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How credible are U.Ss CEOs? Well they have some catching up to do with CEOS from Brazil, Russia, India and China, according to the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer. This article in Business Week contains the full text.
WPL Publishing Co. is hosting a webinar February 10, [...]

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From the 19th and well into Friday, the International Builders’ Show is drawing strong crowds. Billed as the “housing industry’s largest annual trade show and exhibition,” the event is sponsored by the National Association of Homebuilders and is being held in Las Vegas. Last year’s show attracted more [...]

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This podcast is the audio version of the posts for October 21, 22 and 28. Just hit the play button above to hear the topics about selecting the right materials, a new idea for hanging solar panels, and an example of green claims being backed [...]

It’s time to reopen this since it is an interesting topic, and one that people have a wide range of opinions on. The fact that “retainage” isn’t even recognized as a word by my spell checker ought to make you suspicious. And the fact that it sounds like a bad case of constipation ought to [...]

This was the picture back in late 2007 when this post first appeared: It doesn’t seem likely the increasing costs of health care in the US can be sustained. According to the National Coalition on Healthcare (NCHC), “Unless something changes dramatically, health insurance costs will overtake profits by 2008.” This was taken from a 2004 [...]