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I Won't Grow up, I Don't Want to…Retire
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My motto is, ‘I’ll quit working when they pry this MacBook out of my cold, dead hands.’
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Review: Systematic errors led to bridge collapse
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Insufficient route planning, a distracted pilot driver and an inadequate permitting process by the state of Washington all played a part in last year’s Interstate 5 bridge collapse north of Seattle, which sent two cars into a river below, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
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Vanguard Furniture to open plant in Virginia
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Upholstery maker Vanguard Furniture plans to open a manufacturing operation in Virginia’s Carroll County that will create more than 200 jobs.
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Groups seek ban of oil in older railroad tank cars
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Two environmental groups are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to immediately ban shipments of volatile crude oil in older railroad tank cars, citing recent explosive oil train wrecks and the department’s own findings that those accidents pose an “imminent hazard.” The petition filed Tuesday by the Sierra Club and ForestEthics seeks an emergency order within 30 days to prohibit crude from the Northern Plains’ Bakken region and elsewhere from being carried in the older tank cars, known as DOT-111s.
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Chronology of Pilot Flying J truck stop probe
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A timeline of events in the federal investigation into alleged rebate fraud at the Pilot Flying J truck-stop chain owned by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his brother, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam: — May 4, 2011: An informant contacts the FBI about a regional sales manager’s statement that Pilot is cheating customers out of contractually set rebates.
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5 Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
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The potential rewards of business ownership are many, but so are the challenges. Entrepreneurship is not for everyone, and is definitely not for the faint of heart.
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6 Tips for Increasing Word-of-Mouth Referrals
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Especially when starting out, word-of-mouth referrals are the most effective way to grow your business. Even in high-tech companies, having a couple hundred evangelists who can’t live without your product and will spread the word is incredibly important.
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Three C's of Driving Sales: Connect, Convince, Collaborate
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In sales, there is a big difference between finishing first and second. First-place finishers make the sale and pocket the money, while second-place finishers leave empty-handed.