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Men’s Wearhouse fires founder and famed pitchman George Zimmer
By Elizabeth Lazarowitz Men’s Wearhouse has handed founder and high-profile pitchman George Zimmer his hat. The retailer said on Wednesday it had fired Zimmer as its executive chairman, but offered no reason for his abrupt departure. Zimmer, who started the … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Chairman, CNBC, George Zimmer, Houston, Men's Wearhouse, menswear, retail, television, Television advertisement
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The Right Keywords Are Essential When Applying for Jobs Online
By Andrew Klappholz Applying for a job online can be a lot like a guessing game. For all the effort you put into marketing your experience and qualifications, the deciding factor that gets your resume into the hands of an actual … Continue reading
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Tagged business, employment, Job description, Job hunting, job search, jobs, linkedin, online search, resume, technology, TheLadders
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Big Lie: America Doesn’t Have #1 Richest Middle-Class in the World…We’re Ranked 27th!
By Les Leopold America is the richest country on Earth. We have the most millionaires, the most billionaires and our wealthiest citizens have garnered more of the planet’s riches than any other group in the world. We even have hedge … Continue reading
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Tagged AlterNet, American dream, business, economy, investing, life, middle class, money, United States, wealth
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NYC casinos? Make that 7 years, Cuomo says
By Chris Bragg After months of arguing that New York should initially site three casinos in upstate New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday morning that he had decided to push for four, while also pushing for a longer moratorium on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Cuomo, business, casinos, Cuomo, economy, entertainment, Gambling, New York, New York City, Upstate New York
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Do private-sector unions still have a future in the U.S.?
By Brad Plumer In the latest issue of Democracy, Rich Yeselson has a long and interesting essay considering the decline of private-sector labor unions in the United States and whether they might ever make a comeback. The piece is way … Continue reading
How Bad 3rd Grade Math Legitimizes Injustice
By Imara Jones The fight for economic justice passed a grim milestone this week. On June 1 sequestration—the automatic spending cuts passed by Congress and implemented by the president—marked a second month of pain for tens of millions, with no … Continue reading
Half Lives: Why the Part-time Economy Is Bad for Everyone
By Lynn Stuart Parramore Why is a whole job getting harder to find every day in America? Ever since the financial crash, a growing number of people have been forced to take part-time gigs when what they really want is … Continue reading
McDonald’s courts night owls with breakfast items
By Candice Choi McDonald’s is taking a small step toward offering breakfast items outside of its usual breakfast hours — at least if you’re a night owl. Starting this month, the fast-food chain says participating 24-hour restaurants in select locations … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Mac, breakfast, business, Chicken McNuggets, CNBC, Egg McMuffin, french fries, McDonald, McMuffin
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The Corporation is at Odds with the Future
By Grant McCracken A client recently asked me to comment crisply on the future. I came up with these observations. See if you can spot my error. 1. The world is speeding up. In 1989, Alan Kay said it takes … Continue reading
Empowering America’s Rising Workforce–Latina Girls–in Computing and Innovation
By Dr. Idit Harel Caperton It recently came to my attention, that throughout the nation, young men and women who are Latino are, unfortunately, caught on the wrong side of the digital divide. I have spent much of my career working on … Continue reading
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