funeral homes
The world of Death Care has once again proved pretty small. In what was supposed to be a confidential offer, Park Lawn Corporation has confirmed, according to this Yahoo Finance article, that they have recently made a buy-out proposal to Carriage Services. And, Carriage Services, in this company press release, has…
Read More“Park Lawn (Corporation) has further expanded its strategic growth in the southeast United States” according to a quote attributed to Park Lawn CEO J. Bradley Green in this press release from earlier this week. The expansion Green it talking about is the acquisition of the Cobb Funeral Chapel and the Cobb Suncrest Memorial…
Read MoreBack in mid-May Funeral Director Daily published this article entitled “Thinking of an ownership transition? Here’s some straight-forward advice on getting started”. It was an article predicated on advice from the folks at accounting and business strategy experts Clifton Larson Allen (CLA). We recently noticed another article from the people at…
Read MoreFor the last six months or so you would have had to be hiding in a cave not to hear all the hype in the business and technology world about “Artificial Intelligence” or “AI” as it is simply called. Just the thought of what this powerful, intuitive, creation will be able to do…
Read MoreIn this press release from last Thursday it was announced that some leadership position changes at publicly held funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services were underway. First and foremost was the announcement that former company Chief Operating Officer and President Carlos Quezada was being promoted to the position of Chief Executive…
Read MoreIn this article from earlier in June, the Chattanoogan.com announced that the Hamilton Funeral Home of Hixson, Tennessee, was acquired by a subsidiary of Service Corporation International (SCI). It was also noted in the same article that Tom Wilson has been named the manager of the facility which was apparently purchased by SCI…
Read MoreBy my count, according to this website titled Compassion & Choices there are 10 states and the District of Columbia in the United States where Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is legal. It is also legal in the province of Quebec in Canada where they have, according to this article, grown in the…
Read MoreI grew up in a home that was pretty conservative and my parents voted that way but never talked about it to anybody. We operated a funeral home and we were open to helping people and doing business with people whether they had our viewpoints or not. I also grew up…
Read MoreEarlier this week Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of he assets of Ward Funeral Home Limited. Ward Funeral Home Limited operates three stand-alone funeral homes in the Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada area. Here’s what Park Lawn Corporation CEO J. Bradley…
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