Ejection Fraction (EF) is a measurement used by physicians to determine how well your heart is functioning. An EF is a percentage of blood that is pumped out of the heart during each beat. Ejection refers to the amount of blood that is pumped out of the heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, during each heartbeat.
Mervyns was owned by Target Corp., for the most part under Target's previous incarnation as Dayton Hudson Corp., until 2004, when it was sold to a group of investors including Cerberus Capital Management and Sun Capital Partners.
David Cook created a household name, but he refuses to become one. (FORTUNE Small Business) â Everybody thinks that H. Wayne Huizenga founded Blockbuster Entertainment. The one who worked out those kinks--the fellow who launched what would become the world's largest video chain--was none other than David Cook.