2011 Mid-Year Hiring Outlook
Following a brief uptick earlier this year, the U.S. employment situation is on the decline again, with jobless claims rising and many businesses cutting back payrolls. While mounting economic uncertainty may cause further problems, there are some positive signs in the hiring outlook for the remainder of 2011. While the overall United States economy has emerged from the recession, job growth has...
Read More »How to Deal With Rude Customers
Customer service is one of the most important aspects of managing a business, yet some customers are simply impossible to please. Learn the best ways to deal with rude customers. A woman in Houston, Tex., was recently thrown out of a restaurant for posting an unflattering Tweet about the bartender. When the general manager found out about the message, he phoned in and had the woman removed. While...
Read More »Making It Happen: Turning Good Ideas Into Great Results
In Making It Happen, author and entrepreneur Peter Sheahan details specific ways to convert an idea into a successful business strategy through five critical steps. The world is not short on ideas, but it is short on people who can transform their ideas into outstanding results. Whether you want to start a business, reinvigorate your company, or change the world, Making It Happen will show you...
Read More »GE Appliances & Lighting Scores LEED®-Platinum for New Data Center
GE Appliances & Lighting opened a new data center at its Louisville, Ky., Appliance Park headquarters that has achieved the prestigious LEED-Platinum certification, a credential held by only 6 percent of LEED-certified buildings worldwide. GE designed the facility with the intent of reducing data center energy consumption and lowering environmental impact, in addition to providing enough...
Read More »Interbrand Releases 2011 Rankings of Best Global Green Brands
Interbrand, a leading brand consultant, has released the Best Global Green Bands 2011 rankings. The top 50 brands were rated based on public perception of environmental sustainability performance with demonstration of that performance based on publicly available information and data. Interbrand used their annual Best Global Brands report as the foundation for their first ranking of green brands....
Read More »Combining Carbon Capture and Sequestration With Geothermal Energy
Alternative energy and green industrial technologies and methods are often criticized as too expensive, with the costs outweighing the benefits, say some critics (who have a point, in many cases). The charge is a contentious one: when determining costs versus rewards, often times, opposing sides can't even agree exactly what the long-terms costs and benefits are. Can cost-benefit analyses be...
Read More »Weekly Industry Crib Sheet: U.S. Manufacturing Growth to Outpace Overall Economy
Plus: GDP Growth Revised Down, Jobless Claims Rise Again and Consumer Confidence Falls. Q2 GDP Growth Downgraded United States economic growth for the second quarter of 2011 was revised downward largely due to reductions in private inventory investments and a slowdown in exports, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday. The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth...
Read More »The Climate Change Controversy - What's It Really About?
In the bitter high-stakes debate about man-made global warming, it's often hard to feel that you're getting the straight story from either side. One side claims that the earth is heating up because of human activity, that the science is settled, and that anti-science zealots are seeding doubt to slow down the urgent steps that must be taken to save the planet. The other side claims that the earth...
Read More »The Chevy Volt's Dying? What Took It So Long?
Can't say the news was all that surprising or unwelcome. "There's trouble on the horizon for the Chevrolet Volt, the electric wonder car," USA Today reported. "Interest in buying the $39,995 plug-in car is starting to taper off, not only among 'early adopters' but among lots of other buyers, as well, reports CNW Marketing Research, which tracks such things." It's not hard to see why it's dying:...
Read More »Advanced Vehicle R&D Gets Boost from DOE
In support of 40 projects across 15 states, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies that will help improve the fuel efficiency of tomorrow's vehicles. The projects focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: - Advanced fuels and lubricants - Light-weighting materials - Light weight,...
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