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Retirement for Chicago Park District Employees, With Full Benefits: Age 58; Reflections on Chicago's Second Triple-Notch Bond Downgrade in Six Months

MishTalk

Pension costs are already unraveling the state’s finances. The agency made good on its April 2013 promise to evaluate state and local pension plans on more realistic assumptions. Under new Moody’s methodology, the underfunding for the state’s five state-run funds is set to approach $200 billion. This is a triple-notch downgrade.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

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Startup Accelerators Have Become More Popular in Emerging Markets — and They’re Working

Harvard Business

When we began collecting data in 2013 to explore differences between startup acceleration in emerging markets and in high-income countries, we expected stark differences. You can examine our data and methodology here. Regardless, accelerators still have an important role to play that can help position entrepreneurs for success.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Kearney boasts about its Fit Transformation™ methodology, designed specifically to align companies’ strategy, operating model, and people to bring lasting transformation. Working anywhere from the strategy related to the business unit to corporate finance and strategy to strategic foresight, A.T. Sustainability.

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60 Countries’ Digital Competitiveness, Indexed

Harvard Business

In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash. Methodology The drivers and key components we analyzed are as follows: Supply conditions. Editor’s note: Every ranking or index is just one way to analyze and compare companies or places, based on a specific methodology and data set. Innovation and change.