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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...

Politically Correct Service Dogs Prevent Career Ending Faux “Paws”

Over 30,0000 American business people currently employ service dogs to stop them from saying things that could destroy their careers. One of them is Tina Lorris, an insurance adjuster...

Coffee Shop Defends its Policy of Tasing Customers Lingering Too Long in Line

When Molly Tallman asked the barista at Sacramento’s Drippish Coffee how many types of mocha lattes were available, she did not expect the woman to pull out a taser...

Sudden Paradigm Shift Causes Severe Flooding in Illinois Town

As if the past couple years haven’t already presented their share of challenges, last week the town of Massington, Illinois experienced the worst flooding it has seen in over...

Business Investigating How Caller Got Through to Actual Human Being

Chicago’s Feldman Group reports that, on January 3, an outside caller somehow managed to get through to an actual employee.  The incident occurred at 10:47 AM, the first time...

Companies That Teeter Advised To Do So Anywhere Except on the Brink

In these chaotic and uncertain times it’s acceptable, even expected, for a company to do some teetering – but virtually all experts agree that this should never take place...

Loiterers Quit Loitering as Declining Store Traffic Decreases Opportunities

As brick and mortar retail sales continue to fall – due mainly to the increase in online ordering that began long before the pandemic – opportunities for loiterers have...

Discount Think Tanks Think About More Things at Much Lower Cost

Before 2015, the think tank business was highly profitable. Most contracted with large organizations that provided enough funding for dozens of people to think about just one thing for...

The Bard Meant Business – a Long-Lost Sonnet

Earlier this year, a story in The Huffington Post listed 13 of the many words invented by William Shakespeare – including “gloomy,” "majestic,” and “zany.” What many don't know, however,...

Workers Fired For Unwittingly Using Banned Expressions

On  March 5, Minna Rawlins, Finance Director of New York City’s Billings/Watts, emailed a staffer thanking him for his “fastidious” attention to detail. She was dismissed an hour later,...

Exec Resigns: Lied on Resume About Being “Self Starter,” “Go-To Person”

Thomas P. Morton, who became Chief Participation Officer of Milwaukee's Tri-Copson Press only last July, resigned this week when it was discovered he had falsified information on his resume. According...

Designer Flees America in Shame When Puppy Post Gets No “Likes”

Charlene Olivson, a wallpaper designer with Salmonson, Inc. in Chicago, unexpectedly moved to Naples, Italy last week – apparently because a social media post of her Shitzu sitting in...

CEO Puts Foot Down; Will Keep it Down Through the First Quarter

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...

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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...

Ingredients-Free Menu Makes for Healthier Dining Experience

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...

New “Eleanor” A.I. Eliminates Jobs by Just Randomly Eliminating Jobs

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...

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? For Some Lucky People, it Could be the CEO!

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...