funeral business
On Thursday, September 1, Wilbert’s WilbertEDU continuing education series will feature author Jessica Vitalis discussing her 2021 book, The Wolf’s Curse. Here’s what Wilbert says about the topic: “In this WilbertEDU session, Jessica discusses grief in children’s literature and how she came to write The Wolf’s Curse, which chronicles the journey of a 12-year-old apprentice…
Read MoreHang with me here for just a second and we will get to some great information for streaming. . . . I might as well admit to you all – I’m not a big Facebook guy. I’ve probably been a member for 15 years or so and my profile will tell you that I have…
Read MoreSecurity National Financial Corporation (SNFC) is the last of our seven companies that comprise the Death Care Index (DCI) to report financial numbers for the April thru June 2022 period. . . which they did last week. You can see the SNFC press release and numbers here. As you may know, SNFC operates three divisions…
Read MoreParting Stone, the company that has pioneered the “solidified remains” method for cremated remains was informed by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham that they had received $150,000 from the state’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) to grow their employment numbers in their Santa Fe facility. In the press release from the Governor’s office that…
Read MoreAs we have previously reported, StoneMor Inc. is in the middle of a proposed take-private merger movement led by the companies largest shareholder, Axar Capital. (Here is our article entitled “StoneMor agrees to Axar Capital Managment buyout”). That merger continues to move forward with the offering price of $3.50 per share now moving into a…
Read MorePresident Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law yesterday. There’s a lot in it. . . how will it affect you and your business? Our friends at Clifton Larson Allen have some ideas. Here’s just one aspect of the law that may affect your business that I noticed in the CLA report: “A…
Read MoreEarlier in August, partly through this press release, Aflac announced that they will be entering the “Final Expense” insurance market and made a point of detailing a strategy aiming consumer directed products at the Senior insurance market. Not only will Aflac offer a Final Expense product but they will also be rolling out a Medicare…
Read MoreIn Carriage Service’s 2nd Quarter financial report, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Steve Metzger, hinted that the company had two acquisitions in the pipeline that would probably be announced in the following couple of weeks. We now know, thru this Carriage Services press release, that one of those acquisitions appears to be 800-call Funeraria…
Read MoreJust a short note before I give you the Top Read articles for the past 30 days. I want to Thank You for reading Funeral Director Daily. Last week we topped the 30-day running total of 15,000 page views for the first time ever. As of today, I’m writing this on Saturday, August 13, we…
Read MorePark Lawn Corporation (PLC) reported their financial results for the 2nd Quarter of 2022 (April thru June) last week and their report was like many others we have seen — higher revenues, lower margins. You can see the press release here. For the quarter PLC reported Net Revenue of $75.9 million as compared to last…
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