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Internet Surfing at Work Has Its Benefits

While some companies frown on employees taking breaks to surf the Internet during business hours, a new study out of the University of Cincinnati indicates these little respites can have …

MEP Opens Competition to Fund Manufacturing Centers

Nonprofit organizations in 10 states have a chance to win a piece of a $26 million prize as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) kicks off a competition …

Forbes Lists the Best Small Cities for Businesses and Careers

Big, bustling cities are not the only places where careers can get started and businesses can thrive. America is full of smaller cities with huge career potential, and Forbes has …

U.S. Employment Increased by More Than 200,000 in July

Though the U.S. unemployment rate didn’t change much, July had an employment increase of 209,000 for nonfarm payroll jobs in July, according to a news release from the U.S. Bureau …

Forbes Announces the Most Entrepreneurial Universities in the U.S.

Stanford University topped the list of the most entrepreneurial American universities of 2014 by Forbes, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California, Berkeley. Taking the number …

How What You Wear Can Shape Your Career

Do a Google image search for “business people.” Chances are you see stock photos of people wearing suits, mostly in dull, neutral colors. Now close the browser window and consider …

Commerce Department Releases Report on Benefits of Government Data

The massive amounts of data collected and disseminated by the federal government could bring benefits to average citizens and businesses at very little cost, according to a report released by …

Manufacturing Data Shows Improving U.S. Economy

Consumer spending and factory output in June are fueling predictions for a more robust economic outlook in 2014 than previously predicted, especially after a disastrous downturn in the 1st quarter, …

LinkedIn Purchases Newsle to Give Users Targeted Alerts

LinkedIn made news yesterday when they announced their acquisition of Newsle, a startup with an algorithm that scours the web to find news that mentions specific people that the user …

UBS to Spend $10 Million on a College Success Program for Low-income Students

UBS Americas has committed $10 million over the next five years to UBS NextGen Leaders, a new education initiative to increase the number of inner city males who graduate from …