Tag: Business

Styrofoam Sucks, so She Invented ‘Nanowood’ to Replace it

In order to save our planet, we’ve got to get creative and rethink many of the materials that we use on a daily basis. Styrofoam is one ubiquitous material adding to our landfill problem. Some cities have banned its usage, while others are pledging to do. Tian Li, a post-doc student at the University of Maryland, has taken the no styrofoam pledge one step further...

Recent Incidents Prove Arming Teachers Was Mind-Numbingly Stupid

In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14th, 2018, teenaged students have become outspoken activists. Formally politically “neutral” companies such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart have taken sides, cutting ties with the NRA, as the gun control debate heats up. And in another case of twisted roles, will teachers be forced to become armed defenders of their classrooms?...
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Drug Company That Blocked Legal Weed is Now Selling Synthetic Marijuana

A few months ago, the people of Arizona voted to keep marijuana illegal. It was a close vote - a mere 51% of the...

Trump’s Conflicts of Interest in China Just Became Much, Much Worse

The Trump brand has strengthened its foothold in China, with the country recently approving 38 new Trump-branded business ventures. The newly approved trademarks will...

How Trump’s Deregulations Mostly Hurt His Own Supporters

Since President Trump took office in January, nearly 100 government regulations across industries have been suspended or reversed. And a recent executive order stated...

Chobani’s CEO Helps Refugees & Conservatives are Dragging Him Through the Mud For it

It could be said that Chobani greek yogurt is the popular kid of the supermarket dairy aisle. Earlier this year, we told you about the...

Mexico is Ready to Retaliate if Trump Wins

Mexican Senator Armando Rios Piter is expected to propose legislation this week that would empower Mexico to retaliate in the event that an elected...

Life Gave Her Lemons: She Made Lemonade and a Million Dollars

You probably don't associate a little girl's lemonade stand with generating fistfuls of cash, potentially millions. Then again, you probably haven't heard of Mikaila...

Chobani CEO Just Did What Every Employee Would Ever Dream Of

It's been a good week for Greek yogurt, or more accurately, for the employees of Greek yogurt company Chobani. The company's founder, Hamdi Ulukaya,...

That Didn’t Take Long, Starbucks Drops its ‘Race Together’ Campaign After One Week

Remember last week when billion dollar coffee franchise, Starbucks, decided it was going to fix race relations and rolled out its grande-sized sociology experiment,...

5 Ways Taking a Vacation From Work Can Foster Career Growth

Traveling has many merits, but one that we might not often talk about are its positives in how we work and our career paths....

AMC Theaters Is Installing Reclining Chairs In 5,000 Movie Theaters

Despite movies like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen pulling in bags of cash, the movie industry isn't exactly raking in as much cash as...

Ashton Kutcher Takes on Walmart in Thanksgiving Twitter War

It's no secret that Walmart is one of the most successful companies in the world. It's also no secret that they've got a bit...

Is Appearing on ‘Shark Tank’ Always a Good Business Move?

Landing a spot on "Shark Tank" seems like the ultimate break for a new business looking to jump-start itself. Win over Mark Cuban and...