SCI and Chicago Funeral Directors Reach Agreement – UPDATED
Quote from Chicago area funeral director: June 30, 2010, 6:30 pm it was presented to the Members of Teamsters Local 727, Funeral Directors and Drivers, the result of...
Connecting Directors Launches Social Media Coaching Services
It?s official ? social media is now the #1 activity on the Internet. In fact, popularity of social media sites is growing so fast, it?s almost impossible to...
Funeral Director Blogs About – Embracing Technology in the Funeral Industry
I love finding funeral directors who are embracing technology in their funeral home. The following article comes from the blog of Phaneuf Funeral Home. Funeral director Buddy Phaneuf...
Funeral Director Involved in Body Parts Ring, Denied Parole
Former Newark mortician Stephen K. Finley, one of several New Jersey funeral directors implicated in a multi-state ring that trafficked in stolen body parts for medical transplant, has...
Stiffing the Dead: How the Pentagon Blew Memorial Day
Memorial Day is trumpeted as a day ?to honor the memory of America?s Fallen.? But rather than live up to that lofty goal, the Pentagon routinely falls short,...
Army Correcting Problems at Arlington National Cemetery
Fixing incorrectly marked and improperly located graves and designing a new and effective management structure has been the priority at Arlington National Cemetery since the Army announced earlier...
FTC Approves SCI Application to Sell 23 Properties to Foundation Partners
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a proposal by the largest U.S. funeral services provider, Service Corporation International, to sell 23 funeral homes, cemeteries, and combined funeral home-cemeteries...
StoneMor Announces Acquisition of 8 Cemeteries and 5 Funeral Homes
StoneMor Partners L.P. today announced that it had acquired five cemeteries and five funeral homes in Indiana, two cemeteries in Ohio and one cemetery in Michigan. The cemeteries...
Aurora Acquires Canadian Casket Company
Aurora Casket Company, the largest family-owned funeral service supplier, has completed the acquisition of Canadian casket provider Alliance-St. Laurent Caskets. Based in New Brunswick, Canada, Alliance-St. Laurent will...
Results: What Industry Trade Journals Are You Reading? – Survey
The results are in! I am happy to say that ConnectingDirectors.com is the most read online funeral industry blog, publication or news site (whatever you want to call...