Archive for March, 2009
Group recycles medical equipment to give to the needy
Have an old wheelchair collecting dust in your house or a cane you’re not using anymore? There is a way to recycle medical equipment and help someone in our community. Goodwill Industries of the Valleys gives all those items to a non-profit organization called FREE or the Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment Endowment.
Medical Equipment Companies Meeting Berkshire Hathaway Acquisition Criteria: Covidien Ltd. (COV) , St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ) , Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH)
On March 19, Bloomberg reported that Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is seeking to spend $5 billion to $20 billion on an acquisition. He prefers “simple” businesses with pretax profit exceeding $75 million, “consistent earnings power,” “good” returns on equity and little or no debt. Bloomberg went on and stated that there [...]