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Marketing can make or break a business

Don Vultaggio, the brand chairman and founder of AriZona Beverages – the maker of the popular 99-cent iced tea – recently made headlines for his

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Financial nihilism

Even if you are not a personal finance reporter, odds are personal finance stories are peppered throughout your beat. If you cover real estate, retail,

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Vinyl records: What’s old is new

When Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, the album shattered vinyl record sales when over 800,000 physical copies were sold in

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What is the Corporate Equality Index?

First established in 2002, the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is a benchmarking tool for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and annually measures “policies, practices and benefits pertinent

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The 15-minute city

Not everyone can, or should, drive a car to get where they need to go. This includes senior citizens, young teens, adults without a driver’s

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Is a smoke-free generation on the horizon?

Anti-smoking campaigns often focus on the negative impact of smoking on an individual person’s health, life, and wallet. But what about the impact on the

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Congress says “tick, tock” to TikTok

Last month, a measure to force the sale of the Chinese-owned app TikTok gained congressional approval and was signed into law by President Biden. If

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