Fueled by recent corporate accounting scandals and heightened scrutiny from shareholders and federal regulators, more companies are ramping up ethics training programs for executives and employees...

WHAT'S SPINNING ON YOUR CD PLAYER? Contemporary gospel by the group “4 Given” IT'S TIME FOR A SECOND CAREER, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE? I'd like to be a university professor. I started many years ago as a teacher. College-level teaching allows me to...

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PLANSOFT CORP. and seeUthere Technologies announced in September the merger of the two companies to create OnVantage Inc. The new company combines PlanSoft's searchable database of hotels and meeting suppliers with a technology leader in corporate...

MORE CORPORATIONS are finding ways to add extras — from meals to massages — to make individual incentives even more appealing, says Washington, D.C.-based Sharon Waters, director, sales and marketing, Marriott Incentive Awards. Marriott and other...

The Chicago comedy troupe that brought you Mike Myers and Chris Farley has a new show: “Ban Boring Meetings.” It's an improvisation act designed to enliven corporate retreats and outings. Through its corporate comedy and workshop division, Second...

THE NATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, which has traditionally focused on transient business travel, is taking another step in establishing its presence in the meeting arena. The Alexandria, Va.-based organization has signed on as the official...

WHEN IT COMES TO scheduling day meetings, Cheryl Geid has just about seen it all. Geid, national travel and meeting planner for Grant Thornton LLP, a Chicago-based financial services firm, has booked space in hotels, conference centers, sports...

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THERE'S A STRONG FORCE AT WORK — one that you may or may not know about — protecting your budget every time you book air travel for a group. The Business Travel Coalition, led by a tireless Kevin Mitchell, just marked its 10th year of advocating...