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Fed Up With an Underperforming Staff, Ohio Firm Imposes Sanctions

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

World Beats Path to Mousetrap Factory Door

Fifteen people were injured on Tuesday when billions of...

More Michigan Municipalities Looking to Fill Town Drunk Positions

There are currently 31 Michigan municipalities looking to fill...

Utilizing the “Penny Tray” Strategy to Meet Budget Goals

October of 2022 was a grim time at Santa...

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...

Toothpick Disruptor Now World’s Fourth Most Valuable Company

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...

Company on Upswing Now That the Right Hand Knows What Left is Doing

reasons most often cited is that the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing. That was certainly the case at Comstock Dependables of Muncie, Indiana, which saw...

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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...

As Number of Heads on Them Grows, Production of Chopping Blocks Soars

In 2019, the average number of heads on the chopping blocks at a US corporation was 4.4.  Today it's 22.5 and is expected to...

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...

Twister the Musical Struggling in Pittsburgh

Some have argued that this popular party game wasn’t meant to be made into a full-scale Broadway musical. We'll soon find out if they're...

Another Lost Novel by Harper Lee to be Published in July

Twelve years after the publication of Harper Lee’s long lost, Go Set a Watchman, a third book by the late author will be released...