by Admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Companies, News
Just Energy, a middleman provider of electricity and natural gas, is based in Canada, but it does a huge amount of business in Texas. Well, perhaps for not much longer. On February 22, 2021, Just Energy announced in a press release that the company stands to lose...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Companies, News
Detroit automaker General Motors reported a pre-tax profit of over $9 billion in North America for 2020, despite an industry-wide slowdown of car sales due to the coronavirus pandemic and even a 40-day union strike which cut into the company’s third- and...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2021 | Companies, News, Women of Business
In 2020, just a few days after the election in November, Rudy Giuliani held a press conference at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia. Nothing unusual about that. Except that it was Four Seasons Total Landscaping (FSTL), not the Four Seasons Hotel. No relation. And no...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2021 | Companies, News
In July 1995, Jeff Bezos launched a book-selling website called Amazon. His first office was his garage, and his computers used so much power he couldn’t vacuum without blowing a fuse. Early company meetings were held in the local Barnes and Noble, since they had the...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2021 | Companies, News
In 1975, pharmaceutical researchers Robert Gyurik and Vassilios Theodorides developed a medication to treat a host of parasitic worm infestations in sheep. Known generically as albendazole and under a handful of brand names such as Alworm and Albenza, it was approved...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Companies, News
On January 19, 2021, grocery chain Aldi joined the small list of retailers promising to put their money where their mouth is on the topic of worker vaccinations. They’ll not only cover the cost, but Aldi workers will be paid two hours’ hourly wage to go and get each...
