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While the COVID-19 pandemic has created countless obstacles within our industry, there are just as many opportunities for those willing to try something new — you just have to be willing to experiment.

COVID-19 has hit our industry hard. Families have less money, pre-need is suffering, and services as we knew them have been decimated.

Foundation Partners Group has announced the company has acquired the Jennings Funeral Home and Crematory in Sarasota, FL as well as Gulf Coast Cremations in Sarasota and Venice, FL. The purchase adds to the growing network of Foundation Partners Group firms on the gulf coast of Florida.

The ruling was based on three separate cases. The case alleging gender identity discrimination was brought on behalf of Aimee Stephens, who worked as a funeral director and embalmer at R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes in Garden City, MI.

By Leader Managing Editor Courtney Gould Miller & Editor Kara Apel California has been recognized for its early and strict response...

Rick Carrillo recently spoke with Marilyn Jones Gould, president of MKJ Marketing, to share his experiences as a first-generation funeral director and why serving his community has always been his dream.

By taking the ashes of loved ones and creating beautiful diamonds, Eterneva offers more personalized memorial options for the Northeast region.

The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has canceled its in-person 2020 International Convention & Expo, scheduled for October 18 through 21 in New Orleans. NFDA will instead hold its first-ever virtual convention the week of Oct. 18.

This may not come as a surprise to many — but the latest data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a major spike in cremation rates across the country.

PRESS RELEASE ABILENE, TX — Passare, Inc. is proud to announce the release of a new and improved inventory...