cemeteries
Last week I came across this article from The Hill entitled, “Two million people fled America’s big cities from 2020 to 2022”. If you have read my articles for anytime now you will understand that when I look at an article like that usually the first thing that comes to mind for me…
Read MoreOver the weekend I started reading death care industry consultant Alan Creedy’s new book entitled, “Finish Well“. I really enjoying the read, but so far have not gotten too far into the subject matter so I will save a review until another time. However, in describing most family funeral homes in…
Read MoreIn this press release, that was released on Tuesday, April 11, we learned a little more about the evolution of StoneMor Inc. as it has transformed to a private company from a public stock ownership company. The press release announces that StoneMor Inc., and its grouping of 389 cemeteries, funeral homes, and cremation…
Read MoreAs of Friday, March 17 we scoured our sources for any news on if the takeover of leading Australian death care provider InvoCare by United States based private equity firm TPG Capital was moving forward. It’s hard to say what is happening as it appears to look more and more like a “hostile”…
Read MoreIt seems amazing to me how fast 30 days seems to go. Once again we offer up our Top Read stories from Funeral Director Daily over the past 30 days. . . Here they are. . . Enjoy the weekend. . . In Memoriam: Robert Waltrip, SCI Founder. InvoCare receives over US…
Read MoreWe are a little bit late this month but here are the stories that our readers found most interesting over the last 30 days. . .well, actually the 30 days from January 15, 2023, to February 15, 2023. There’s something for everybody in these articles — acquisitions, buy-outs, local promotion, corporate thoughts, and…
Read MoreLast week funeral home and cemetery consolidator and operator Carriage Services announced the pending acquisition of Greenlawn Funeral Homes and Cemeteries of Bakersfield, California. In the same press release, that you can read here, the company took the time to outline what they call their “High Performance and Credit Profile Restoration Plan” (HPCPRP). …
Read MoreJoe Redling led cemetery and funeral home operator StoneMor through a time of transition. That transition culminated with the public company being taken private in a buy-out from Axar Capital Management in early November 2022. While the company is now a private enterprise concern and Funeral Director Daily has no access to its financial operations,…
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