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Compiled by Lauri Johnson.
LATHROP & GAGE BREAKS INTO AM LAW 200
Lathrop & Gage LC has joined the ranks of the country’s highest-grossing law firms, according to the AM Law 200 survey published in The American Lawyer’s August issue. The list features the top U.S. law firms ranked from No. 101 to No. 200 according to revenue for the fiscal year 2004. Lathrop is ranked No. 199 and has experienced dramatic growth in recent years. In 2004, the firm grew by 20 percent, increasing its attorney count from 235 to 280.
UMSL’S INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS PROGRAM
RANKS NO. 16 IN NATION
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The international business program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis has been ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report for the third consecutive year. The program is ranked No. 16 in the magazine’s Best Undergraduate International Business Programs list in the America’s Best Colleges 2006 issue. The University of Missouri-St. Louis’ business program is only in its sixth year.
U.S. News & World Report compiled the rankings based on surveys of deans and senior faculty at undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. They were asked to rate the quality of all programs with which they were familiar, and the rankings are based solely on the peer survey.
TALX FEATURED IN
HRO TODAY MAGAZINE
TALX Corporation, a St. Louis-based provider of payroll and human resource services, and its client Shell were featured in the September cover story of HRO Today magazine, a publication devoted to the human resources outsourcing industry.
According to “Shell’s Secret to HR Success,” by Russ Banham, Shell’s employee services department in Houston, Texas, has tried for the past decade to automate administrative functions like handling W-2s, unemployment claims and employment verification. TALX automated those functions and others so that employees can log on at work or at home and electronically receive their W-2s and pay information. Over the years, Shell has implemented four of TALX’s outsourcing services and is considering a fifth.
In the unemployment claims administration area, TALX has removed more than $4 million in claims liability for Shell and recovered more than $300,000 in state-charged errors annually. Shell’s past success with
outsourcing work to TALX has led to the possibility of automating the company’s required I-9 forms.
AARP PICKS 50 BEST EMPLOYERS FOR WORKERS OVER 50
SSM Health Care and Anheuser-Busch Entertainment Corporation are among the 50 best employers for workers over 50, according to the AARP. The organization ranked SSM Health Care No. 13 and Anheuser-Busch Entertainment No. 41 on its 2005 Best Employers for Workers Over 50 list, published in AARP, the Magazine’s November/December issue.
The magazine evaluated each employer’s performance on a range of work force practices and policies beneficial to workers 50 and older. Five key criteria that contributed to each employer’s overall ranking were recruiting, training and development, health benefits, pension plans and alternative work arrangements.
MARITZ TRAVEL CEO
DUFFY RECOGNIZED
BY MEETINGNEWS FOR LEADERSHIP IN MEETING INDUSTRY
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Christine Duffy, president and CEO of Maritz Travel Company, has been named by MeetingNews as one of the top 25 most influential people in the meetings industry. The publication selects those who have established a creative presence and impacted the meetings and hospitality industry over the previous year.
Of Duffy, the magazine writes, “No one deserves more credit than her for moving the industry into the age of meeting-spend consolidation, during her many years as an executive with McGettigan Partners, later swallowed by Maritz. In large part due to her efforts, McGettigan grew into a major force in meetings management. Now she’s poised to make Maritz . . . an even greater power.”
In August, Duffy was named chairwoman of the board for
Meeting Professionals International, the leading professional group for the industry.
AMINI’S WINS GRAND PRIZE IN STORE DESIGN COMPETITION
Amini’s Home, Rugs, and Game Room in Chesterfield, Mo., won the grand prize in Billiard Retailer magazine’s 2005 Store Design Award Competition. The retailer won the national competition for stores 30,000 square feet or larger. Amini’s sells game tables, oriental rugs, furniture and accessories for game rooms.
“Like many other billiard retailers, Amini’s has extended its business into related products and furnishings to totally outfit its customers’ game rooms,” stated the magazine’s editors in presenting the award. “With such a diverse merchandise selection, the challenge is to display these products in ways that are intuitively easy to shop, dramatic and exciting. This store design meets that challenge in every way.”
LOCAL ATTORNEYS SELECTED FOR THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Twenty-six attorneys from Blumenfeld, Kaplan & Sandweiss PC and Husch & Eppenberger LLC have been included
in The Best Lawyers in America 2006,
an annual compilation in which thousands
of attorneys across the United States evaluate their peers.
The compilation includes five principals from Blumenfeld, Kaplan & Sandweiss:
John A. Blumenfeld, Jay A. Nathanson, George S. Newman, Harold A. Tzinberg and Leonard D. Vines.
Twelve attorneys were chosen from Husch & Eppenberger’s St. Louis office. They are Mark G. Arnold, Dave L. Cornfeld, Robert P. Edler, Ruth Hays, Kenneth R. Heineman, Matthew D. Menghini, Joseph G. Nassif, Alan E. Popkin, Maury B. Poscover, Arthur L. Smith, James R. Strong and Gregory E. Upchurch.
UNIGROUP NAMED ONE OF TOP U.S. TRANSPORTERS
UniGroup Inc. has been ranked among the top 100 for-hire transportation companies in the country, according to Transport Topics magazine’s annual 100 For-Hire Carriers list. The firm is the No. 1 transporter in the household sector and No. 15 overall with revenue of $1,994,783 in 2004. The list documents the size and scope of the largest trucking operations and provides analysis of the trends that shape the industry. Other UniGroup operating units included in the ranking are UniGroup Worldwide, Vanliner Group, Total Transportation Services, InSite Logistics, Trans Advantage and Allegiant Move Management. |
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