by Zameena Mejia | Dec 29, 2016 | Etsy, News |
While enjoying the annual desert festival Burning Man in 2015, Sam Enriquez found himself surrounded by elaborately-dressed festival goers, celebrating personal expression, and dancing to nonstop music. That’s when he was inspired to create Who Cares Why Not, his own...
by Barbara Marcolini | Dec 27, 2016 | Exxon |
On Jan. 31, Wall Street’s eyes and ears will all be on ExxonMobil. For the first time in more than a decade, America’s largest energy company is expected to admit it owns less than it has stated. Much less, actually. Exxon may write down up to 20 percent of its...
by jeremysmith | Dec 24, 2016 | B&N, News |
At first glance, riding down the escalator into Barnes and Noble’s newest location in Eastchester, New York, you might think you’re entering an average bookstore, but it is anything but. The store had bright, white lights, iPads on tables to search for books, and...
by Tola Brennan | Dec 23, 2016 | Companies, Energy Transfer, News |
All Kelcy Warren wants is to join the big league of energy companies. Instead his Texas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners has become the whipping boy for all of the industry’s deeds. Warren, the son of an oilfield worker from rural East Texas, founded...
by Nico Grant | Dec 23, 2016 | Companies, News, Tesla |
Rick Marotta remembers how Tesla used to be, driven by word-of-mouth sales and known for intimate service. The company he’s dealt with lately is losing that personal touch. Marotta, a New York-based musician, became enamored with his friend’s Model S during a speedy...
by Kathryn Casteel | Dec 22, 2016 | Companies, News |
Thousands of restaurant and retail employees are in an fight for fair wages. Darden Restaurants, the owner of Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse, is rallying against them. In March, Darden, the largest restaurant chain in the US, was the specific target of protest...
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