by Admin | Sep 14, 2015 | Companies, News, Technology
Ascensus, an independent retirement and college savings service put up for sale by private investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. back in May, is at last reaching the end of its bidding war, with a new owner in sight. But who will that owner be, and what exactly will...
by Admin | Sep 7, 2015 | Companies, News, Technology
Apple’s “spaceship campus,” a nickname given to it by late CEO Steve Jobs, is up and coming. The massive Cupertino, California facility will support 12,000 employees and assumes a monstrous 2.8 million square feet of land, some of which was purchased from Hewlett...
by Admin | Sep 4, 2015 | Companies, News, Technology
Marshall Field said, “Give the lady what she wants.” He knew that the “lady” was the most important part of a retail business. Today we call her the customer. Field, the founder of Marshall Field and Company, a chain of Chicago-based department stories, created the...
by Admin | Aug 30, 2015 | Companies, News, Technology
In-flight Wi-Fi can be maddeningly expensive, but for some it’s also maddeningly necessary. This means that airlines have almost total control over what they want to charge for Internet while in the sky. For many people, being able to work while in the air is...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2015 | News, Technology
The pace may be a bit slow, but for all intents and purposes, the financial sector appears to finally be rallying. In the seven years since the 2008 financial crisis, financial services firms and banks are showing a level of optimism they haven’t had since before the...
by Admin | Aug 25, 2015 | News, Technology
A recent study has found that playing Tetris may help reduce cravings for things like cigarettes, alcohol, or food. The study followed 31 college students aged 18-27 and is the first of its kind outside of a laboratory. The students were prompted by text to report...
