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Phillip Blount & Associates Named to the Bulldog 100: Fastest Growing Bulldog Businesses Class of 2012
by Stan Jackson 01/24/2012

Image Writer: Stan Jackson, 706-542-8157, ugastan@uga.edu
Contact: Meredith Carr, 404-814-8820, mcarr@uga.edu
January 24, 2012


Athens, Ga.- Phillip Blount & Associates, based in Lawrenceville, Ga., was honored on January 21, when the UGA Alumni Association announced the rankings of the 2012 Bulldog 100: Fastest Growing Bulldog Businesses at a...

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The Gradual Ascent: Salary Increases Tethered by the Economy
by Lauren Blount 10/26/2011

In 2003, Americans believed that salary budget increases had hit an all-time low. At 3.4 to 3.6 percent, it was the first time in decades that increases had dropped below 4 percent. 13 percent of employees froze salaries in 2004 compared to just 6...

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Back to Base
by Phil Blount 07/28/2011

If you were to ask a number of people when variable pay became a significant part of compensation, for a large percentage of the employee population you will get a wide range of answers. Clearly the trend was in full gear by the mid-1980s...

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Thawing The Salary Freeze
by Phil Blount 04/08/2011

At what point do you have to do something?

At a recent conference that question was posed to me. Actually the individual asked, "Phil, when you have had your salaries frozen for awhile, how long can you leave them frozen before you reach the point...

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The Importance of Being Current
by Lauren Blount 03/30/2011

With the economy still lulling, many organizations may overlook the importance of keeping their salary structure current, posing the question, “why is developing a comprehensive compensation program so important?”

Throughout this piece, we will discuss why an organization should become involved in a compensation design...

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