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How Cloud Computing Became a Second-Century Priority at Thomas Publishing

By on November 13, 2012 in Finance, In The Middle, Technology

  As it has for many middle-market firms, the uncertain economy has made Thomas Publishing of New York City ever savvier when it comes to leveraging technology to reduce costs. These reductions don’t always require the elimination of jobs — or at least they didn’t when Thomas Publishing recently zeroed in on its hiring expenses. [...]

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When It Comes to Projecting Growth, Recommind’s CFO Looks Back — But Mostly Ahead

By on November 11, 2012 in Finance, In The Middle, Technology

  As CFO of Recommind Inc., Anne Kroger likes to credit her experience from yet another middle-market tech firm — Concur — with having supplied some of the financial know-how required to manage the finances of a high-growth firm. Yet, according to Kroger, the world of her earlier employer has never seemed more distant. “The [...]

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Rethinking Economic Development, One Middle Market Community at a Time

By on November 7, 2012 in Finance

  As the executive director of The Edward Lowe Foundation, Mark Lange has helped to bring growth companies out of the shadows and supply them with a variety of new tools for success. However, when it comes to economic development, the tools are rarely “one-size-fits-all.”   MME: Are business communities and regions beginning to look at [...]

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