Topic: Baltimore

Can Livestrong Survive Lance Armstrong and a Doping Scandal?

The world's most famous cancer survivor has been his foundation's biggest asset, even as it grew into an innovative force in health care. Now his legal troubles may make him a risk.READ»

• Built Strong: Measuring Livestrong's Revenue, Spending, Followers and Reach
• Meet Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman, the Most Savvy Health Care Leader in Social Media

iFive: Gulf Still Oily, Illinois Legislates for Solar, the Mega-Range EV, RIM Wants Mobile Ad Network, Spotify Chief's New Home

A standing ovation for innovation, please. Clap clap clap clap clap.READ»

Re: March 2010

Most Innovative Companies I enjoyed the issue devoted to the World's Most Innovative Companies. I get that Fast Company is focused on business, design, the for-profit world, but then you had PatientsLikeMe as No. 23 on the list. ...READ»

• Update: Moving On

Nalgene Ranks the Most and Least Wasteful Cities in America

It's time once again for Nalgene's annual ranking of America's most and least wasteful cities, a list based on a survey that measures waste, sustainability efforts, shopping habits, transportation, and reuse of items among 3,750 ...READ»

Sign of the Times: For Newspapers to Survive, They Must Put Users First

If publications continue to rely on selling advertising to support their costs, how does that serve the audience's needs? Three ideas for how newspapers can refocus on readers.READ»

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About Tom Casper

Tom has 14 years of specialized experience within the investment management arena. He began his career in the financial services industry with Merrill Lynch in 1996. He specialized in financial planning and was a Consults specialist ...READ»

Best Buy, Snipi & Next Tag Usher-In Recessionista Chic

“The recession has been a painful ‘rite of passage‘ that has caused people to re-evaluate themselves and what they want out of life,” said Robbie Blinkoff, founder of the Baltimore-based Context-Based Research Group...READ»

Health Insurance Quotes Reform Obamacare & Buying Individual Health Insurance

Following the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts State Senate last week and the resulting loss of Senate Democrats' supermajority, lawmakers continue to pave the way for health care reform - with limited progress. In addition, polls indicate that the public would rather lawmakers focus more on the economy than on health care.READ»

Dennis J Norheim dds dentist

Dr Dennis J Norheim DDS dentist, Palm SpringsREAD»

Amazon's Same-Day Delivery

The failure of get-it-now startups like Kozmo.com apparently hasn't phased online retail giant Amazon, which this morning launched a same-day delivery option in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas and Seattle. ...READ»

The Urban Forest Project: Companies Fund Public Art, Which Funds Non-Profits

A unique public art project is a model for building and maintaining positive and sustainable partnerships between businesses, creatives, and government agencies.READ»

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Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

Work/Life: The Bus Also Rises

Anne Marie Chaker of The Wall Street Journal wrote an excellent review recently of the new bus services that have come onto the scene to cater to business travelers. Her story includes a charming video of her trip to Baltimore on ...READ»

Five Incredibly Entertaining Niche Social Networks

Social networking has completely tangled itself into the fabric of our daily lives, and though Facebook is still de rigueur, people with specific interests and advertisers who want to reach those people are becoming more the norm. For ...READ»

Social Enterprise + Preventative Healthcare + Service = Project HEALTH

College friends Rebecca Onie and Tara Abrahams followed their passions to address healthcare and poverty. Just over a decade after graduating from Harvard, each with a graduate degree now as well, they are leaders in social enterprise ...READ»

Is Hyperlocal Journalism's Savior?

It's been the week of hyperlocal. And by week, I mean the past two days, since Twitter accelerates the online journalism news cycle to roughly the rate at which we breathe. I hadn't finished exhaling the news of Everyblock's sale to ...READ»

When Design Is Too Good: Stunning Border Signage Is Deemed a Threat

A daring new sign at the U.S.-Canada border is being dismantled after officials decided it was a target for terrorists. Ellen Lupton asks designer Michael Bierut why.READ»

• Ellen Lupton's Design Your Life blog

Crisis Buster Tip #15: Want More Sales? Keep Smiling

Patrick Valtin, international business coach, reveals a discovery about top sales professionals and how to use this to increase sales in any economy…especially the tough ones.READ»

Time and Identity: What Your Clock Says About Your Personality

It's always running out. Some ways to make the most of what we have left.READ»

• Ellen Lupton's Design Your Life blog

Piles Versus Files

Any way you stack it, some work is meant to be left out in the open.READ»

• Ellen Lupton's Design Your Life blog

Seeing and Being Seen

Whether it's home-based or a third place, it's all about being visible in your workspace.READ»

• Ellen Lupton's Design Your Life blog

The Art of Looking Busy

Seeing just enough of your coworkers is the key to effective collaboration.READ»

• Ellen Lupton's Design Your Life blog

The Visibility Principle

What's the key to organization and productivity? You'll see.READ»

• Introducing Guest Blogger Ellen Lupton: Welcoming Design Into Our Daily Lives

Introducing Guest Blogger Ellen Lupton: Welcoming Design Into Our Daily Lives

When I'm taking a weekend away from work, the last things I usually want to grab for reading materials are the design books sent to me from publishers that march like a Great Wall of Nice Typefaces across my desk. But there was ...READ»

When the going gets tough, Shawn Baldwin behaves like a true Wall Streeter and heads to the Hamptons (for a fundraiser)!

Shawn Baldwin from CMG reports from the Reginald F. Lewis memorial event at the Lewis estate in East HamptonREAD»