AltWeeklies Wire
Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonnew
It looks like Richard Norton Smith, the director of the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, is getting out while the getting is good.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
02-10-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Torture for Fun and Profitnew
Greg Hartley is set to become the first ex-Army interrogator to spin his mind-bending, truth-wresting abilities into a general management consultancy.
New York Press |
Brendan Conway |
02-09-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Banks 'R' Usnew
Nevada law permits some banks to operate without federal regulation -- and Greenspan wants it stopped.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
02-09-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Caught Mappingnew
How MapQuest helps the lost generation find itself.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
02-07-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Star-Buckernew
Xtine Hanson takes on corporate coffee with Delocator.net.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
02-03-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Exxon's Big, Big Bucksnew
The oil company posts record profits -- guess who helped?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-31-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Revolution Has Begunnew
In a region where spending resources on great design often is viewed as frivolous, governments and cultural institutions usually concentrate on the bare minimum -- until now.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
01-19-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Bass Pro Figures Flat
The rosy Bass Pro sales projections are downplayed by the dealmakers, even as the outdoor giant opens a new Broken Arrow store. A consultant says, "They sometimes cannibalize their own stores."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
12-15-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Union Shop on Every Blocknew
As baristas seek to organize, the feds cite Starbucks for interfering.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
12-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Occupational Deaths on the Rise in Georgianew
Statistics, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in late August, showed that Georgia saw a 16 percent increase in workplace deaths in 2004 from 2003. Florida was the only state to report a greater increase than Georgia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-08-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Tough Lucknew
LaRee Huff has been a flight attendant for nearly 35 years. Her battle with lupus doesn't compare with her battle to receive workers' compensation from Northwest Airlines.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Britt Robson |
08-10-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Four Atlanta CEOs and their Tales of Good Fortunenew
Atlanta's top CEOs can immerse their companies in scandal, drive business into the ground, watch stock values plummet and still live like kings.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Micheal Wall |
07-14-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Down in Flamesnew
While Northwest CEO Doug Steenland appears before the Senate Finance Commitee requesting a "freeze" on employee pensions, Northwest brass stand to retire in style, with executives receiving six-figure-a-year pension benefits.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
07-13-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Shenzhen Surprisenew
General Mills got a crash course in global spin when an obscure newspaper in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen announced that Häagen-Dazs had been busted for running an ice-cream sweatshop in a three-bedroom apartment.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Adam Minter |
07-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Group Accuses Grocer of Selling Info to Drug Companiesnew
Albertsons is heading to court on allegations that the grocer is selling confidential medical information to several pharmaceutical companies.
Boise Weekly |
Mike Belle |
06-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
