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Corvette and the Importance of Community

I've been reading an early draft of Carol Sanford's new book on moving beyond corporate responsibility, tentatively titled The Responsible Business. Sanford has spent her career helping organizations understand how to serve all ...READ»

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Re: July/August 2010

The Big Apple Nice job, Farhad Manjoo ("Apple Nation"). Not only do you peel back the layers to reveal what makes Apple Apple, you do so systematically -- offering clear, insightful messages to other companies striving to be ...READ»

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Turning a Part-time Passion Into a Full-Time Enterprise

A part-time business gives you the opportunity to develop your business model and learn from your mistakes. As your business grows you reach a pivotal moment: Do you maintain the status quo or push the envelope and go full time?READ»

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How Warner Music and Its Musicians Are Combating Declining Album Sales

Up-and-coming bands like Shinedown are helping Warner Music Group pull off the hardest trick in the music biz: redefining the record label for the digital age.READ»

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David Byrne on New Urbanism, Burning Down of Houses at CNU 18

If you were in the market for an introduction to the New Urbanism -- what is it for? what is it against? what is it about, really? -- your choices on the opening day of the Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU 18) were either a ...READ»

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Crib Sheet: Steven Chu, Secretary of State for Energy

When you've got one of the world's biggest man-made disaster zones on your doorstep, it pays to have an Energy Secretary like Steven Chu. Possessor of an enormous brain, he excels at distilling the big picture of climate change into ...READ»

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Square Brings Credit Card Swiping to the Mobile Masses, Starting Today

Now that Square is publicly available for iPhone and Android OS, with millions of card readers being shipped free of charge, Jack Dorsey tells Fast Company how his business model will disrupt the way you pay.READ»

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Boeing Rapid-Prototypes Its Phantom Ray Spy Plane Into Flight

Boeing's newest research aircraft got a public unveiling yesterday, which is interesting for such a future-facing aircraft that's surely destined for a ton of cloak-and-dagger work. It's an unmanned spy plane, and even its looks are ...READ»

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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»

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This Week in Health Insurance Reform Easy To Insure ME

Americans Support Incremental Steps to Reform: In a newly released Rasmussen Reports survey , 52 percent of American voters continue to oppose the health care plan proposed by President ObamaREAD»

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A discussion on HealthGrid technology and Private Equity with Dr. Jonathan Silverstein

 As we continue to search for value in the highly volatile market, it's clear that the value will lie in areas that don't have electronic price quotations which can be delivered at lightspeed by fingers adept with command ...READ»

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Colleges & Universities

Our graduates leave Delphian ready to take on any challenge. For many, it’s college; for others, the arts. And some of our graduates tap into their entrepreneurial spirits to launch their own independent businesses. You’ll also ...READ»

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Jim Falk Motors Introduces a Variety of New 2010 Chevrolet Models

Jim Falk Motors has great deals on 2010 Chevy models, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Traverse, Equinox, Camaro, and Silverado.READ»

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Budweiser Shortage Latest Hiccup for InBev's Anheuser-Busch

There was a bit of a bar fight in western Europe this week after Saint Louis-based brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev announced they were cutting 800 jobs-- about 10 percent of their workforce there. Laid-off workers in Belgium have ...READ»

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Oldest NFL Team Still Going Strong

Active players compose Michael Adams, J.J. Arrington, Monty Beisel, Bertrand Berry, Anquan Boldin, Alan Branch, Steve Breaston, Elton Brown, Levi Brown, Ralph Brown, Calais Campbell, Tim Castille, Karlos Dansby, Darnell Dockett, Early ...READ»

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Case History: Physical Therapy Practice Turnaround Despite Deep Recession

We received a great response to the case history in our last post, so here's another case history that will show how you can turn your practice around even in a recession. Key tactics include...READ»

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How Playing Jazz Influences My Consulting

How improvisation helped me implement enduring change for a client.READ»

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St. Louis Gets Its High Line: Citygarden Sculpture Park

Like the transformative park in New York, a new sculpture garden in St. Louis brings radical revitalization to a part of a city that needs it.READ»

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Independent Restaurant Groups Band Together to Cook Off the Sour Economy

When does free Wi-Fi, a selection of $5 entrées, and hip décor fail to draw a throng of eager diners? When it's a mom-and-pop eatery owned and operated by locals, for locals (or anyone who wants to feel like a local). The problem ...READ»

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Mobile Lounges and Development Methodology

I recently flew into Washington Dulles airport, and I was struck anew with the sheer impracticality of the Dulles “mobile lounge.” It’s like something out of Star Wars. I can only imagine the glee of the Chrysler salesman who, ...READ»

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Rising Dough: Why Panera Bread Is on a Roll

How Panera is thriving by selling real food -- and a gathering space -- in suburbiaREAD»

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Interactyx Limited Announces Global Affiliate Program

Interactyx Limited is delighted to announce a comprehensive affiliate program that is focused on reaching new international markets and providing additional penetration into certain domestic industries with TOPYX®, the affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social networking, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality. Interactyx Limited is continuing to review and accept high-value affiliate opportunities.READ»

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How Do You Disguise a Starbucks Store? Like This...

Last Friday a cute new coffee shop opened in Seattle, dubbed "15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea"--it's one of those unique places that are being beaten out of business by big nasty Starbucks. Wait a second, it is a Starbucks. And it's ...READ»

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St. Louis - Host of the 2009 MLB All-Star Game

Ryan is from the St. Louis area. READ»

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The 80th Major League All-Star Game

Though the nation is in a mid-summer slump, the national pastime and Mr. October himself are teaming up for a morale boost tonight at the 80th Major League All-Star Game, where Barack Obama will throw the ceremonial first pitch. But ...READ»