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Axar Capital pulls back bid to take StoneMor Inc. private

By Funeral Director Daily / September 11, 2020 /

In this public relations release from Globe Newswire you can read that Axar Capital Management has withdrawn its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of StoneMor Inc. and take the company private. In the press release, StoneMor made this announcement by Stephen J. Negrotti, Chair of a special committee to evaluate the Axar…

Back in the saddle again

By Funeral Director Daily / September 11, 2020 /

Today I am going to take one day and depart from my usual news and commentary on the death care profession to tell a little about my position on the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota – the 12 person public board that governs the University.  I do so because as you read…

Afternoon Edition: “Get to Know Them” — Jay Dodds

By Funeral Director Daily / September 10, 2020 /

Today we start a new feature with Funeral Director Daily that we plan to showcase every Thursday afternoon.  This is our “Get to Know Them” feature. Doing this daily edition of death care related topics for Funeral Director Daily has shown to me the unique, but yet diverse occupations and individuals involved in bringing the…

Afternoon Edition: News you can use

By Funeral Director Daily / September 9, 2020 /

In today’s Afternoon Edition we bring you information from some of our colleagues in the death care industry.  We have news from the National Funeral Directors Association about their upcoming national convention as well as three new podcasts from them that you might find interesting.  We also have news from some of our business associates…

Are you ready for 2021. . . ready, set, Buy!

By Funeral Director Daily / September 9, 2020 /

Over the years I’ve moved from really long-range planning about my business to a method where I plan for shorter durations.  I think my move has coincided with many who have went from developing long range “strategic” plans to plans that are shorter in duration, less set in stone, and allow a business to be…

Afternoon Edition: Learning from down under and across the pond

By Funeral Director Daily / September 8, 2020 /

You have heard me say many times that small funeral home operators can learn a lot from watching what the public companies are doing in the business.  I’m also of the opinion that those of us in North America can learn much from what our colleagues in Australia and Great Britain are doing. . . …

The Post-COVID future of death care

By Funeral Director Daily / September 8, 2020 /

In the past week we’ve seen news that a vaccine or vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 are rapidly advancing in clinical trials.  It’s lead me to think about a post-COVID world and, specifically, a post-COVID world in the future of death care.  I’ve also had the experience of visiting with a couple of…

Afternoon Edition: Cemetery re-imagination and more

By Funeral Director Daily / September 4, 2020 /

As we post our final Afternoon Edition before the Labor Day holiday we do so with some articles that are heavily weighted to the cemetery side of the death care profession.  In today’s News from the World of Death Care we bring you an article from “The Conversation” that deals with how the cemetery could…

Weekend Edition: SCI receives economic development aid, a difference of opinion in Winnipeg, a preneed ratings downgrade

By Funeral Director Daily / September 4, 2020 /

It is somewhat unbelievable to me how fast we have moved from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but here we are.  Among the American debate, many schools are opening, the election is soon here, and the one constant is that those in the funeral profession continue to give comfort and guidance to those in need.…

Afternoon Edition: New hires, webinar information, press releases and death care news

By Funeral Director Daily / September 3, 2020 /

Our popular Afternoon Edition is back in circulation after being out of touch for a couple of weeks due to some of the technical difficulties we encountered at Funeral Director Daily.  Today we will bring you some news of who’s been hired in the industry and some information from our friends at Clifton Larson Allen…