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Wanted: Elder transportation solutions

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 30, 2019
With 600,000 people over the age of 70 quitting driving every year, demand for transportation to get elders to medical appointments, stores and the like will grow.
Across the country there is a patchwork of programs to help seniors get to doctor appointments, pharmacies, grocery stores and other places they need to go.
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Starbucks wants to avoid national political campaigns. Can it?

by Justin Ho
Jan 29, 2019
Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, has been dominating the 2020 presidential chatter for a few days now. And while the spotlight’s focused on whether Schultz will run as an independent candidate, it’s also casting a big shadow on his former company. In an email, Starbucks’ current CEO Kevin Johnson told employees the company doesn’t […]
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Rookie farmers in California are turning to nonprofit groups to boost their business savvy

by Julia Mitric
Jan 29, 2019
“Beginning” farmers operate a quarter of U.S. farms, according to the USDA.
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5 earnings reports you should pay attention to

by Janet Nguyen
Jan 29, 2019
They might reveal how the broader economy is performing.
Some experts consider Apple a bellwether for the stock market.
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Patty Jenkins is an entertainment boss

by Kai Ryssdal , Sean McHenry and Liz Sanchez
Jan 28, 2019
A look inside the creative mind of the entertainment industry's highest-grossing female director.
Patty Jenkins attends the "I Am the Night" premiere at Metrograph on Jan. 22, 2019, in New York City.
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France fines Google $57 million for violating privacy rules

by Andy Uhler
Jan 25, 2019
How big a fine is appropriate when a company earns scores of billions a year?
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Trump confidant Stone is arrested, faces obstruction charge

by Associated Press
Jan 25, 2019
The indictment accuses Stone of lying to Congress and tampering with witnesses.
Roger Stone, longtime friend and confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday.
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Condé Nast to put all of its magazines behind paywalls

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 24, 2019
The magazine publisher is turning to subscriptions to stem losses.
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Government shutdown 2019

For some businesses, the partial government shutdown offers a chance to market directly to affected federal workers

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 22, 2019
Companies still have to be careful about crafting messages in a highly politicized moment.
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AT& T to resume advertising on YouTube

by Erika Beras
Jan 21, 2019
AT&T has announced it’s putting ads back on YouTube. A couple of years ago, the telecom giant pulled their ads off the platform because of concerns that its messages were running alongside videos containing hate speech or touting terrorism. AT&T says it’s satisfied that the Google-owned platform has improved screening of video content. So what’s […]
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