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Planned Holiday Spending Little Affected By Harvey In Houston
Posted on · Harvey was a lot of things but maybe not a Grinch when it comes to holiday shopping. Houstonians remain on course to spend more than the national average
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Bauer Business Focus
Consulting Firm Aims For Gender Balance By 2025
Posted on · Accenture’s global workforce is already approaching 40 percent women.
Houston Matters
Why Texas Keeps Contracting With a Company that Underdelivers
Posted on · The state of Texas has a long — and not terribly successful — history with one contracting company: Accenture (formerly known as Andersen Consulting). Some 25 years ago, the Texas Attorney General’s office signed a contract with Andersen to computerize the state’s child support payment system. It wound up costing more than six times what […]
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Whistleblowers, State Contracts, and Emancipation Park: Thursday’s Show (June 16, 2016)
Posted on · Back in April, the Houston Independent School District suspended chief executive auditor Richard Patton. According to the Houston Chronicle, in a complaint he filed with HISD just a couple of weeks ago, Patton says the school board suspended him for being a whistleblower, questioning potential illegal activity. The complaint opens up the possibility for Patton […]
Houston Matters
Houston Boardrooms Are Gradually Becoming More Diverse
Posted on · An article in the Houston Chronicle last month explored how more women are being brought into company boardrooms in Houston. With more young women encouraged to enter STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers and older execs retiring, the trend may continue. We discuss this and other ways Houston’s boardrooms may be changing with Stephen […]