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Cover Stories

How to Launch Products the Right Way How to Launch Products the Right Way

April 18, 2013 – James Mastan’s book, “Product Launch the Microsoft Way,” details the processes and techniques crucial to getting products to the market and keeping them there. Mastan should know – he spent 14 years as director of marketing at the global software giant.
Assembling Citywide Change Assembling Citywide Change

April 2013 – Not many offices keep a shiny Ford Mustang on site for employees to drive and show off to their families. But that red convertible is one of the perks at Detroit Manufacturing Systems, where the vehicle’s instrument panel is assembled – and where Andra Rush is president and CEO. Empowering her employees – to drive, to make something, to have a job that will become a career – is among the reasons Rush considers Detroit Manufacturing Systems a game changer. And that’s just one of companies she heads up in the Rush Group.
Good Design Means Good Business Good Design Means Good Business

March 21, 2013 – Good design is more than window dressing for modern products – it is an integral part of what makes a product greater than the sum of its parts, and therefore, a key enabler that is a solid business proposition. In other words, good design means good business.
Corp! Readers Keep a Wait-and-See Approach for Economic Outlook Corp! Readers Keep a Wait-and-See Approach for Economic Outlook

March 7, 2013 – "Moderate Expectations" could be the title of the results of a recent business survey conducted by Corp! in cooperation with the Business Research Group and The Business Improvement Team. Readers are cautious about 2013 and less optimistic than they were last year about improvements in their economic standing.

Executive Conversations

West Virginia Breaks Out of Economic Typecast West Virginia Breaks Out of Economic Typecast

April 5, 2012 - West Virginia has cultivated new strengths, while continuing its commitment to traditional industries. Today, West Virginia's development strategies focus on emerging sectors such as aerospace, automotive, biometrics, biotechnology innovations, high technology data, higher-end data centers and business service centers.
From Wall Street to the Kitchen on Main Street From Wall Street to the Kitchen on Main Street

September 2, 2010 - After successful careers on Wall Street, a Baby Boomer couple leaves the Big Apple to tune up kitchens in the Midwest.
Maximizing The Value of Consultants - 10 Minutes with The RFP Company Maximizing The Value of Consultants - 10 Minutes with The RFP Company

April 29, 2010 - Hiring a consulting firm to help provide a new perspective and determine problems in your business can be a good thing — just make sure you're getting a return on your investment.
Young IT Firm Brings Flat-Rate Billing and Green Processes to Market Young IT Firm Brings Flat-Rate Billing and Green Processes to Market

March 25, 2010 - Working in IT for more than 13 years, Krishna Kallakuri makes it his focus to make IT green, easy to finance, and not a burden for businesses.  As vice president of Tera Networks, Inc., Kallakuri works hard to do well by his clients and the environment.