The cable mogul's careful succession planning was clearly driven by his sense of mortality (The Globe and Mail) In life, Ted Rogers was an obsessively controlling entrepreneur who commanded every aspect of the company he had built into Canada's communications giant. |
Arrest made in Madison 'bike rage' case (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) An arrest has been made in the case of a Madison bicyclist who was beaten by another bicyclist after a confrontation Nov. 26, Journal Sentinel reporter Tom Held reports in his Off the Couch blog. |
Hayes Gets Bump as Initiative Digital Business Climbs (TVWeek) The area of digital media has been growing so fast at Initiative that Michael Hayes has earned a bigger title. Initiative’s digital billings have increased nearly 400% in the last four years. And with its client base growing even faster, the agency promoted Mr. Hayes, who once operated rides at Disneyland, to executive VP and director of digital. It also hired Amy Auerbach from PHDiQ as senior ... |
A tough act to follow (Toronto Star) Just a few weeks ago, the late Ted Rogers was apparently so irked by the spotty cable reception at Toronto General Hospital, where he was being treated for a failing heart, that he rang up a customer service representative at his namesake company and complained. |
Call centers head home (Times Leader) CINCINNATI — An operator is standing by — at home. |
Asian stocks mostly down ahead of key US data, rate decisions (The Economic Times) Asian stocks were mainly lower Monday as dealers remained cautious ahead of a slew of economic data from the United States, while also awaiting decisions on interest rates across the world. |
Businesses share cost-cutting ideas (Akron Beacon Journal) Local companies hire interns, let employees work at home and even keep thermostat low |
U.S. Military Space Relies on Nonprofit Heavyweight The Aerospace Corp. (Aviation Week & Space Technology) Austin leads through transitions for The Aerospace Corp., U.S. national security space |
GOING FOR BROKE (The Globe and Mail) In a corner of the office Jeffrey Elliott and Raja Khanna share at GlassBox Television sits the one thing on which they just can't agree: a set of aging, brown corduroy couches. |
Helping India's Poor Get a Leg Up (BusinessWeek) |