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The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Roy Lewis |
Deadlines Extended for Katrina Victims For affected taxpayers, Sept. 15 filings are now due Oct. 31.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 Sarita Venkat |
Corporate Givers Revisit Disaster Grants Although corporations and corporate grantmakers have responded again and again to help after disasters -- and they give their support in a number of ways -- many believe it's time to get a clear disaster relief giving policy in place.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Emmett D. Carson |
Beyond Relief and Recovery Philanthropy's biggest challenge in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is to move past just doing the familiar.  |
InternetNews August 31, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Tech Community Rallies For Katrina Relief As with previous natural disasters, tech companies are doing their part to help with relief operations after hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf region.  |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2006 Allan R. Clyde |
Sherece West An interview with the CEO of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation about the charity and the recovery, relief, and rebuilding of Louisiana.  |
Information Today Miguel Ramos |
Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments A roundup of links to relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations.  |
OCC Bulletin February 3, 2006 Emory W. Rushton |
Hurricane Katrina: Guidance to Examiners This issuance transmits guidance regarding supervisory practices to be followed in assessing the financial condition of financial institutions directly affected by Hurricane Katrina.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster.  |
Popular Mechanics December 2005 Benjamin Chertoff |
Katrina Images Pictures of New Orleans, southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast during an intensive examination of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.  |
ONLINE Nov/Dec 2005 Marydee Ojala |
Natural Disasters and Their Online Implications Real-time information was available for Hurricane Katrina in ways it wasn't for past disasters because of the rise of information sources and blogging on the Internet. However, there are still ways for the technology to grow.  |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Back in Business, Better Than Before A look at how one regional bank is recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Interested investors should be aware that much of that growth has already been priced into Hancock Bank's stock.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2006 Traci Purdum |
Port of New Orleans: Returning To Shipshape The Port of New Orleans expects full recovery from hurricane damage.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Whirlwind Response to Katrina Wirehouses, regionals and independents reacted quickly to the Katrina disaster, offering donations to the Red Cross, matching employee contributions and taking other relief measures.  |
Information Today September 12, 2005 Miguel Ramos |
Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments Here is a roundup of relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations.  |
Searcher June 2006 Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams.  |
OCC Bulletin February 9, 2006 |
OCC Bulletin Subject: Community Reinvestment Act Description: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) encourages national banks to help meet the financial needs of their customers and their communities.  |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2009 Robert Steyer |
Betting Against God Casino investors must beware bad weather as much as bad balance sheets.  |
Geotimes January 2007 |
Geomedia IMAX film Hurricane on the Bayou storms into wetland issues... Book Review: Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II by Joshua Hammer...  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 McConnell, Ferris & Hume |
The Muni Market The debt plan for Katrina proposes sweeping changes. The National Association of Bond Lawyers sent a huge three-part plan to the Treasury recommending legislative changes to help states and cities pay current debts and borrow to rebuild.  |
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Hurricane Katrina Hits Hard One of the largest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation behind it as it touched down in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.  |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2005 Tim Beyers |
Katrina Blows Off Airlines More bad news for carriers as the hurricane cancels scores of flights. In the face of all this, airline stocks have cratered, naturally.  |
Insurance & Technology October 7, 2005 Maria Woehr |
The Sun Will Come Out For small insurance entities, recovering from a disaster often depends on a third-party provider. Here's how SunGard Availability Services maintained a third-party administrator's systems and preserved its viability in the wake of Katrina.  |
Entrepreneur March 2006 Jackie Larson |
After the Storm For beleaguered businesses left swamped by Hurricane Katrina, survival was a matter of fight or flight. These entrepreneurs demonstrate how some accepted the challenges and opportunities that came in with the floodwater.  |
Scientific American September 2007 Emily Harrison |
Suffering a Slow Recovery Failed rebuilding after Katrina sets off a mental health crisis in the Gulf.  |
Bank Systems & Technology February 27, 2006 |
Some Things Are More Important Than Money Like many financial institutions, technology vendors, suppliers and service firms still are recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Staying Power of Utilities Perhaps not surprisingly, utility stocks made out just fine in the hurricane's aftermath.  |
