At a new training program, staffers learn the behavioral characteristics that make our canine friends so loyal.

The new Cortex phone app offers users the convenience of at-home neurosurgery - and at an average savings savings of over 95 percent. “If you have to have brain surgery, where's a better place than in the comfort of your own home?” says Sandy McClain, CEO of app developers XBam2....

Based on reports that 40 percent of think tank employees who think from home are thinking about things they're not being paid to think about, many outside clients have been terminating their thinking contracts.  To stay in business, some think tanks are changing their focus to include both thinking...

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Over the past 20 years, jail terms for those caught smuggling drugs, fireworks, and other illegal items have increased by 45.6 percent.  As a result, more smugglers are now moving legal goods – soda pop, lipstick, throw rugs, etc. “The illegal trade has just gotten too risky,” says Sheila Paterson...

Citing a poor performance in May, NorthLogics CEO Moira Cassen put her foot down as of November 10. A company spokesperson says it will remain down until at least the end of the first quarter of 2022. “This is a significant move,” says Norman Wollcott of the Litman Group, which...

Employees of Weltmen Conformities are now receiving certified letters in their files if they are caught working instead of playing backgammon during their assigned “fun” periods.  The policy was launched last month after six marketers were caught compiling deliverables when they were supposed to be playing the game. “We have...

Citing losses of over $220 million during the past four months, CityThird of Newark, New Jersey, has launched a new initiative to help it regain profitability.  Starting May 1, customers making a cash withdrawal at any of the bank's 4,500 ATM machines will have exactly five seconds to grab...

As part of its 2019 mandate that employees achieve a healthy work-life balance or face disciplinary action up to and including dismissal, management at Newark’s Rembison Group begin requiring employees to “Stop and smell the roses” at least once a week. The initiative exceeded expectations – with over three quarters...

As recently as three years ago, businesses whose data was being held hostage by ransomware attackers could expect to pay upwards of $10 million to retrieve their files unencrypted, the only way to get back to doing business. Last week, PulseTake, the Chicago medical planner, was able to get its...

When its stock hit $151,006 per share on November 20, Denver toothpick maker Tonssill achieved a market valuation of $500 billion. That makes it the fourth most valuable company in the world. Founder Neal Molling told reporters that while he’s pleased at achieving the milestone, he isn't surprised. “Our toothpicks are...

Before 1992, Tax Accountants were not found in Michigan - despite the fact that neighboring Illinois was overrun with them. Here's how they got into the state.