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...

Solar's Bright Future

By Jami Miedema Recently, while doing some research, I came across a fascinating company, Konarka Technologies. The company, based in Lowell, MA, is a developer of photovoltaic materials used to convert solar energy into electricity. It was founded in 2001, and has...

Hoovers: A One-Stop Shop

By Jami Miedema Last week, Whittaker Associates gave a webinar presentation on targeting companies for retention, expansion, and attraction. During the webinar, I was able to demonstrate the Hoovers Online system, a company information database that we use for our...

Google Advanced Search

By Jami MiedemaEarlier this month, Whittaker Associates put on another successful webinar that focused on online search tips and useful websites that reduce your research time and give you the results you want. We’ve been delighted with the feedback we’ve...