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Delicatessen open for business (Otago Daily Times)
Steve Hotton admits opening a new business venture in a recession is "really throwing our cards against the wall". However, the former Otago rugby identity says he has always had an idea for a European-style delicatessen and it was something that he just had to do. Former Cardinal is now in business (Belleville News-Democrat)
Adam Benes' new job is not so new to him. He has been working with Focal Pointe, a landscaping service in Caseyville, for the past 10 years. But he started his affiliation with the business during his last days in minor league baseball. The youngest of the pitching Benes brothers (Andy and Alan both pitched for the Cardinals), Benes says playing six seasons in the Cards' minor league system ... Rogers company rings in New Year by ringing up gift card sales (North Crow River News)
Did you buy or receive a gift card this holiday season? If so, chances are it was handled by Archway Marketing, headquartered in Rogers. Archway Marketing, a leader in marketing operations management, claims to be the largest distributor of gift cards in North America and business is booming. New Introductions from Kodak Deliver Brilliant Images, Unique Ways to Create and Easy Ways to Connect (Broadcast Newsroom)
Pocket-sized HD Digital Video Camera and 24x Ultra-Zoom Digital Camera Highlight Ko... New Introductions from Kodak Deliver Brilliant Images, Unique Ways to Create and Easy Ways to Connect (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LAS VEGAS----Eastman Kodak Company today introduced new products and services that make it easier than ever for consumers to make the most of life's moments, from go-anywhere High Definition video recording to simple, automatic capture of brilliant images. Annual Report to our Readers (Central New York Business Journal)
Once each year, I issue a progress report to our readers. To start, let me flash back to February 1986, when I opened The Business Journal office. Our assets consisted of a bridge table and two chairs I borrowed from my mother-in-law, a dial telephone, 500 business cards, and a dream. eSnips: A Story of Hearthache (For Its Founders, Investors & Employees) (TechCrunch)
Three years ago when Web 2.0 began proliferating, Israeli startups used eSnips as the poster child for their case that a successful social network could be founded in Israel. Based on the criteria in those days, eSnips was in fact delivering: It was able to convince top tier VCs to buy into an advertising-based business model, it leveraged user-generated content (the main activity is sharing ... ANAND PRAKASH (Business Standard India)
A few good people who decided to quit good jobs for better ideas. Eight years ago, Anand Prakash, an economics graduate from Delhi University, created a sample card for Rs 100. "It was immediately rejected," laughs the businessman whose turnover this year is slated to be Rs 75 lakh. Edgy, local crafters come together (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Five local woman remind us the importance - and uniqueness - of buying local. Laid-off foreign employees faced with unique dilemmas (Honolulu Advertiser)
SANTA ANA, Calif. - For foreign professionals in the United States, the rising unemployment rate is especially daunting.
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