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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Stephen Hassenfelt: Understated leader
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“I thought, ‘Ugh,’” Hassenfelt says. “So much for staying out of the It’s not always possible to stay behindthe scenes, especially for somebody who’s been involvedx in some of Greensboro’s biggest corporate and civic venturexs during the past three The shyness he professes Hassenfelt is well known whether he likes it or not. Now concludin g his term as chairmanof UNCG’s boarfd of trustees, Hassenfelt founded two successful financialo management firms in the city and helped engineer the mergetr of its two major hospital systems in the “I was a little surprised he was willing to do an interview with for this profile, says Sue his long-time business partnef and principal of Granville Capital, which Hassenfeltg founded in 2003.
“He asked me whethedr he shoulddo it, and I told him I though he should, because people need to hear about his kind of His is the kind of leadership that is understateed but effective, say those who have worked with Hassenfelt througb the years. He tends to claim no publif credit perhaps because his successfukl ventures often speakfor themselves. Chief among at least in terms of pure is N.C. Trust Co., the wealth management firm he co-foundee in 1984 and led through growth to 85 employees in downtown Greensboroand $2.5 billion in assetss at the time of its sale to in 1999.
Wealthj management was a career shiftgfor Hassenfelt, who had earlier workecd as an accountant and earned a law degreer from Wake Forest in 1976. He founded his own boutique law firm with partnet Paul Livingston in Greensboroin 1981. That practic focused on tax law, the area he found most but clients wanted a broader scopeof service. Rather than simpl y branch out the law Hassenfelt split off on his own tocreatw N.C. Trust. A trust made the most sense as abusineszs structure, he says, becauss as a fiduciary obligate d to act in his clients’ best interests, he would be able to managre a bigger portion of their financiakl lives and, hopefully, keep them out of trouble.
“Whehn I practiced law, people generally came to me when they had a Hassenfelt says. “In a trust, I coulds work with them on ways to avoid The more comprehensive approach appealedto Hassenfelt’sw strategic nature, and that nature helpes explain the success and growth of N.C. Trust, says who joined that company in 1987 and eventuallybecame U.S. Trust’ss regional chief executive. “He studied so and he’d talk to people all across the country and go to conferences and do whateve rit took” to find edges for his Cole says. For example, N.C.
Trust was one of the firsyt financial management firms in the region to make sure everyt employee was usingthose new-fanglee desktop computers and e-mail. By the late 1990s, N.C. Trust had outgrown any claim to being a boutique firm, but it was still too small to take on its nationalk competitors. One of those competitors, , tried to take over N.C. Trusf in 1998, Hassenfelt says, but even after that deal he knew some kind of mergerwas inevitable. The deal with U.S. Trustr to create the U.S.
Trust Company of Nortu Carolina with Hassenfelt as CEO preservedhis company’s local statuws and even added some jobs as the resources of the larger firm created new services for But he was he admits, when just months latef U.S. Trust turned around and mergedwith . Hassenfely was tapped to help the top executivesw at Schwaband U.S. Trustr meld their organizations together. He worker hard at it but could see it woulde be atroubled union, a view many industry observers woulc come to share. “There were greaf people on both sides, but they were totallg different” in their styles and Hassenfelt says. Where U.S.
Trust was used to holding the hand s of verywealthy people, Schwah was known as an online discounty broker that catered to do-it-yourselfv investors. If he’d known the Schwahb merger was coming, Hassenfelt he wouldn’t have done the U.S. Trust But that doesn’t mean he thinks difficultr deals aren’t worth doing, as is evidencedc by the merger of and that Hassenfelty helped make happen in 1997 after more than a year of planninygand negotiation.
Hassenfelt chaired Wesley Long’s board at the which meant he knew as well as anyone the difficultiea that lay ahead of that organization with its smaller patient capacity and fewer specialized services ina head-to-headf competition with the larger Moses Cone.
