Amidst Mixed Responses to Terrorist Attacks, Houston Business Creative Momentum Reaches Out Helping Hand to World Trade Center Victims.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2001 While stories ranging from local blood drives to price gouging Noun 1. price gouging - pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available pricing - the evaluation of something in terms of its price are being reported in news across the country, one business located in Houston is determined to make a difference in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Creative Momentum, a consulting and training firm recently founded by technology marketing executive Linda Wise, announced today that it will donate 10% of the proceeds from its upcoming seminar MergerImpact! to disaster relief efforts for the victims of the World Trade Center attack. "The attack on the World Trade Center in particular will have a far-reaching impact, not only on those experiencing personal tragedy, but also on business owners who are now faced with an enormous rebuilding process," said Wise. "Given the fact that many of the people involved in the business of mergers and acquisitions work in or around the World Trade Center, we felt that donating a portion of the proceeds from MergerImpact! was the least we could do to help." Ms. Wise said several of the companies involved with MergerImpact! were significantly affected by the terrorism attack. William M. Mercer mer·cer n. Chiefly British A dealer in textiles, especially silks. [Middle English, from Old French mercier, trader, from merz, merchandise, from Latin merx Inc., part of the Marsh McClennan family of companies, whose principal David Jackson David Jackson is the name of several notable men:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of nearby the World Trade Center that have been closed temporarily as a result of the attack. MergerImpact! is an executive-level seminar on managing the financial, management, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , IT and marketing aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Hosted by Creative Momentum and sponsored by Frank Crystal & Co. and MergerTree, speakers include top executives from leading companies such as BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. , Viant, Transactive Partners and William M. Mercer. It will be held in Houston on October 10 at the DoubleTree dou·ble·tree n. A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached for harnessing two animals abreast. Noun 1. Hotel Allen Center. For more information on MergerImpact!, visit www.mergerimpact.com or call Linda Wise at 713/278-9388 ext. 203. |
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