In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question:
Looking Forward to 2010 or Glad to See 2009 Go?
I ask this question both from a land surveying industry perspective and from a personal perspective. I’m sure that from a professional land surveying industry perspective 2009 has been a year full of challenges for most.
Whether you [...]
In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Is Your Company Having a Party for the Holiday Season?
I’ve read some comments by Professional Land Surveyors, AutoCAD and Engineering types on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn about company holiday / Christmas parties and the economy – and it got me to thinking about how [...]
In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Is The Economy Improving For Professional Land Surveyors?
I’ve noticed, lately, a small uptick in the business climate and the phones have started to ring again. The other day I attended a class full of land surveyors, engineers and septic system installers and most, but certainly [...]
I don’t have a magic crystal ball to tell what’s going to happen when this recession, now being commonly called the “Great Recession”, ends. Of course, on many levels there will be improvements in business, employment, and the economy in general. But reflecting on past recessions I’ve had the misfortune of living through, and from [...]
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13 October 2009
Company Endeavors to Help Both Large Organizations and Individual Practitioners to Expand Information Technology Adoption in Response to Economic Challenges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Be Inspired: Infrastructure Best Practices Symposium and Awards – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced, at this [...]
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010.
Revenue was $415 million, a decrease of three percent sequentially and 33 percent compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2009.
GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.05, compared to a GAAP diluted loss per [...]
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A day at the beach.
It has been very difficult times for my family and I for the past two years. Recession, the complete stoppage of work, financial burdens, health issues, you name it and times have been tough. Significant losses of income, Lyme disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Swine Flu all have taken their toll on [...]
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A turning tide?
Only time will tell for certain, but the economy finally seems to be making a turnaround. People and companies, I think, have adjusted to the financial and business realities of recession, made adjustments, and now are ready to move forward. Not surprisingly, because consumer spending makes up nearly 70% of the U.S. economy, [...]
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Summertime and the Living is Easy?
Nice summer weather is finally here in New England, although it’s still been on the cool side and we’ve been hard-pressed to go more than a day without some rain. After more than three months of nearly non-stop rain, it’s amazing what a few consecutive sunny days will do for [...]
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Check out financial expert Liz Ann Sonders on ABC News who says that the economy has turned a corner and the recession most likely ended in April.
Do you agree?
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