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These Maine Entrepreneurs Want You To Eat Seaweed And Love It
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 05:14
It's Seaweed Week in Maine, a celebration of all things seaweed that a handful of Maine entrepreneurs hopes will put seaweed on the culinary map in America.
Record budget, notable policy changes in legislative session
Miami Herald - 27 Apr 2019 18:28
North Dakota lawmakers wrapped up their session with a record $14.7 billion budget spurred by a rebounding economy due largely to strong oil prices and production. Over 76 days, lawmakers …
Tesla's Musk agrees to new vetting rules for tweets in SEC deal
Reuters - 27 Apr 2019 03:22
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has reached a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a dispute over his use of Twitter, agreeing to submit his public statements about the company's finances a...
NewsWatch: A urologist's tips on watching the 3-hour-plus 'Avengers: Endgame' without a bathroom break
Market Watch - 27 Apr 2019 23:00
Marvel's longest movie yet will test your bladder -- so here are 4 tips for holding it in.
You Want To Buy A Business - Then What?
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 16:39
Prospective business buyers can get caught up thinking of all the great things they will do once they take over and they get carried away thinking that for some reason they are going to implement all these wonderful new ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI): What About The User Experience?
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 16:35
Here's a look at getting the AI-UI balance right.
Scrappy Maine Startup Scores Another Big Win With L.L. Bean
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 05:27
A small Maine company named Flowfold has struck another big deal with L.L. Bean, offering a makeover of the outdoor retailer's famous boot that has hit the ground running with customers.
Creative Christian Entrepreneurs Decide To Reinvent Religious Literature
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 03:31
The co-founders of a new religious publishing company, Alabaster, want to become "the" Millennial faith-based publishing brand.
Uber aims for $84 billion valuation in the year's largest IPO
L.A. Times - 27 Apr 2019 02:45Exxon agrees to $1 million penalty for Montana oil spill
Miami Herald - 27 Apr 2019 00:58
Exxon Mobil Corp. agreed to pay a $1.05 million penalty to settle alleged federal water pollution violations from an oil pipeline break into Montana's Yellowstone River, according to court documents …
S&P, Nasdaq notch record closes from GDP, earnings boost
Reuters - 27 Apr 2019 00:43
A surprisingly strong report card on the U.S. economy helped power the benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes to record high closes on Friday, capping a week of gains for stocks that came largely on the back of r...
Mark Zuckerberg built a glowing wooden box to help his wife sleep better
Business Insider - 27 Apr 2019 23:07
C Flanigan / Contributor / Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg built a glowing wooden box to help his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, sleep better. The box emits a soft light from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. every morning. "As an e...
The New Hiring Practices At McKinsey And Goldman Sachs
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 21:37
Why corporate hiring is in need of an overhaul.
Blockchain Is The Next Big Thing For Renewable Energy
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 20:02
Blockchain has been touted as the next big technological advance affecting everything from currency to electrical grids, but what does it mean for clean energy? This article explores some of the implications of blockchai...
Meet 5 Companies Spearheading Blockchain For Renewable Energy
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 20:00
Blockchain could be the future of renewable energy and the next chapter in smart technology, as the online platform is helping develop an interest in consumer-driven power generation. Meet some of the companies spearhead...
What Google's burst of cloud announcements tells us about its overall strategy
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2019 17:45
Google needs to convince more organizations that it is a real competitor to AWS and Azure for deploying corporate apps and providing collaboration.
Lead Like A 'Jeopardy!' Champ: Five Winning Strategies That James Holzhauer Uses
Forbes - 27 Apr 2019 17:40
If you do these five things consistently, you too will triumph.
Sales and property tax collections falling short in McComb
Miami Herald - 27 Apr 2019 16:38
A Mississippi mayor says officials might have to consider raising tax rates or cutting spending because the city's tax collections are dropping. The Enterprise-Journal reports that McComb Mayor Quordiniah Lockley …
Kansas man sentenced for not paying employment taxes
Miami Herald - 27 Apr 2019 16:35
A 62-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to three years of probation -- including eight months of home detention -- for not paying payroll taxes to the government. Federal prosecutors …
Metcalfe County students incubating eggs for local farmer
Miami Herald - 27 Apr 2019 16:16
Metcalfe County High School students in Lynn Hawkins' agriculture class have been incubating chicken eggs for a local farmer. "I try to do hands-on projects with my ag students," Hawkins …
At $93 million, Clemson's Dabo Swinney becomes highest-paid coach in college football history
Market Watch - 27 Apr 2019 16:12
The second highest paid coach is now Alabama's Nick Saban.
Should you really be paying off your kid's student loans?
USA Today - 27 Apr 2019 16:00
Let your kids handle their own student loan debt. Instead invest in your 401(k)