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The Funeral Director Daily afternoon edition for today contains a couple of finance opinion articles written for Seeking Alpha on funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services, a short note on Park Lawn Corporations placement of 5.75% debentures, and some guidance from our friends at Clifton Larson Allen with regards to COVID-19 relief plans for…
Read MoreJacob C. Vandenberg is the Mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois. He is also an owner and President of Vandenberg Funeral Homes which operate in Tinley Park and Mokena. You can see the funeral home web-site here. Jacob is a 4th generation funeral director and with his brother, Josh, now operates the family businesses. As if…
Read MoreWe spend an inordinate amount of time telling our readers of what is happening in the large public companies that make up that constellation in the death care universe. Don’t get me wrong, that information is good to have, easy to obtain as it is public by law, and much can be learned by seeing…
Read MoreIn today’s Funeral Director Daily “Afternoon Extra” we have information on a new product called “Reflect by OneDay” which is designed for the funeral industry. The product collects digital memories from friends and family of a loved one’s life and and then bands them together into a crowdsourced video reflection of that person’s life. We…
Read MoreI came across this article from Scoop of New Zealand entitled, “Collaboration to benefit funeral services industry“. The details of the article go on to tell how different educational institutes in New Zealand are collaborating to develop programs of study for the funeral services industry. For instance, Open Polytechnic “will develop the educational resources, deliver…
Read MoreToday we bring you an interesting article from a woman who talks about being in “Death Tech”. The article entitled “Confronting Life and Death in the Digital Age” deals with idea that “connection” is important. However, the article opines that “connection” from technology can be excellent for social support. . . but just because “it…
Read MoreIn today’s afternoon snapshot we have lots of news from around the world. In the United States, among other stories, we found a news investigation on StoneMor and some of their cemetery properties in West Virginia. We found an article and link to a webinar being produced by an Illinois family funeral home, and we…
Read MoreOn Monday the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in a case that was partly brought to that court from a Michigan funeral home lawsuit alleging discrimination in employment as it pertains to gay, lesbian, and transgender people. Here is what an article from Real Clear Politics (RCP) says of this decision. “The Supreme…
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