Entrepreneur November 2005 Rieva Lesonsky |
The Long Road Enlightening travels find Small Business Development Centers funding reaching new lows, generous big guys and inspiring entrepreneurs.  |
Geotimes November 2005 Megan Sever |
The Increasing Costs of U.S. Natural Disasters Population trends, mitigation efforts and federal disaster relief policies all contribute to encouraging high-risk land use and ultimately to making our society more vulnerable to the costs of natural disasters.  |
InternetNews October 4, 2005 Roy Mark |
DoJ Grounds Katrina Relief Web Site Feds claim fraudster raised donations by falsely claiming to be flying humanitarian flights to New Orleans.  |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Alyce Lomax |
Amazon's A-List The online retailer sets the stage for donations to hurricane-related causes. Increasingly, investors like a socially aware angle to their investments. Amazon proves once again that it can use its power for literature, music, film and good.  |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec |
When the Chips Are Down Many commercial real estate professionals are working to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Here are a few of their stories: Building and Owners Management Association (BOMA)... Jerry Wallace Interests... etc.  |
T.H.E. Journal November 2005 |
Ed Tech Community Supports Katrina Victims Several education companies such as Kinetic Books and Learning Today are providing free technology resources to students who were displaced by two recent hurricanes.  |
Financial Advisor October 2005 Evan Simonoff |
Editor's Note - When It Rains, It Pours The New Orleans debacle spawned a natural but unseemly wave of recriminations from a public that was suddenly ashamed of what happened, and divided the country.  |
OCC Bulletin June 15, 2006 |
Disaster Planning This bulletin transmits the booklet, "Lessons Learned From Hurricane Katrina: Preparing Your Institution for a Catastrophic Event," developed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council member agencies.  |
OCC Bulletin September 19, 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has issued guidance to assist national banks and their customers affected by Hurricane Katrina.  |
Information Today September 6, 2005 Miguel Ramos |
Blogs and Information Community Respond to Hurricane Katrina Blogs help keep Katrina victims informed on the latest developments within their community and also provide the rest of the world with an in depth account of their experiences.  |
AFP eWire November 7, 2005 |
Study Predicts Charitable Giving Strong This Holiday Season Consumers will be more focused on philanthropic giving than holiday entertaining this year, according to a new study predicting giving trends for U.S. consumers.  |
Bank Systems & Technology February 27, 2006 Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
Planning for Continuity The severity of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons taught financial institutions that disaster recovery programs alone cannot protect their businesses, forcing banks to reevaluate the strength of their backup plans.  |
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 John Reeves |
The Summer of Our Discontent Despite the apparent inevitability of some kind of catastrophic event in the near future, there seems to be little sense of urgency among the governmental organizations that plan for such events. So what can you do if you can't count on the government to respond efficiently?  |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
In the Wake of Katrina: A Broader View The effects of Hurricane Katrina will ripple throughout the entire U.S. economy.  |
Entrepreneur July 2008 Chris Penttila |
Ready for Anything Make sure your business is fully prepared for when disaster strikes. In fact, having a disaster plan can actually help your business grow during good times.  |
Geotimes January 2006 Linda Rowan |
The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important.  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Keliger |
Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina?  |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Brian Lawler |
Nice: No Hurricanes Thankfully, we experienced nice weather in 2006. After the unprecedented losses incurred in 2005, almost anything would have been better for insurers this year. Investors, take note.  |
Reason December 2005 Cathy Young |
No, This Is the Story of the Hurricane For too many pundits, left and right, Katrina was just another front in the culture war.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Kelly Shipp Simone |
Legal FAQs on Disaster Grantmaking Qualified disasters offer corporate grantmakers flexibility in response -- within legal parameters. Here are some.  |
Popular Mechanics March 2006 |
Now What? The lessons of Katrina  |
Insurance & Technology October 7, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell |
Mean Season In addition to driving a more expeditious claims process, technology has played an important role in minimizing the effect of an event like Katrina on the fortunes of insurance companies and the industry as a whole.  |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 David A. Geracioti |
Firms Pitch In After Hurricanes Many of the nation's largest broker/dealers helped Florida-based reps with compensation for September, as officials at several firms said the onslaught of hurricanes necessitated a response.  |
CRM November 1, 2005 Marshall lager |
When Disaster Strikes Emergency services operate like any other business; those with weak communication and slow response to customer needs fail while good CRM practices can greatly improve an organization's ability to take care of its customers and improve the bottom line. In this case, the bottom line is lives saved.  |