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People wanting to help or stay updated on the condition of Aspen resident Don Bird, who has been hospitalized in the Denver area since a serious bike crash July 28 on Maroon Creek Road, have several options.
At Alpine Bank, an account called “Donald Bird Benefit” is open for contributions. People can make deposits at any Alpine Bank location or can send checks, money orders or cashier’s checks to the the attention of Mary Ryerson, Alpine Bank President, 600 E. Hopkins Ave. Suite 001, Aspen, CO 81611.
Jack Bird, Molly Ireland, Don Bird and Katie Bird. (Courtesy photo)
Austin Owen and Anderson Cole, who are friends of the family, also are crowd-sourcing donations on the GoFundMe site.
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Small cap movers: Blackbird makes inroads into US news market; gendrive beats Abingdon Health in diagnostics shoot-out
A look at some of the major movers in the small caps market this week
Cloud-based video editing Blackbird PLC (LON:BIRD) added just over one-third to its stock market value this week as more US TV stations adopted its platform.
The company said its platform is being used by another 18 US TV stations for digital news production following the latest deployment by TownNews, an organisation that equips local media organisations with digital services.
It was time to go around the mulberry bush again for investors as the luxury brand Mulberry Group PLC (LON:MUL) said it outperformed expectations in the year to the end of March, as a result of which it expects to post a small underlying profit before tax.
Nick Hine (l) and John Hayes of Constantine Law
The year has kicked off with a spate of law firm expansion activity, whether through mergers, huge team hires, file acquisitions or one Essex law firm maintaining EU links by opening in Malta.
Yorkshire law firm Switalskis has acquired Atherton Godfrey for an undisclosed sum, in a move that creates a £20m turnover business.
Atherton Godfrey will continue to operate under its name, and its Doncaster office and 130 staff mean that the Switalskis Group now employ 380 staff across 12 offices across Yorkshire.
Three of Atherton Godfrey’s four partners are becoming directors of Switalskis, with managing partner Don Bird stepping down from the role and joining as a consultant.
By John Hyde2021-01-13T12:05:00+00:00
Yorkshire firm Switalskis has announced the acquisition for an undisclosed sum of personal injury specialist Atherton Godfrey in a deal that creates a £20m turnover business.
The combined Switalskis group will employ 380 staff across 12 offices in West, North and South Yorkshire. Atherton Godrey, based in Doncaster, will continue to trade and act under its existing name, while head of litigation John McQuater, head of PI Diane Parker and head of commercial and property Sarah Naylor join Switalskis as directors. Don Bird has stepped down as managing partner and joins Switalskis as a consultant.
From left: John Durkan, Don Bird and Sarah Naylor