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Hillenbrand Industries, parent company of Batesville, reported their Fiscal Year 3rd Quarter earlier this month. Their FY 2021 3Q comprises the April, May, and June 2021 business period. You can see the complete report here. Here’s what CEO Joe Raver said about the quarter, “We had another strong quarter of performance with exceptional cash generation…
I had contact with an industry friend who had just returned from the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) convention last week. She indicated to me that it was good to get back to an in-person gathering and see old friends. One of the other things she indicated is that, in her opinion, how the…
Today is August 17. Today should be my younger brother, Jim’s, 60th birthday. Instead I’ll spend part of the day where he rests at Kinkead Cemetery talking to him, telling him how much I loved him, and how sad it was that I didn’t get to see him grow old. You see, Jim, took his…
President James Monroe was one of the founding father’s of American history and from 1817 to 1825 he served as the country’s 5th President. It was during his presidency that David Ross began building coffins in the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, area. The legacy of that business, the Deaner Funeral Home recently celebrated its 200th year of…
For several years now the stock market has churned out really good results. If you are a funeral home owner and you have been invested somewhat in the stock market. . . well, good for you. However, have you extended your foundation for the future in the funeral home business by making a little money…
Tonight (August 12), according to this article from MarketWatch, if you happen to be in Manhattan you can stop by the historic Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home, take a seat inside, and enjoy a night of comedy. The article states that four comedians are ready to “play the room” where services for diplomats, socialites, and…
In a follow-up to what Funeral Director Daily reported in March, this press release will inform you that Madison, Wisconsin, based CUNA Mutual Group has closed on its acquisition of Assurant Global Preneed. The press release states that the purchase price was approximately $1.35 billion. Assurant CEO Alan Colberg said this in the release, “This…
It was announced in this press release that Foundation Partners Group, the Orlando, Florida, based funeral home and cemetery consolidator and operator, has acquired Kraft Sussman Funeral & Cremation Services of Las Vegas, Nevada. The press release notes that this is Foundation Partners Group’s (FPG) first acquisition in Nevada. . . .the state with America’s…
I recently read an article published online from GoLocalProv. You can find the article here and it is entitled, “GoLocal now top publisher of obituaries in Rhode Island, 94% of funeral homes partner for “No Cost” obits”. It made me think of the differences in what I would call death notices, obituaries, and online memorials. …
Matthews International reported their 3rd Quarter 2021 sales recently and in doing so reported a record revenue for their 3rd Quarter (April-June) of $428.4 million, which is a 19.2% increase over the same period of 2020. As you may know, Matthews International has three business segments, one of which is their Memorialization segment. The Memorialization…
