Members of a Champlain Valley Union High School’s business seminar class will host a Family Formal on Dec. 1 for students in kindergarten through fifth grade from Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne and Williston.
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Responsible Profit: Climate Change and the Green Economy
Responsible Profit: Climate Change and the Green Economy, our third Workshop for Ethics in Business, was held in New York City on November 2, 2007. This joint Carnegie Council ? RSA meeting of business and civil society leaders was co-sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton’s strategy+business magazine. Matthew Taylor , Chief Executive of RSA, opened the discussion by addressing what he called …
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Face the business facts
Websites, blogs, Facebook and other social media platforms are the new tools that help attract venture capital, a California futurist told business leaders in Halifax on Wednesday.
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Historical Society names new board, sets goals
The new board of the historical society has a good base from which to start business, thanks to the events of Payson’s 125th Anniversary celebration. Around $17,000 was raised through the commemoration’s activities.
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Have Business Schools Strayed from Their Mission?
At one time, the schools aimed to train a professional class of responsible business leaders to serve society. But some say business schools are now turning out consultants and hedge-fund hotshots obsessed with maximizing quarterly profits.
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Events – The Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South
The Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will host its monthly luncheon today from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memph….
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Business Briefs Events
Business After Hours, a Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce networking event, will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Lakeview Bank, 9723 163rd St. W., Lakeville. There is no charge for this event and registration is not needed. Information is available from the chamber by calling 952-469-2020.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Quick hits from the region and beyond
MERRILLVILLE Methodist Hospitals ‘Center of Excellence’ Methodist Hospitals has been designated an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. The ASMBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs that have a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.
Read More at The Times of Northwest Indiana…