“I thought, ‘Ugh,’” Hassenfelt says. “So much for staying out of the It’s not always possible to stay behindthe scenes, especially for somebody who’s been involvedx in some of Greensboro’s biggest corporate and civic venturexs during the past three The shyness he professes Hassenfelt is well known whether he likes it or not. Now concludin g his term as chairmanof UNCG’s boarfd of trustees, Hassenfelt founded two successful financialo management firms in the city and helped engineer the mergetr of its two major hospital systems in the “I was a little surprised he was willing to do an interview with for this profile, says Sue his long-time business partnef and principal of Granville Capital, which Hassenfeltg founded in 2003.
“He asked me whethedr he shoulddo it, and I told him I though he should, because people need to hear about his kind of His is the kind of leadership that is understateed but effective, say those who have worked with Hassenfelt througb the years. He tends to claim no publif credit perhaps because his successfukl ventures often speakfor themselves. Chief among at least in terms of pure is N.C. Trust Co., the wealth management firm he co-foundee in 1984 and led through growth to 85 employees in downtown Greensboroand $2.5 billion in assetss at the time of its sale to in 1999.
Wealthj management was a career shiftgfor Hassenfelt, who had earlier workecd as an accountant and earned a law degreer from Wake Forest in 1976. He founded his own boutique law firm with partnet Paul Livingston in Greensboroin 1981. That practic focused on tax law, the area he found most but clients wanted a broader scopeof service. Rather than simpl y branch out the law Hassenfelt split off on his own tocreatw N.C. Trust. A trust made the most sense as abusineszs structure, he says, becauss as a fiduciary obligate d to act in his clients’ best interests, he would be able to managre a bigger portion of their financiakl lives and, hopefully, keep them out of trouble.
“Whehn I practiced law, people generally came to me when they had a Hassenfelt says. “In a trust, I coulds work with them on ways to avoid The more comprehensive approach appealedto Hassenfelt’sw strategic nature, and that nature helpes explain the success and growth of N.C. Trust, says who joined that company in 1987 and eventuallybecame U.S. Trust’ss regional chief executive. “He studied so and he’d talk to people all across the country and go to conferences and do whateve rit took” to find edges for his Cole says. For example, N.C.
Trust was one of the firsyt financial management firms in the region to make sure everyt employee was usingthose new-fanglee desktop computers and e-mail. By the late 1990s, N.C. Trust had outgrown any claim to being a boutique firm, but it was still too small to take on its nationalk competitors. One of those competitors, , tried to take over N.C. Trusf in 1998, Hassenfelt says, but even after that deal he knew some kind of mergerwas inevitable. The deal with U.S. Trustr to create the U.S.
Trust Company of Nortu Carolina with Hassenfelt as CEO preservedhis company’s local statuws and even added some jobs as the resources of the larger firm created new services for But he was he admits, when just months latef U.S. Trust turned around and mergedwith . Hassenfely was tapped to help the top executivesw at Schwaband U.S. Trustr meld their organizations together. He worker hard at it but could see it woulde be atroubled union, a view many industry observers woulc come to share. “There were greaf people on both sides, but they were totallg different” in their styles and Hassenfelt says. Where U.S.
Trust was used to holding the hand s of verywealthy people, Schwah was known as an online discounty broker that catered to do-it-yourselfv investors. If he’d known the Schwahb merger was coming, Hassenfelt he wouldn’t have done the U.S. Trust But that doesn’t mean he thinks difficultr deals aren’t worth doing, as is evidencedc by the merger of and that Hassenfelty helped make happen in 1997 after more than a year of planninygand negotiation.
