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

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

Walking Dead Insurance Actuaries Invade Pennsylvania City

Three weeks ago, insurance actuary Anita Mizon, who had...

Clumpps Gas Comes to Iowa Despite Concerns about Noise and Prostitution

Virginia based Clumpps Gas - known for the wide...

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

After meeting regularly since February of 2021 and spending...

Farm-To-Table Restaurant Loses Accreditation After Food Also Stopped at Bar

Detroit’s 141st farm-to-table restaurant, Corktown Pipsie’s, was stripped of its accreditation this week when it was discovered that its delivery driver, after leaving the farm, was stopping at a...

After 362 Years, Movers and Shakers Announce Split

After working in tandem since 1659, the Movers and the Shakers announced this week that their partnership will dissolve effective December 31. While the split is amicable, the concern...

Popular “Ed Watson” Face Masks Were Not Approved by Ed Watson

Of all the novelty protective face masks selling across the USA, none have been more popular in the workplace than the “Ed Watson” full-face model. Since April, Spokane manufacturer...

Two Who Both Claim to Have Coined “Phone Tag! You’re It!” Headed to Court

Two men who both claim they coined the expression “Phone tag, you’re it!” will be battling it out in the 417th District Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts to determine which...

Running of the Insurance Agents Cancelled Due to Covid Pandemic

The annual Running of the Insurance Agents has been cancelled for 2020, according to organizer Minnie Exton. Since its founding in 1956, thousands of runners have descended upon the town...

Company Goes Back to Drawing Board, Discovers Custodian Has Thrown it Out

After spending two years and 82,000 meeting hours trying to develop a new formulation platform, Cleveland techno-aggregator Quality 1.1 found itself hopelessly mired between two strategies:  Advancing pre-productive platforms...

Company Sells Movie Rights to 982-Hour Task Force Meeting

Brainstorm This! - a movie based on a legendary 982-hour task force meeting at Cleveland's Minsick Bolts - will begin filming in that city next summer. The longest task...

Fake Devils Swindling Businesspersons Trying to Sell Their Souls to Get Promoted

As more US businesspeople look at selling their souls to the Devil in exchange for promotions – the number has gone up by 43,000 percent in the past ten...

Portland Retailer Achieves Goal of Longest Checkout Line in History

On December 19, Portland department store Fillner’s achieved a goal it had sought for 50 years: The longest checkout line ever recorded - over 1.2 miles, with an average...

Incompetence-Sniffing Dogs Help Companies Improve Bottom Line

To ensure all employees are contributing their fair share, many businesses are utilizing incompetence-sniffing dogs to identify those not making the grade.   “Some breeds possess an innate ability to...

Thumbtack Festival Returns to Detroit Maker Space

For the third year, thumbtack makers from across the US will gather at Detroit’s MakerSpace maker space to show off their handiwork at the second annual Thumtackular!!! festival. “We expect...

Exec Fired for Not Knowing Lil’ Bow Wow is Now Just Plain Bow Wow

The Chief Transformation Officer at Milwaukee's Tellway-Platt was dismissed this week for not knowing that rapper Bow-Wow had dropped the prefix “Lil.’” Monica Pasterell, 51, was a 29-year veteran of...

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

In 2019, the average number of heads on the chopping blocks of US corporations was 4.4.  Toda  it's 22.5 and is expected to hit...

Artisan Ice Cube Start-Up Struggles To Keep Up with Demand

After just six weeks in business, Detroit Artisan Ice Cubes is already working at capacity “We're up to 33 cubes a week,” says founder Larry...

Twister the Musical Struggling in Pittsburgh

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

Does Starting a Fan Club for My Boss Make Me Look Like a Suck-Up?

Q) As I understand the concept of “Fan Clubs,” people start them for those they admire a lot –  singers like Patti Page, or...

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...