Business Activity in US Shrinks for First Time Since 2009
Business activity in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted in September for the first time in three years, adding to signs manufacturing will contribute less to the economic recovery.www.businessweek.com
Business owner, UPS driver among those killed in Minneapolis shooting
Business owner, UPS driver among those killed in Minneapolis shooting. A man burst into a sign-making business in Minneapolis, fatally shooting the owner and three others in the office before turning the gun on himself, family and officials said Friday.www.duluthnewstribune.com
US Midwest business barometer sinks in September
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest contracted this month for the first time since September 2009, as new orders sank, a report showed on Friday.www.reuters.com
Hiring Mobile Apps Developer - Business Insider
Business Insider is seeking an experienced mobile applications developer to join the BI tech team and the fast-paced, exciting world of software development at a digital media startup.www.businessinsider.com
TEXT-S&P:Hartford rtg unaffected by sale of Life Business
Sept 28 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings on Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (BBB/Stable/A-2) are not affected by the announced sale of the Individual Life business to Prudential Financial Inc. The announcement ...www.reuters.com
Principles business can live by
By Rob Wonderling While businesses throughout the region are seeing moderate growth, Philadelphia continues to lose jobs. In 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the city had an average of 657,000 jobs.www.philly.com
thredUP reinvents second hand clothing
They say that there's a business for everything. In many cases there are more than one. Oftentimes it's a different spin on an existing business that succeeds. One of my goals for this blog is to higlight the business owners that have taken a chance in ...www.boston.com
SBA says small business lending up, but some feeling left out
This week Small Business Administration chief Karen Mills gave America's top banks a pat on the back for boosting their lending to small businesses over the last 12 months, while separate data showed that funding for the most needy small businesses ...blogs.reuters.com
Business air travel is up in West Michigan, survey says
The Grand Rapids' Travel Leaders compared year-to year bookings for area businesses and found business travel for fall 2012 is expected to be higher than 2011, according to its recent fall business forecast. That is encouraging news considering the ...www.mlive.com
Evidence Reveals New Signs Colorado Shooting Suspect Was Dangerous
A trove of new documents in the James Holmes case were released today and while most were fairly procedural, one has caught everyone's attention.www.businessinsider.com
Big Business Increasingly Supports Gay Rights
Arguably, there's a business case for supporting it. Google, Starbucks, Nike, General Mills, and other big brands have all opened themselves up to both the potential risk and opportunity of supporting LGBT equality.blogs.hbr.org
DBJ names 2012 Business of the Year finalists
"With more than 80 nominations this year, our judges had a tough job selecting this year's winners," said Carol Clark, publisher of the Dayton Business Journal. "Every one of these finalists are in a select group of businesses that have truly outshined ...www.bizjournals.com
Small business sees bottom line benefit from wellness programs
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–While most small businesses don't offer health and wellness programs to their employees, three of four that offer such programs do find the initiatives have a positive impact on their bottom line.www.lanereport.com
Completing the Social Business Transformation: A Manifesto
What has become known as Social Business is now at the elbow of such a curve, in my opinion. From basic telephony, to email, to centralized forms of collaboration such as forums, wikis, and blogs, we have come to an integrated suite of capabilities ...www.forbes.com
Muskegon business leaders tell chamber breakfast of a 'resurgence' in the ...
MUSKEGON, MI - The Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce's first Business for Breakfast event of the new program year provided a "glass half full" view of the Muskegon community.www.mlive.com
How To Find A Million Dollar Business Idea (In Minutes)
When I ask aspiring entrepreneurs why they haven't started a business yet, I usually hear "Because I can't figure out an idea for what I want to do yet," or the more common, "I don't know where to start.www.forbes.com
OC Register to expand business section
"The focus is on providing relevant and essential information for anyone interested in Orange County business," Register Editor Ken Brusic said in the paper's article about the announcement.www.bizjournals.com
Amerigroup to Sell Virginia Business Amid WellPoint Acquisition
The sale of the Virginia business won't require any change of terms or amendments to the WellPoint merger, Amerigroup said, and the Inova deal is expected to close at the same time as the WellPoint acquisition.www.foxbusiness.com
Carbonite Business Honored As Gold Stevie® Award Winner In 2012 American ...
"We are thrilled to be recognized by the American Business Awards for our efforts in helping businesses protect their data," said Peter Lamson, senior vice president, Small Business, Carbonite. "Small-to-medium sized businesses generate tons of ...www.dailymarkets.com
For Sale: MBA Admissions Essays That Worked Once
For years, applicants looking to read examples of admissions essays submitted to top business schools could buy books with such names as 101 Business School (MBA) Essays That Made a Difference or 65 Successful Harvard Business School Essays.www.businessweek.com
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