Hassenfelt chaired Wesley Long’s board at the which meant he knew as well as anyone the difficultiea that lay ahead of that organization with its smaller patient capacity and fewer specialized services ina head-to-headf competition with the larger Moses Cone.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Nixon, Quinn push Biden, LaHood for high-speed rail - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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In April, Nixon and Quinn, along with six othetr Midwestern governors, to LaHood asking him to support plans for rail corridor between cities intheir states, including St. Louis to Chicagok and St. Louis to Kansas City. Illinois has completede an environmental impact statement forthe Chicago-St. Louiss corridor. “Missouri and our partner states in the already have a competitiv advantage because we have been workinh on this rail initiative for more than a Nixon said in a statement afteethe roundtable. “I reiterated our strong position to Vice President Biden today while we discussed the viabilith of high speedrail corridors.
” The Whit House and the have said they would from the Americanh Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and $1 billion a year for five yearsa as a down payment to developp a passenger rail system. The other governore at the meeting were Jim Doyleof Wisconsin, Jennifeer Granholm of Michigan, Tim Kaine of Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonny Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendelkl of Pennsylvania.
In April, Nixon and Quinn, along with six othetr Midwestern governors, to LaHood asking him to support plans for rail corridor between cities intheir states, including St. Louis to Chicagok and St. Louis to Kansas City. Illinois has completede an environmental impact statement forthe Chicago-St. Louiss corridor. “Missouri and our partner states in the already have a competitiv advantage because we have been workinh on this rail initiative for more than a Nixon said in a statement afteethe roundtable. “I reiterated our strong position to Vice President Biden today while we discussed the viabilith of high speedrail corridors.
” The Whit House and the have said they would from the Americanh Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and $1 billion a year for five yearsa as a down payment to developp a passenger rail system. The other governore at the meeting were Jim Doyleof Wisconsin, Jennifeer Granholm of Michigan, Tim Kaine of Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonny Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendelkl of Pennsylvania.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Business leaders collaborate to form Go Green! Wichita - Dallas Business Journal:
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The program is the brainchild of Kennedy and Coe LLC Principal Dixiw Larson and Marketing Coordinator Candace The organization, which will be a 501(c)3 nonprofit, plans to open membership this fall. Representatives from 15 Wichitw businesses met Tuesday and formed a steering committeee to set in motion a plan of action for the A second meeting is planned for Monday to decidon guidelines, including how companies can become members. The group has invited city and statew representatives to attendthe meeting.
The Larson says, is to encourage localo businesses to become more environmentally conscious and encourage greatet participation in recycling and energyg and natural resourcesconservation “The reason we did it is to creatre a green environment in Wichita and to fosteer other companies to participate as Larson says. The effort already is generating interest, she “When we brainstormed this concept severakmonths ago, I was amazed to learnb people were very passionate about being environmentally Larson says. “I thought if just this handful of people were interestexd then the hundreds of businesses in our city mightt beas well.
” In additionj to , representatives from , , , , , , , , , , , and Sedgwick County are involved.
The program is the brainchild of Kennedy and Coe LLC Principal Dixiw Larson and Marketing Coordinator Candace The organization, which will be a 501(c)3 nonprofit, plans to open membership this fall. Representatives from 15 Wichitw businesses met Tuesday and formed a steering committeee to set in motion a plan of action for the A second meeting is planned for Monday to decidon guidelines, including how companies can become members. The group has invited city and statew representatives to attendthe meeting.
The Larson says, is to encourage localo businesses to become more environmentally conscious and encourage greatet participation in recycling and energyg and natural resourcesconservation “The reason we did it is to creatre a green environment in Wichita and to fosteer other companies to participate as Larson says. The effort already is generating interest, she “When we brainstormed this concept severakmonths ago, I was amazed to learnb people were very passionate about being environmentally Larson says. “I thought if just this handful of people were interestexd then the hundreds of businesses in our city mightt beas well.
” In additionj to , representatives from , , , , , , , , , , , and Sedgwick County are involved.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Duffie joins Littler Mendelson - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Duffie has been practicint employment and labor law for37 years. Duffie was a managingt partner ofHunton Williams’ Atlanta office and later co-head for the firm’e Labor and Employment practice. He also was a founding attorney of in 1978 and remained thereuntil 1988. Duffie represents companieas in various industries includinghealthj care, media, transportation and “Traywick is, unquestionably, one of the most accomplishedc labor and employment lawyers in the said Cameron Pierce, office managing shareholder of Littler’z Atlanta office, in a statement.
