Interior Design Employment and Industry News
Basel Places Biggest Order In 116-Year History With Bombardier...
Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:39am EST Bombardier's 60 new FLEXITY trams will provide easy cross-border operations in Switzerland's Capital of Culture BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - January 31, 2012) - Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract for the delivery of up to 60 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY trams with the City of Basel's Transport Authority (BVB). It is the bigge...
Grand Slam Ate My Homework, Says Serena...
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE | Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:54am EST MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mature student Serena Williams raced into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday by drubbing Hungary's Greta Arn in less than an hour and said she hoped the year's first grand slam was a good enough excuse not to do her homework. The 30-year-old Williams is due to ...
Travel Postcard: 48 Hours In Toronto...
By Claire Sibonney Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:59am EST (Reuters) - Reuters correspondents use their local knowledge to help visitors scope out the hottest hangouts for a lavish weekend of wining, dining and shopping. FRIDAY6pm - Get dolled up and decked out for pre-dinner martinis at the Avenue bar (<here>) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto's posh Yorkville dis...
Taiwan President'S Economic Boasts Come Back To Haunt...
By Jonathan Standing and James Pomfret TAIPEI | Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:05am EST TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, fresh off an election victory in 2008, offered a vision of prosperity through closer ties with China: the economy would grow 6 percent per year, per capita income would reach $30,000 and unemployment would be 3 percent. Fou...
Feature-Taiwan President'S Economic Boasts Come Back To Haunt...
By Jonathan Standing and James Pomfret TAIPEI | Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:53am EST TAIPEI Dec 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, fresh off an election victory in 2008, offered a vision of prosperity through closer ties with China: the economy would grow 6 percent per year, per capita income would reach $30,000 and unemployment would ...
'Big Brother'S' Chima On 'Real Housewives': 'Phaedra Owned This Episode'...
By Chima Simone at TheWrap Mon Dec 5, 2011 7:27am EST Everybody knows Phaedra Parks owned this episode mmmm hmm. In what has become a standard show open, Phaedra came bearing gifts as an apology for the previous episodes kerfuffle -- this time it was a lopsided cake to make up for the elongated snake Phaedra unleashed on Kandis birthday party. Kandi a...
Contemporary Art World Turns To Turner Prize...
By Mike Collett-White LONDON | Mon Dec 5, 2011 6:18am EST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Turner Prize, one of the world's top contemporary art honours, is awarded later on Monday, and for only the second time in its 27-year history the ceremony will be held outside London. The host in 2011 is the BALTIC gallery in Gateshead, northern England, where ...
Venus Plots Comeback After Swapping Steak For Salad...
By Matt Smith DOHA | Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:32am EST DOHA (Reuters) - Venus Williams has changed her diet following the autoimmune disease that kept her out of this year's U.S. Open and is hoping the new approach will propel her back to the top of the women's tennis rankings. "I changed my diet completely, so lots of vegetables," the 31-year-old form...
Company And Business Manager Awards For 2011...
Mon Nov 7, 2011 11:15am EST Press release7 November 2011The Future of Entrepreneurship seminar published the Company and Business Manager awards for 2011 on Monday. The jury awarded Managing Director Risto Harvia and Ledil Ltd, respectively.Risto HarviaRisto Harvia (b. 1948) is the Managing Director of Harvia Ltd, a family business operating in Muurame, Finland...
Buywithme Bought By Gilt (Confirmed)...
By Jolie O'Dell at VentureBeat Wed Nov 2, 2011 1:10pm EDT Struggling daily deals site BuyWithMe has been scooped into the shopping cart of Gilt City, a subsidiary of flash-sales business Gilt Groupe. Once the initial transition period has concluded, the BuyWithMe brand will be retired permanently and its customers absorbed into the Gilt fold.Gilt City is t...
The Hits And Misses In Obama'S Jobs Speech...
By Leanne Tobias at GreenBiz.com Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:00am EDT Last night, President Obama unveiled his much-anticipated program, the $447 billion American Jobs Act, to jumpstart the faltering American economy. Here's my reaction. I grade the proposal a solid B+. The President didn't fly me to the moon, but he laid out a balanced and pragmatic progra...
Business Travel: Boeing'S 787 Aims To Raise Bar In Comfort...
By Peter Myers LONDON | Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:07pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Dressed in specially designed All Nippon Airways livery, with a big, bold, blue "787" splashed at its fore, Boeing Co's Dreamliner will fly from its Seattle birthplace to Tokyo on Tuesday, and, just over a month later, begin active service for the Japanese carrier. Loyal passe...
Refile-Business Travel-Boeing'S 787 Aims To Raise Bar In Comfort ...
Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:55am EDT (Corrects spelling of "Business" in headline) By Peter Myers LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Dressed in specially designed All Nippon Airways livery, with a big, bold, blue "787" splashed at its fore, Boeing Co's Dreamliner will fly from its Seattle birthplace to Tokyo on Tuesday, and, just over a month later, begin active service for t...
Boeing'S 787 Aims To Raise Bar In Comfort...
By Peter Myers LONDON | Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:24am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Dressed in specially designed All Nippon Airways (9202.T) livery, with a big, bold, blue "787" splashed at its fore, Boeing Co's (BA.N) Dreamliner will fly from its Seattle birthplace to Tokyo on Tuesday, and, just over a month later, begin active service for the Japanese carri...
Business Travel: Boeing'S 787 Aims To Raise Bar In Comfort...
By Peter Myers LONDON | Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:42pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Dressed in specially designed All Nippon Airways livery, with a big, bold, blue "787" splashed at its fore, Boeing Co's Dreamliner will fly from its Seattle birthplace to Tokyo on Tuesday, and, just over a month later, begin active service for the Japanese carrier. Loyal passe...
New Options In Home Office Furniture...
By Jonathan Blum at Entrepreneur.com Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:07am EDT You may have started your own business, at least in part, to escape the cubicle jungle. But home-based business owners tend to learn quickly that there really is something to the notion of a dedicated workspace. A well-laid-out, efficient work environment pays off whether you're running a sta...
The Hits And Misses In Obama'S Jobs Speech...
By Leanne Tobias at GreenBiz.com Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:00am EDT Last night, President Obama unveiled his much-anticipated program, the $447 billion American Jobs Act, to jumpstart the faltering American economy. Here's my reaction. I grade the proposal a solid B+. The President didn't fly me to the moon, but he laid out a balanced and pragmatic program of tax...
3 Sure-Fire Green Solutions Obama Should Put In His Jobs Speech...
By Leanne Tobias at GreenBiz.com Wed Sep 7, 2011 1:00am EDT The advance word has been mixed about President Obama's September 8 jobs speech. Bold or not bold? Rumors have been floated that bold will be the order of the day, but some of the President's advisors have been attempting to diminish expectations. Were I advising President Obama on his speech, su...
Mike Wolfe Of 'American Pickers' Is The New Americana Idol...
By Jason Ankeny at Entrepreneur.com Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:33am EDT Mike Wolfe is in his element. The star and creator of History channel's hit show American Pickers weaves his way through the vintage motorcycles, folk art and random oddities that line the floor of his new storefront in Nashville, Tenn.'s Marathon Village, a sprawling small-business complex t...
Market Volatility Dampens Small Business Growth...
By Deborah L. Cohen CHICAGO | Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:04pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Entrepreneur Jo Heinz is in a holding pattern. Just as her interior design and architecture firm was recovering from the recession, the shaky U.S. stock market has put the brakes on her business. "The uncertainty and fear is making everybody crazy," said the 61-year-old...