Family Businesses: the Drive to Survive
05/26/2020 by Tina Manzer Founded on hard work, innovation, strong values, and love, companies like Baumgartens are well prepared for the challenges ahead….
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As Green as it Gets – Sustainable Practices Produce Recyclable Chairs
04/02/2020 by Tina Manzer Meet the Ergos One chair from Nautilus, a 24-year-old school- and-office-furniture company headquartered in Portugal. The single-piece polypropylene chair is…
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The Leader’s Guide to Keeping Peace
02/08/2020 Most of us have experienced or even contributed to workplace drama. People gossip, spread rumors, complain, lash out emotionally, rant about a perceived…
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A Good Company, Serving Good People, Doing Good Things
10/11/2019 by Claire Sykes What can a kid and his nine siblings expect when their father owns a store? Work. As early as…
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Ready for the Next Wave
06/10/2019 by Claire Sykes For more than 100 years, Borden’s has been a fixture on Arnold Avenue, the main street in downtown Point Pleasant…
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It’s Right On the Way
04/04/2019 by Claire Sykes Macon, a city smack dab in the center of Georgia, is served by three interstate highways: I-16, which connects to…
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Lady of The House
01/31/2019 by Tina Manzer A foundation does more than hold up a house. It prevents threatening elements from seeping in, and resists movement…
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Miss Pam’s Hub for Homeschool Families
10/11/2018 by Tina Manzer Sixty-four-year-old Pamela Deese (“Miss Pam” to her students) is a homeschool pioneer. Twenty years ago, when she began teaching her…
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Playing and Learning in the Wild Wild West
08/14/2018 by Tina Manzer “We’re in the ‘business of children,’” explains Jane Burbank, owner of multifaceted Teacher’s Corner-Kid’s Mart (TCKM), a 29-year-old store in…
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The Games Teachers Play Now
06/12/2018 by Tina Manzer Dominic Santos, owner of Angelo Teacher Supplies (known simply as “Teacher Store”) in Texas, is getting ready for his 33rd…
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