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How Local Business Stops the Brain Drainnew

It is no coincidence that the "cool" cities where young workers want to live are filled with vibrant communities of locally owned businesses where they can hang out even if they're paying their dues in a boring workplace.
Jackson Free Press  |  Valerie Wells  |  04-05-2012  |  Business & Labor

The Case for Shiftlessness

We've been programmed to believe that the only way to get money is to earn it. Improvements in workplace efficiency, however, are increasing unemployment and making work-for-pay obsolete.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  03-07-2012  |  Business & Labor

Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisisnew

Junk haulers expand their business in the wake of evictees leaving behind houses in terrible condition.
Houston Press  |  Paul Knight  |  04-29-2008  |  Business & Labor

World's Oil Producers Have Trouble Keeping Up with Growing Demand

In the past month, gas prices have risen more than 20 percent. Two experts contend the world is running out of gas.
The Inlander  |  Ted S. McGregor Jr.  |  08-07-2004  |  Business & Labor

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