I don’t have much to say about this, but I wanted to put something up here, on the front page, in case people wanted to discuss the fact that Borders, unable to find a buyer, is liquidating. In real numbers, that means: • 10,700 people, 450 of whom work in Ann Arbor, will lose their jobs […]
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Borders to liquidate in spite of experienced, well-compensated management
Posted in Corporate Crime, Local Business Also tagged bonuses, book stores, Borders, jobs, mismanagement, Snyder 16 Comments
Baltimore’s Book Thing
I just stumbled across yet another reason to love Baltimore. It’s called Book Thing. According to the story, the founder of Book Thing – a guy named Russell Watterberg – was a bartender in Baltimore five years ago when the idea first struck him. He was there, at the bar, talking with drinking schoolteachers about […]
Posted in Art and Culture, entrepreneurism Also tagged Baltimore, Book Thing, Chicago Tribune, Dan Richardson, free stuff, Minnesota, Russell Watterberg, vonnegut, Vonnegut Initiative 5 Comments