A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program encourages entrepreneurs to bring innovative energy technologies to market by making DOE technology available for license at a significantly reduced up-front fee. The Department of Energy owns seventeen national laboriatories that perform research in a broad spectrum of energy-related fields. The technology resulting from this research is often patented, (more…)
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One of the more spectacular stories of the economic crash of 2008-09 was the collapse and subsequent $50 billion government bailout of General Motors. Fast forward to 2011, and the new, streamlined GM is out of bankruptcy and back on track as its cars and trucks are once again in demand. But a key part of GM’s turnaround was (more…)
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, signed into law last December, temporarily increases bonus depreciation deductions under Section 168(k) from 50 percent to 100 percent, allowing for an immediate recovery of costs for certain capital expenditures. On March 29th, the IRS clarified some of the issues related to bonus depreciation and (more…)
A federal judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania has approved an estimated $22 million settlement in a case brought by landowners who claimed that Range Resources improperly deducted certain amounts from their royalty payments. (more…)
The recently published MIT Sloane Management Review/Boston Consulting Group study, “Sustainability: The “Embracers” Seize Advantage,” reports that 70% of a broad survey of companies plan to invest more money and devote additional management attention to sustainability in 2011. These companies say sustainability is key to long-term viability and competitiveness (more…)
