Nantucket Nectars At Nantucket Nectars, there has always been an open dog policy. Not door--dog. Employees can bring their canines to work and let them roam around in the office or in the closed-in backyard...
The more time and commitment a company makes to training, the bigger the payback, says a new survey of 1,012 U.S. employees. In fact, the frequency of training can be just as important as the types of training offered when it comes to employees'...
Last year it was the handover (from British rule to Chinese); this year it's the Asian economic crisis. Hong Kong, facing challenges of late, needs to assure travelers that things are stable. "Last year we had 10.4 million visitors, this year it's...
Mexico City (Distrito Federal Mexico state) Even to New Yorkers used to "big," Mexico City is an impressive place. With a population of around 20 million, it is the largest city in the world and one of the foremost cultural capitals. As a major...
Late this summer, before the stock market slowdown, Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock was trading as high as $84,000 a share. At press time, it was still around $68,000. When Warren Buffett took control of Berkshire in 1965, the share price was...
The Boca Raton Resort & Club, in Boca Raton, Fla., opened its new $40 million meeting and conference facility, the Mizner Center, in January. The 128,000-square-foot center features 34 meeting rooms and can host meetings for up to 1,800 people...
Feel like you're spending too much time in meetings that don't accomplish anything? You're not alone. According to a recent survey of 2,800 meeting executives and attendees, 25 to 50 percent of the time people spend in meetings is wasted...
Become Matadors for a Day Qualifiers will be transformed into matadors at Foamex Carpet Cushion, Inc.'s fall 1999 incentive program to Andalusia, Spain for their GFI division in Linwood, Penn. GFI will take the group to a working bull farm with a...
One of the cardinal laws of meeting planning is that there should be no surprises. A major step toward that goal for lighting, projection, and sound in your general session is to begin with clear and concise Requests for Proposal (RFPs). AV...
