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A Nonprofit Grocer Tries To Sell More Healthful Food Without Going Under
For 12 years, Chester, Pa., had no supermarket. In an effort to end this so-called food desert, a local food bank plunked down a nonprofit grocery store… -
Professionalism 101: The 'Getting A Job' Class
You can take a college course on just about anything nowadays. There’s a class on Kanye West lyrics. And one about the American vacation.But some teachers… -
Laid Off Workers Will Not Stay Silent On Losing Their Jobs To H1-B Visas
A troubling new practice is spreading throughout the American business world that is not only causing Americans to lose their jobs, but their voices as… -
Microsoft To Buy LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion, Pursuing 'Productivity' Industry
Microsoft is making a massive bet on professional social networking: It has reached an agreement to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. The deal is the… -
Time For A New Leader At Viacom, Former CEO Tom Freston Says
Media magnate Sumner Redstone quietly celebrated his 93rd birthday late last month. He subsequently marked the occasion by seeking to toss his protege off… -
Black farmers in Detroit are growing their own food. But they're having trouble owning the land.
Lorenzo Herron is a 26-year-old Detroit native and urban farmer. His degree in agribusiness from Michigan State University brought him back to Detroit in… -
U.S. Economy Adds Just 38,000 Jobs In May, Far Short Of Expectations
The U.S. economy added just 38,000 jobs in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its monthly report — far fewer than the 160,000 that… -
ArtLifting Takes The Business of Activism, And Makes It A Fine Art
Monday’s Memorial Day Open House at the MFA is featuring a unique collection. ArtLifting is a millennial-founded organization that exists at the… -
A Guaranteed Basic Income: It's Something Some On The Left, The Right, And The Center Can Agree On
In the 1970s, a small town in Canada tried something radical: families who earned below a certain amount were given money that they could use for… -
Verizon Dangles FiOS Carrot Over Boston Neighborhoods
After years of unsuccessful attempts by Boston officials to woo, pressure, and shame Verizon into installing high-speed fiber optic service in the…