number of medical examiners in other states earn well more than $300,000.Dr. Michael Baden, world-renowned pathologist and former chief medical examiner for New York City, noted that salaries for medical examiners have increased greatly in recent decades but that $200,000 should be enough because Mississippi has a lower standard of living.The annual salary could possibly be...
