Is the Economy Really Putting the Deathcare Industry In a Recession?
When I used to tell people that I worked in the deathcare industry, they would all say the same thing: ?I guess you will always have plenty of...
Funeral Industry News
Illinois Newspaper Has an Opinion: Have a Single Agency Regulate Death Industry
IT SEEMS to be almost unanimous: The Illinois comptroller should not be in charge of regulating the state?s cemeteries. Instead, regulatory authority should be placed solely in the...
Families Must Deal With End-of-Life Issues Before It?s Too Late
GUEST POST - When I was growing up, my parents laid down the guidelines of behaviors and responsibilities, conveyed both explicitly and implicitly. Like many families, we were...
To Casket Or Not To Casket? One Of America’s Great Field Biologists Thinks About Burial
Bernd Heinrich knows his way around the woods. He has been studying beetles, caterpillars, moths, ravens, beetles, geese, bees, trees, beetles, and crows for years (and yes, I...
Recession Drives 65% Cremation Increase
Funeral homes have seen a drastic increase in the less expensive cremation option over full burial year-over-year, some experiencing an almost 65 per cent increase, Tribune Business was...
Pet Funerals And Cemeteries Significant Growth Segment In Funeral Services Industry According To Leading Expert
The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Funeral Services and Tax Preparation Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This...
Governor Quinn Receives Final Cemetery Oversight Task Force Report
Governor Pat Quinn accepted the final report of the Cemetery Oversight Task Force, which provided recommendations to ensure rigorous oversight and regulation of Illinois? for-profit cemeteries. Governor Quinn...