Starting this fall, some products will sport a blue globe with a bright green check mark. It’s called the Greenseal. Steve talks with Greenseal CEO Denis Hayes, who chaired Earth Day 1990.
Google, Kan., woos search company with new town name
How far would you go to get a potential employer’s attention? Topeka has officially, temporarily changed its name to “Google Kansas ? the Capital of Fiber Optics,” in a bid to become the test location for a new ultra-fast internet connection.
We take a quick look at some of the numbers soon to affect consumers this holiday season. Is there an emerging sense of stability among shoppers that we didn’t have last year? We also discuss President Obama’s proposed “jobs summit.”
In the current economy, both younger and older people are finding it harder to get, or keep, a job. According to BusinessWeek, only 46 percent of people aged 16 to 24 had jobs last month. The Takeaway looks at the role of age in the workplace.
A bum economy continues to trickle down to small businesses
Jim Svetz founded a coffeehouse franchise in Upstate New York. Now he’s out of a job.
