July 7, 2011 - Atlanta spoke loud and clear about where they love to work and which companies offer the most innovative workplaces in the area. For the first time, companies in Atlanta that are focused on offering quality human resources initiatives were honored with a 101 Best and Brightest Award.

June 30, 2011 - A multi-generation destination restaurant produces not only memorable food but a personal cookbook as well. Authored by the family matriarch, the cookbook contains many of the recipes that keep thousands of people a week fed – and coming back for more.»Read More

June 16, 2011 - Been on a train lately? Did the ride seem longer than you expected? Was there at least less hassle getting to the station and actually on the train? Were you charged for carryon bags? There are a lot of questions being asked about passenger trains and high speed ones in particular. Corp! asks even more.

May/June 2011 - Leading a 19th-Century Family Company in the 21st

June 2, 2011 - Radio is changing with the speed of – well, radio. Sure, there’s talk radio but there are a lot of other formats that provide listeners with music of all sorts, news, sports and even a bit of drama. The way radio gets to you is certainly no longer limited to your car or a clock radio or a portable device. One of the fastest growing ways you – and 43 million others – can listen to radio is via your computer – or a dedicated device that receives radio stations from around the world without a computer.

May 19, 2011 - There’s an increasing pushback about companies outsourcing work to offshore locations where the labor rates are lower. This is the story of a Swedish software company that ‘offshored’ here in the U.S. They’re helping make it possible for some of our leading office furniture manufacturers to stay competitive in a global economy.

May 5, 2011 - In a previous edition of Corp! we briefly looked at how a district energy system was impacting the growth of Detroit’s Entertainment District. Now we’ve expanded the focus to look at how district energy systems are making a difference not just in Detroit but also across the globe.

April 28, 2011 - A vital downtown needs a number of elements to sustain it – or revive it. Detroit can serve as an example of both. A shared and sustainable source of energy keeps many of its buildings warm in winter and cool in summer. A defined entertainment district that includes everything from world-class sports to nationally acclaimed opera and theatre serves as a destination. And successful restoration of historic properties to include a mix of offices, hotels, rental housing and retail all contribute to Detroit’s district becoming a template for success.

April 21, 2011 - Are you camera-shy? Do you get tongue-tied when you have to speak in public – or worse yet, to a reporter? Six-time EMMY award-winner Shawne Duperon may have the solution for your fears – if you’re willing to attend a “bootcamp” that includes a lot of exercises but fortunately no KP.

April 7, 2011 - Need help following up on the sales leads from your latest promotion? How about refreshing your website for less than $1,000? A bunch of American ex-pats are doing that and more for about the same costs as if the work were being done in India or other typical sources of overseas outsourcing. The secret is a much lower cost of living than you might expect.