As I nibbled away on an amazing plate of huevos rancheros this weekend, I realized I had forgotten something key while immersed in the bliss of my breakfast. There were EGGS in this dish and they were runny, a fact that immediately sent me into panic mode. What if these eggs were on the now [...]
New York Times blogger Carl Richards could have used flashy graphics with his weekly personal finance column. Instead, he opted for a Sharpie and cardstock. “I’ve been drawing similar drawings for 10 years on whiteboard,” he says. “I told [editor Ron Lieber] one time in a restaurant, and all I had was a napkin. He [...]
The annual college move-in spectacle is under way – or about to be – on campuses nationwide, and with it comes a new crop of freshly minted adult consumers. Marketers are swarming these fresh targets, and they’re not just touting textbooks, takeout and technology. From bus passes to bank accounts, pilsner to pillow slips, college [...]
There’s been a lot of news this week about what Americans know or don’t know about President Obama’s religion. Where’s all this come from? Pew Research: Growing Number of Americans Say Obama is a Muslim Pew is a great resource. When you have a few minutes, check out their archives: 2010 Publications. Many of their [...]
By Randall Smith When I was a young business editor in the 1980s, Ewing Kauffman invited me to his Kansas City office for a chat. Kauffman, who made billions in the pharmacy business and was founder of the Kansas City Royals, said he wanted to get to know me. When I entered his office, I [...]
With nearly a month of summer left on the calendar, you might want to consider an agricultural update pretty soon. So far, 2010 has been the warmest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – and that’s definitely had pros and cons for growers in the United States. Some crops have [...]
Producing a weekly business industry magazine with a compelling feature story is not as simple as you may think. I cannot tell you how many times when I was the one-person business department at the Laredo Morning Times that it felt like I was pulling some centerpiece feature out of my backside. While the stories [...]
The Particulars Instructor: Angel Gonzalez Location: Online Date and Time: Noon OR 4 p.m. EST on Nov. 16 Registration is now closed. After years of working to convince the government to expand offshore drilling, oil companies finally got the thumbs up. So they dug in quick and began tapping deep inside the ocean to keep [...]
Are you grappling to understand what’s next for your local economy ? Or maybe you’re ready to take the full plunge into dissecting mounds of data or producing your own video, but are unsure where to begin. The Reynolds Center’s fall training schedule is the answer you’ve been looking for. Our lineup of free regional and [...]
