AltWeeklies Wire
A Dose of Suburbia: Chain Drugstores in the Citynew
Chain drugstores have been taking aim at downtowns and urban neighborhoods for several years now, and even as the industry shrinks, they are clinging to their unpopular building models that emphasize drive-throughs and lots of parking out front.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
09-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
Snake-Oil Salesman Sprays His Way to Successnew
After the FDA complained, one of Joe Deihl's companies stopped marketing the KI-Spray it claimed would protect consumers' health in case of nuclear disaster. But he still peddles vitamin sprays of disputed value, in spite of the nearly 70 lawsuits that have been filed against him and his companies.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
09-21-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
City Banks on Ex-Con to Revitalize Downtownnew
Kansas City officials agreed not to tax developers for changing an eyesore property into 142 units of luxury living. Does it matter that a key figure behind the venture is a white-collar criminal?
The Pitch |
David Martin |
09-21-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Corporate Icon Fends Off Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuitsnew
Rollins Inc. and Orkin are under siege, and president Glen Rollins is the general standing on the ramparts. The outfit is being nibbled at by lawyers and disgruntled customers who are as ferocious in their attack as termites are when they sniff unprotected wood.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-15-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Latinos Warn of 'False' Credit Cardnew
Advertised nationwide to Spanish speakers as offering a $2,000 line of credit, Pro Line is derided as a scam by consumer advocates.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Homeland Security Employee Gets Money for Nothingnew
Barry Mallek shows up for work as a Federal Protective Service officer in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, does nothing for eight hours, returns to his hotel, and then comes back the next day and sits around some more.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
First-Time Home Buyers With Bad Credit Meet the Specialistnew
In Buffalo, N.Y., slumlord Scott Wizig's leases landed him in criminal court. In Houston, his leases made him rich.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
09-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Labor Day: Remembering the Stugglenew
Illinois remembers the working-class heroes who fought for the eight-hour day, the Workers Compensation Act and the law requiring children to finish elementary school before going to work.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
09-02-2004 |
Business & Labor
Infamous Sugar Barons Make Nice with Publicnew
For decades, the Fanjul family and their company, Florida Crystals, have symbolized the harshness of corporate, big-business farming. Now they want to win public favor and push ahead with real estate development plans.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
08-30-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Community Colleges Crack Down on Workplace Bulliesnew
A new workplace antibullying policy passed by the Peralta Community College District board of trustees states that demeaning, intimidating or violent behavior is unacceptable.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
08-27-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Black Listed: Former Hallmark Writer Gets the Shaftnew
Derrick Barnes, the first full-time African-American male writer on Hallmark's payroll, wishes he could get his old job back.
The Pitch |
Andrew Miller |
08-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
Businesses Embrace Ancient Art of Feng Shuinew
Customers won't stay and spend money in your store; buyers keep backing out of deals to buy your house; workers in your office complain of headaches and fatigue. Maybe, a friend suggests, it's time to call in a feng shui expert to cure your building's ailing "chi."
Mountain Xpress |
Steve Rasmussen |
08-19-2004 |
Business & Labor
How Construction Giant Bechtel Manipulates the Pressnew
Bechtel, the company that's won lucrative contracts for reconstruction in Iraq, has a long list of P.R. disasters, like the Big Dig in Boston, that might have sunk another company. But a sophisticated press strategy keeps Bechtel out of trouble.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
08-07-2004 |
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
Starbucks Not As Bad a Corporate Colonialist As Bashers Thinknew
The unavoidable Starbucks is regarded by some as the ultimate corporate colonialist. Taylor Clark looks at the charges against the coffeehouse chain and finds it not guilty on several counts.
Willamette Week |
Taylor Clark |
08-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
