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NYSE Opening Bell with Warren Buffett: A Day in the Life of SVP of Marketing Tom Becktold

Here’s a glimpse into one of the best days I’ve experienced in my 23 years at Business Wire. This is a recap of my experiences planning and participating in the Business Wire 50th Anniversary NYSE Opening Bell events on Friday, September 30.  (Learn more about Tom Becktold) We had planned for months – event details, [...]

Happy Birthday Business Wire: Looking Back, Forward…it’s STILL All About Relationships

Recap of Business Wire’s birthday at the NYSE with Warren Buffett and Cathy Baron Tamraz. As we look forward and back, it’s STILL all about relationships.

Woo-hoo! Happy 50th Birthday to Us! Business Wire Celebrates at the NYSE

Woo-hoo! Business Wire celebrates its 50th birthday by ringing the bell at the NYSE with our CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz and Warren Buffett. Thanks to all our clients, staff, and colleagues for a great 50 years.

Business Wire’s College Video Contest Winner Jenna Marie James Gears Up to Meet Mr. Buffett

M&M’s? Check. Cherry Cokes? Got ‘em. Watch this video of our college video contest winner and Ball State Unversity Senior Jenna James as she readies herself for lunch with Warren Buffett at the NYSE this Friday with some serious media training.

Warren Buffett Gives Advice to College Students Hoping to Win a Trip to Meet Him in New York

There’s still about a month to go in our 50th Anniversary College Video Contest and we’re still looking for entries! We’re sending one lucky student to New York City to meet Warren Buffett, chairman & CEO of Business Wire’s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, at Business Wire’s NYSE Opening Bell luncheon on September 30. Full-time U.S. [...]

Business Wire CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz Talks Women CEOs, Warren Buffett and 50 Years of Trust on Fox Business

Business Wire Chairman and CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz talks about women CEOs, working hard, and the secret to Business Wire’s 50 years of success with Fox Business News.

April in Omaha: My Invitation to 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

by Deb Subia, Editorial Process Development Manager, Business Wire A dozen lucky Business Wire employees from several U.S. bureaus and London joined CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz in Omaha for the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.  I was thrilled to be one of them. Never having been, I was anxious to attend the meeting – okay, [...]

Business Wire Gives Back: Parisian Staffer’s Portrait of Buffett to be Auctioned At Berkshire Meeting

Business Wire editor Stephane Zovoko of the company’s Paris office painted a portrait of Warren Buffett which will be auctioned off at this year’s Berkshire Hathaway Annual meeting with proceeds benefitting CASA

Business Wire Gives Back for 50th Anniversary

In the grand tradition of our founder, Lorry Lokey, & of course, Warren Buffett, chairman of our parent company Berkshire Hathaway, this year, Business Wire is giving back to celebrate our 50th anniversary. We are setting a goal of 5,000 hours of community service for our 500+ employees in 2011. Each employee will given up [...]

Disclosure for Dummies: Notice-and-Access Press Releases Compared to U.S. Mail Service

by Steve Messick, Chief Information Officer, Business Wire I always respond to a staff newbie when he or she comes into my office asking a question with, “Did you read the manual first?”  I actually prefer to use a more famous acronym but, in the interest of political correctness, will not elaborate. But that is [...]