AltWeeklies Wire
'The Unions Are Killing Us'new
The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission says it is being held hostage by outdated and byzantine union work rules that jack up convention prices in the city.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Hecho en Miaminew
These cigars look, smell and smoke like Cubans -- so why not sell 'em that way?
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
05-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Former Quest CEO Joe Nacchio Was Convictednew
But that's small consolation to Minnesotans like Dick Caldwell, who lost $100,000 of his retirement savings because of the stock fraud.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
05-09-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Franchise Owners Burned by Quiznosnew
The Denver-based chain is currently embroiled in a spate of lawsuits filed by the very same people it licenses to serve customers the tastiest, toastiest Classic Italians.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
05-07-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Portland's Chop Shop: Immigrant Food Processorsnew
In a town that cares about food and human rights, we find a hidden world of illegal immigrants.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
05-02-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Natives of Oil-polluted Ecuador Call Out Chevronnew
They allege in a 14-year-old lawsuit that substandard storage and handling of oil and its toxic byproducts have poisoned an area three times the size of Manhattan.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
05-02-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Thieving Scalawags of the Cyberseas, Meet Your Copyright-policing Nemesisnew
Gracenote has emerged as a key player in a fast-growing and lucrative niche that enables copyright cops to scour the Internet for illegal content and eradicate it.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Dish on Delivery Guys (and Those Who Eat It)new
Tagging along with delivery guys, the urban equivalent of the migrant farm worker.
New York Press |
Jeff Nishball |
04-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
New Mexico's DWI Tragedy Has Turned into Big Businessnew
Make making DWI a "top priority," the state's created an entire industry of lawyers, urinal cake makers and ignition interlock providers who are meeting the demand for an unnerving supply of DWI offenders.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
04-19-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Inside a City's Black Marketnew
What you'll pay for drugs, sex, weapons, IDs and more in Charlottesville, Va.
C-Ville Weekly |
Cathy Harding |
04-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Lifenew
The tribe -- certainly among the most prosperous of the nation's 561 recognized Indian tribes -- has built an economic juggernaut by exploiting federal policies that gave it advantages over any American corporation.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
04-17-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Richard Scrushy Dodges Jail for Probation Violationnew
The next time the former HealthSouth CEO leaves Alabama to go on vacation, he will have to wear a government-issued GPS tracking device on the trip.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
04-16-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Intelius Says it's Capable of Conducting a Full Background Check on Anyonenew
Except maybe its CEO.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
04-16-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Carved in Stonenew
Twenty years after Jim Stone first blew the whistle on Rockwell International, he got his day in court -- the Supreme Court.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
04-16-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The SEIU's Union Disunitynew
The secret deal worked out between Service Employees International Union bosses and nursing home owners denies union members the right to speak out, strike, or protect patients.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
04-11-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
