AltWeeklies Wire
Funeral Recessionnew
Death is inevitable; limos are not. The funeral biz is feeling the pinch of a moribund economy.
Boston Phoenix |
Julia Rappaport |
02-26-2009 |
Business & Labor
Tags: death industry
The New Web Geniusesnew
In the first wave of blather and hype about the Internet, what was totally missed was that the Internet would create its own needs, its own kind of desirable goods that were completely unpredictable -- today, creative slackers are becoming online millionaires.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-28-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
No Sympathy for the Devilnew
Though shut out of Downtown Crossing, Wal-Mart will keep trying to weasel its way into Boston.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
10-14-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: hottopic
Trying Ethics on for Sizenew
Los Angeles-based American Apparel is one example of a wacky strain of capitalism, a delightfully oxymoronic collection of disparate efforts that flies under the banner of socially responsible business. Profit-making enterprises such as these aim to do well while doing good.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
03-09-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Connecting the Dotsnew
With communication technologies exploding exponentially, can Braille -- invented in 1829 and largely unchanged since -- still be relevant?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-03-2005 |
Business & Labor
