Lois Wille, Twice a Pulitzer Winner in Her Beloved Chicago, Dies at 87
A hard-hitting reporter, she won two of the prizes, one for a series on how poor women were denied birth control and a second for editorial writing.
View ArticleU.S. Gives Chevron Three-Month Extension to Stay in Venezuela
The Treasury Department says Chevron, the last major American oil company doing business in the country, can stay there until at least late October.
View ArticleMail Solutions to Save You Time and Money
Direct mail marketing isn't always considered a viable option in 2019, but direct mail marketing can work. According to Marketing Sherpa, 76% of customers trust direct mail when making purchasing...
View ArticleWhy Teams Still Need Leaders
Lindy Greer, associate professor of management and organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business In recent years, agile and flat working structures have gained favor at many...
View ArticleIn an Industrial Corner of France, 18,000 Jobs Are On Offer. Why Aren’t...
In France, there are few takers for tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs, despite one of Europe’s highest unemployment rates. Now, the industry is being pushed to burnish its allure.
View ArticleWhat Senior Executives Can Do When the Board Meddles
Five strategies that can help you respond. * This article was originally published here
View ArticleSausage King and Queen Take Stock
After a stroke, the founder of Applegate Farms helps his wife build a vibrant arts center.
View ArticlePackaging solutions: Poised to take off?
Major trends are reshaping packaging solutions—and that could open new opportunities for players that are prepared to move fast.* This article was originally published here
View ArticleU.S. Approves T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, a Deal That Would Reshape the Industry
Critics, including a group of state attorneys general, continued to voice their objections to the deal, saying the combination would harm consumers.
View ArticleUse Failure as an Opportunity to Reflect on Your Strengths
Rejection hurts — but it isn’t the end. * This article was originally published here
View ArticleWashington, D.C., Power Failure Affects More Than 30,000 Customers
Potomac Electric Power Company said most of those who lost service had their electricity restored after about four hours.
View ArticleGrowing opportunities in the Internet of Things
Maturing underlying technologies will make Internet of Things technologies easier to implement and help companies and investors seize new opportunities.* This article was originally published here
View ArticleSoftware security trends from experts at Infosec Europe 2019
Top software security trends for 2019, based on our annual survey at Infosec Europe, include growing concerns for data protection and regulatory compliance. The post Software security trends from...
View ArticleThe Week in Business: Food Stamps Come Under Fire, and Facebook Gets Fined...
Plus, the Epstein scandal takes another casualty — Deutsche Bank.
View Article66 percent of SMBs don’t believe they’re vulnerable to a cyberattack
Most small and medium businesses are seriously underestimating their vulnerability to cyberattacks according to a new study. Read the full article at: betanews.com Small Business Consultant * This...
View ArticleBryan Magee, Who Brought Philosophy to British TV, Dies at 89
Mr. Magee was a philosopher, writer and politician who challenged the idea that television could not “make serious demands on viewers.”
View ArticleRussi Taylor, the Voice of Minnie Mouse and ‘Simpsons’ Characters, Dies at 75
Ms. Taylor had done work for numerous animated series and also voiced Donald Duck’s nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie.
View Article‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Is a Box-Office Hit for Tarantino
Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt helped the director score one of the biggest opening weekends of his career.
View ArticleDigital Success Requires Breaking Rules
In an earlier column, I discussed how digital technologies (social, mobile, analytics, cloud, internet of things, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and many more) are instigating two different...
View ArticlePfizer Is Said to Plan a Deal for Its Off-Patent Drugs Unit
The drug company is near an agreement to combine the division, which includes Viagra and Lipitor, with the pharmaceutical company Mylan.
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