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Marilyn House West, Chairman & CEO travels to Pennsylvania to participate in EFAFA (Elizabeth Forward Alumni & Friends Association) in its 11th Annual Hall of Fame Event. Among the honorees is her brother William D. House, III. Marilyn is also a member of the Hall of Fame inducted in 2001. The Association recognized Marilyn as well for the Book Award Scholarship she has recently established for female students.
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Marilyn House West, chairman and chief executive officer of M. H. West & Co. Inc. attended her 45th Class Reunion. Marilyn was the class president at Elizabeth Forward High-School.
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Marilyn H. West, chairman and chief executive officer of M. H. West & Co. Inc., a VHHA (Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association) associate member, has been reappointed by Governor Kaine to the Small Business Commission. You can read more in the FYI Weekly August 10, 2007 issue from VHHA.
Millions vote for new Seven Wonders of the World The seven winners were: The Great Wall of China; Petra in Jordan; Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Machu Picchu in Peru; the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico; the Colosseum in Rome; and the Taj Mahal in India. Chicago Sun-Times/Associated Press (7/8/07)
Marilyn H. West, Chairman & CEO of M. H. West & Co., Inc. attended the 59th Annual Conference & Exposition of SHRM, June 24 - 27, 2007, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
SEC sticks to Dec. 15 deadline for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
The Securities and Exchange Commission declined to give an extension
to the Dec. 15 Sarbanes-Oxley deadline for small public companies at a recent
meeting, leaving those companies scrambling to implement compliance plans. Small
public companies -- defined as those with a market value of less than $75
million -- said they had been hit hard by the costs of meeting stringent
Sarbanes-Oxley rules. A survey last year found that companies with market values
of less than $100 million were expected to spend 2.55% of their revenues on
compliance. (Los Angeles Times June 6, 2007)
Do you take your laptop with you on vacation?
Poll result by NAWBO SmartBrief:
- 7% said they keep it with them for leisure.
- 26% said they bring it along to stay connected to work.
- 36% said they have it for leisure and work.
- 25% said they leave it behind.
- 6% said they do not use a laptop.
2008 Predictions: NAWBO SmartBrief Poll Results
What will be the biggest legislative issue for women business owners in 2008?
- Affordable health care -- 59%
- Small-business tax issues -- 22%
- Procurement of federal contracts -- 11%
- Immigration -- 4%
- Other -- 4%
- Yes, in fact, we have already gotten started -- 52%
- We are discussing the issue now but have not made any decisions yet -- 16%
- We do not have any plans for going green in the next year -- 32%
- We are always on the lookout for new hires -- 45%
- We will not be actively searching but might consider new hires if the need arises -- 33%
- We are at our employment capacity right now -- 22%
- Yes, my business will likely have a booth at one show, at least -- 24%
- Yes, I will likely attend at least one conference or show -- 57%
- There is always a possibility, but I do not know yet -- 13%
- No, I do not usually attend shows or conferences -- 6%
Marilyn H. West, Chairman & CEO of M. H. West & Co., Inc. received an American Red Cross award for her Exceptional Volunteer Service.
Julian House of M. H. West & Co, Inc. celebrates his graduation of The American Red Cross Leadership Development Council Class of 2007.
Marilyn
H. West (right), Chairman & CEO of M. H. West & Co., Inc. attended the First
Freedom Awards dinner on January 25, 2007 at the Jefferson Hotel in downtown
Richmond, VA.
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9 Secrets to Better Health! from AARP Magazine.
Waynesburg College
2006 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
Marilyn H. West, Chairman & CEO of M. H. West & Co., Inc. is the recipient
of the Distinguished Alumni Award from
Waynesburg College,
Waynesburg, PA.
Featured in this photo are from left to right college president Timothy
Thyreen, Marilyn West, and Pete Rameas, college alumni president.
COPN Review Cycle Alert for July 2008
The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention (R&R) are the national leaders in human-capital diversity. Learn more...
Women CEOs for FORTUNE 1000
companies
There are more women running FORTUNE 500 companies this year than there were
last year. Ten FORTUNE 500 companies are run by women and a total of 20 FORTUNE 1000 companies have women in the top
job (Source: Fortune Magazine April 17th, 2006 issue).
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Inspiring Quotes:
"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them."
- James Baldwin, writer and civil rights activist
"Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
- Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady
"I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful."
- Bob Hope
"Success doesn't come to you. You go to it."
- Marva Collins
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today..."
- Malcolm x
"It's time to start living the life you've imagined."
- Henry James
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination."
- Tommy Lasorda
"The secret of success in life is for a person to be ready for their opportunity when it comes."
- Benjamin Disraeli
"Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile."
- Gary Ryan Blair
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