“Not only is he highlh regarded in the Atlanta legal but he brings a depth of experience and knowledgse that will provide tremendous valur toour clients. His significant experience as atrial lawyer, complezx litigator and traditional labor lawyer will be a greart resource for both our clients and the othetr attorneys in the firm.”
Duffie has been practicint employment and labor law for37 years. Duffie was a managingt partner ofHunton Williams’ Atlanta office and later co-head for the firm’e Labor and Employment practice. He also was a founding attorney of in 1978 and remained thereuntil 1988. Duffie represents companieas in various industries includinghealthj care, media, transportation and “Traywick is, unquestionably, one of the most accomplishedc labor and employment lawyers in the said Cameron Pierce, office managing shareholder of Littler’z Atlanta office, in a statement.
“Not only is he highlh regarded in the Atlanta legal but he brings a depth of experience and knowledgse that will provide tremendous valur toour clients. His significant experience as atrial lawyer, complezx litigator and traditional labor lawyer will be a greart resource for both our clients and the othetr attorneys in the firm.”
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Pew report: Clean energy powers job growth - Washington Business Journal:
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study said Florida was one of 38 statesa and the District of Columbia in which job growtbh in the clean energy economhy outperformed overalljob gains. Pew defined a cleanb energy economy as one that generates businesses and investments while expanding clean energy increasingenergy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, wastes and pollution, and conserving water and other natural resources. In Florida, there was a 7.9 percent increasw in clean energy jobsfrom 28,845 jobs in 1998 to 31,12 jobs in 2007.
The numbers are a hard countr ofactual jobs, Pew said in a release, and rangew from jobs as diverse as plumbers, administrative assistants, construction machine setters, marketing consultants and teacherxs with annual incomes ranging from $21,000 to Nationally, jobs in the cleanh energy industry grew at a rate of 9.1 percenft between 1998 and 2007, while total jobs grew by 3.7 percenft in the same period, the reportr says. Florida had 3,831 clean energy businessea at the endof 2007, a 22.7 perceng increase from 3,121 businesses in 1998, the report says.
There were 236 clean energy patentsw in Florida between 1999 and and venture capital firmsinvested $117 in cleaj technology in Florida between 2006 and 2008.
study said Florida was one of 38 statesa and the District of Columbia in which job growtbh in the clean energy economhy outperformed overalljob gains. Pew defined a cleanb energy economy as one that generates businesses and investments while expanding clean energy increasingenergy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, wastes and pollution, and conserving water and other natural resources. In Florida, there was a 7.9 percent increasw in clean energy jobsfrom 28,845 jobs in 1998 to 31,12 jobs in 2007.
The numbers are a hard countr ofactual jobs, Pew said in a release, and rangew from jobs as diverse as plumbers, administrative assistants, construction machine setters, marketing consultants and teacherxs with annual incomes ranging from $21,000 to Nationally, jobs in the cleanh energy industry grew at a rate of 9.1 percenft between 1998 and 2007, while total jobs grew by 3.7 percenft in the same period, the reportr says. Florida had 3,831 clean energy businessea at the endof 2007, a 22.7 perceng increase from 3,121 businesses in 1998, the report says.
There were 236 clean energy patentsw in Florida between 1999 and and venture capital firmsinvested $117 in cleaj technology in Florida between 2006 and 2008.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
New England-style summer home can be found in Napa - San Francisco Chronicle
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New England-style summer home can be found in Napa San Francisco Chronicle "It's a charming, classic, New England-style summer house on a grand scale," he said. The property includes nearly 10 acres in a tranquil, private setting, with a 1.5-acre hobby vineyard planted to Zinfandel. Dramatic vistas frame the house, ... |
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