An Economic Heart Attack

By Dean Whittaker In the past few months, the living body that is our economy has suffered a massive heart attack. The circulation of blood (currency) has ceased, and permanent damage has begun to occur in the form of foreclosures and bankruptcies.  The first...

Batteries Powering America's Future

By Vidhan Rana We have witnessed such a flurry of bad economic news in the last few months that many of us are becoming skeptical about our economic future. However, there are still sectors within our economy that remain active and are experiencing massive growth....

Proposed Stimulus Package Summary

By Jim Bruckbauer Given the current state of the economy, Whittaker Associates has found that many companies are postponing major business decisions until the Economic Stimulus is passed and major economic action is taken. For this reason alone, it can be assumed that...

Philanthropy Today

By Jami Miedema For many individuals, January is a month characterized by the hopeful promise of new beginnings and, perhaps, some resolutions for the year to come. For many businesses, this also holds true. Often, the New Year brings with it the close of a fiscal...

Marketing in a Slow Economy

By Todd Smithee Without a doubt, the economy is not booming these days.  Every day brings news of another government bailout plan designed to prop up another failing industry.  Record numbers of layoffs provide feature stories on news websites and cable news...