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Free Range Mechanical Engineers Fail to Meet Expectations

When US universities began developing free range mechanical engineers...

Fed Up With an Underperforming Staff, Ohio Firm Imposes Sanctions

In January 2023, having overcome pandemic-related terciary obstacles, Toledo...

FBI: Ad Exec Took Bribe to Throw Pitch to Potential Client

 A Cleveland advertising executive is behind bars this week,...

Two Hospitalized After Failed Attempt to Move the Needle

Six employees of Minneapolis equities firm Polling/Quinn were injured...

No Longer Just Criminals, Henchmen Play Key Roles in Corporate America

As recently as 2018, few respectable people would have considered embarking on a career as a henchman.    “One always thought of a henchman as someone engaged in wrongdoing,” says...

Clumpps Gas Comes to Iowa Despite Concerns about Noise and Prostitution

Virginia based Clumpps Gas - known for the wide variety of amenities it provides  - will open its 747th US location in DesMoines next month. “We have stores in 36...

Companies Fight Over Who Gets to Help Poor Family

Two Dunthorpe, Oregon companies are battling in court over which gets to support a local underprivileged family. Both the Malcolm Group and Herner-Lents claim rights to the Millingtons. “We approached...

300-Member Logo Committee Adds Colon, De-Capitalizes Name

After meeting regularly since February of 2021 and spending $4.33 million on research, the ad hoc logo committee at Parker-Glossman announced a stunning change to the company’s long-standing logo. It...

Chain to Launch Self-Eating Pizza in 2026

After nearly five years of research and testing, pizza chain Markko’s will introduce a self-eating pizza in March of 2026.  The product is targeted to today’s busy consumers who...

Tired of Continually Being Eliminated, Middleman Embarks on New Career

After 40 years and thousands of businesses hellbent on getting rid of him, the Middleman has finally thrown in the towel. On May 1, he enrolled in Midwest Barber...

Leftover “Clap On!” Motors Discovered in Heart Pacemakers

The consumer watchdog group Consumer Watchdog issued a warning this week against purchasing heart pacemakers made by Tapson-Wise of Milwaukee. Rather than being equipped with standard pacemaker motors, the group...

Contingency Director Claims His Demotion Was Because His Wife Called Him “Bunny”

Until February, Leo Sitlin was a rising contingency manager at Cleveland financial house Holloway-Sills.  A favorite among the company’s clients, he often served as host at charity events, ballgames...

Communications Director Fired For Not Using “Robust” in Press Release

Gena McPherson, who had been the PR and communications manager at Minneapolis-based Calfalex for 12 years, was relieved of her duties last week due to a glaring omission in...

Software Employs Electric Shocks to Reduce Use of Email Smiley Faces

Over the past five years, US workers have increased their use of smiley face emoji in emails and other correspondence by 2000 percent – from an average of six...

As Risks in Illegal Trade Increase, Smugglers Turn to Toasters and Other Legal Merchandise

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...

After Six Year Evaluation, CEO Agrees to Sludge Bath Challenge

After a six-year evaluation, a task force at Houston's Falco Financial has conditionally recommended that CEO Marianne Willikin participate in the GDS Sludge Bath - where participants spend ten...

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Entire State of Rhode Island May Soon be Replaced by One Enormous Data Center

If proposed Bill 234-6W is passed by the state’s general assembly next week - and recent polling shows it will be - Rhode Island...

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When it opened a year ago, Montie's in Midtown Detroit needed an edge over its competitors in the the city's crowded restaurant scene: Its...

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One of the benefits of A.I. is that it will help businesses increase efficiency and reduce payroll by taking over functions like copywriting, data...

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In January, Memphis brokerage firm House-Winters introduced “Dinner with the Boss” - where, once a month, CEO Sylvia Rankin visits  the home of one...

Finally! Product Packaging That Absolutely Nobody Can Get Open

Chicago home goods maker Peers & Webb has achieved the goal that has eluded businesses for over a century: A product package that is...