by: Jeff Lear, Lear Communications LLC

Inova Health System CEO Knox Singleton spoke about factors driving change in the healthcare industry to ACG National Capital’s January meeting.

After an introduction by Michael Farber from event sponsor Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr. Singleton told the members that the industry as a whole is in a place that he hasn’t seen before in his 40 years of experience. The high degree of uncertainty makes shifts very hard to predict; from the pending Supreme Court ruling on healthcare reform to the ongoing revolution in treatments and research brought about by new medicines, tools and bioinformatic data management.

One of the few certainties in today’s healthcare system is that the economics are not working at just about every level. While clear forecasts may be hard to… Read the Full Post

By: Jeffrey L. Berger, Esq., The Berger Law Firm, P.C., Washington, D.C.

Are non-competition agreements enforceable?  The answer is becoming more complicated and difficult for businesses, especially in Virginia.  Following a trend of narrowing employer rights, the Virginia Supreme Court in Home Paramount Pest Control v. Shaffer recently overturned a twenty-two-year precedent that permitted broad non-competition restrictions on former employees.  The November 2011 decision is a wake-up call for all employers to review their restrictive covenants to safeguard their business interests.

When Justin Shaffer was hired as an exterminator by Home Paramount, he signed an employment agreement with a fairly standard non-compete clause.  It prohibited him for two years after leaving the company from engaging “directly or indirectly” or concerning himself  “in any manner whatsoever” in a pest… Read the Full Post

The Association for Corporate Growth was founded in 1954. Today, it remains a trusted and respected resource for middle-market dealmakers and business leaders who invest in growth and build companies.

The networking and educational opportunities that ACG delivers to its members has helped it grow into a global organization with 56 chapters. And ACG continues to grow, even in light of economic downturns and financial instability in the global marketplace.

Just today, ACG Global announced a major milestone: the association has surpassed 14,000 members. In the past year, 4,073 new members have joined the association, driving the total membership up to 14,084.

Here is the official press release from ACG Global:

ASSOCIATION FOR CORPORATE GROWTH MEMBERSHIP PASSES 14,000

Milestone number a record for the association which caters to the middle market growth community

CHICAGO—The Association for Corporate Growth®

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