Category: Business

The Portland-based vacation rental management company, Vacasa, announced Tuesday, October 17 an investment of $103.5 million. The Series B round is currently being led by Riverwood Capital as well as other investors such as Level Equity, NewSpring, and Assurant Growth Investing. Although Vacasa has yet to disclose its terms of value, Bloomberg has reported that the company’s investment has doubled its value. Currently, Vacasa is considered the largest vacation rental management company in the U.S. The company’s total revenue has … Continue reading “Vacation Company Vacasa Receives $103.5 Million Investment”

Americans love to travel for business, and the IRS is looking for a way to make it a bit more financially feasible for them. According to the American Express Business Travel Survey, a full 91% of respondents reported enjoying traveling for business. Of that number, 62% explained that they enjoyed this option simply because they enjoy spending quality time, in person, with their colleagues, customers, and potential prospects. However, traveling all the time can hamper a person’s well-being. Electronics gadgets repair aside … Continue reading “IRS Creates New Standard Pay for Business Travelers”

Experience management solutions leader Integrated Research Ltd, IR, has launched its next-generation IR Prognosis UC Assessor. The global provider’s automated unified communications (UC) network assessment solution will be a cloud-based service. The new Prognosis UC Assessor is recommended for Skype Operations Framework and is certified by Microsoft, thereby supporting Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Skype. This cloud-based development is especially helpful to corporate employees, of which one-fifth use Office 365 cloud service in their work. The Prognosis UC Assessor provides an … Continue reading “IR Launches Next Generation IR Prognosis UC Assessor”

Home renovation giant Home Depot is slowly but surely becoming gobbled up by another giant, online e-retailer Amazon. Earlier this month, Home Depot released its quarter 2 earnings, and while they surpassed expectations from Wall Street, they didn’t make much improvement from the steady decline they’ve been experiencing within the past few years. Despite this growth, according to Inc.com, it doesn’t seem like it is going to be long before Amazon completely takes over. This is because Home Depot focuses a … Continue reading “Experts: Amazon Poised to Take Over Home Depot in No Time”

The Advertising Club of New York, a non-profit organization that has striven to connect working professionals across multiple industries for over 120 years, has re-branded. The company unveiled its new logo and brand identity on August 25 and plans to launch a new website as soon as this month. In recent years, the company has expanded its membership to include media startups, social media platforms, agencies, and clients. To showcase this change, the non-profit’s logo now includes a plus sign, … Continue reading “The Advertising Club Of New York Reveals New Logo And Brand Identity”

Hurricane Harvey not only destroyed thousands of homes, but also has done extensive financial damage on Texas as a whole. It’s estimated that economic impacts from Harvey are well over $100 billion, making it one of the most expensive disasters in U.S. history. While Texans continue to battle everyday disruptions like construction, there are other concerns at hand. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he would propose an emergency 8.9% increase in property taxes to handle all of the storm-related costs. … Continue reading “Hurricane Harvey’s Projected Financial Impact on Texas Exceeds $100 Billion”