Las Vegas Sands exec gets a sure deal…
There is at least one thing that the powers-that-be at Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) aren’t willing to gamble on – the continued employment of Robert G. Goldstein, an Executive Vice President and the President of its Global Gaming Operations. Goldstein has been with the company for a long time. His biography in the April, 2012...
Wendy’s pays big dough for move to Ohio…
In the ring of cities that orbits Columbus, Ohio, Dublin occupies the northwest corner, a short 25-minute drive from the state’s capital. Among its other claims to fame, it’s where The Wendy’s Co. (WEN) has its corporate headquarters. And there are close to a million reasons why it may soon become “Home Sweet Home” for...
Wal-Mart, Mexico, red flags and hindsight…
The initial buzz has faded when it comes to David Barstow’s stunning April 21 New York Times report on Wal-Mart and bribery allegations in Mexico, but from what we can tell, it still features prominently in the conversation whenever corporate-governance types gather. And there has been plenty of follow-up: a lawsuit by CalPERS, more scrutiny...
More money for meetings (and drugs for free)…
AmerisourceBergen (ABC) is one of those companies in your life that you may never have heard of: It distributes prescription and over-the-counter drugs, brand names and generics, home health-care supplies and much, much more. It’s big — the company’s market-cap is over $10 billion, and its revenues in the fiscal year that ended September 30...
