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The Business of National Security
  • Career
  • Magazine

The Business of National Security

While serving in the United States Air Force, L. Eric Patterson was introduced to the world of intelligence. “It intrigued me,” the 59-year-old says of the work he did with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, which conducts criminal investigations and counterintelligence inquiries. “You’re always chasing bad guys.” Patterson retired from the Air Force as a brigadier general in 2005 and took a job with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, providing support to the Department of Defense. Three years later he received a call about an opening at the Defense Intelligence Agency. “I loved Booz Allen, but as a contractor, I just wasn’t part of the fight,” Patterson says.

  • Entrepreneurship

Marketing in the Digital World

For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, the term “social media” conjures up the image of a daunting Tower of Babel. Adopting digital as part of an overall marketing, sales, and branding strategy can be intimidating at best and a disaster at worst if implemented incorrectly. But simply ignoring social media tools can be costly. According to an Arbitron Inc. and Edison Research report, 48% of all Americans 12 and older have a social networking profile. This means millions of potential clients, listeners, and viewers are waiting to do business with you.

M.R. Beal Strikes Billion-Dollar Deal
  • News

M.R. Beal Strikes Billion-Dollar Deal

In a landmark deal, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) announced that it selected M.R. Beal & Co. (No. 4 in tax-exempt securities with $1.58 billion in lead issues on the BE Investment Banks list) as senior manager and sole book runner for its $1.3 billion Personal Income Tax (PIT) bond issuance.

  • Magazine
  • Women

Outrunning Fate

Award-winning track and field coach Beverly Kearney defies doctors’ expectations to live, walk, and coach again.

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