HealthTrans, Little Caesar and Western Container, like many middle-market companies, use a blend of ingenuity and enhanced traditional cash management techniques to preserve liquidity, cut costs, conserve working capital and prevent losses.

What cuts will be included in the economic stimulus package and compliance are the top concerns

It's official. Ninety-six percent of senior financial executives agree we're in a recession. Still, they remain a little--not a lot--more hopeful about economic conditions a year from now.