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Top black banks and advertising agencies have achieved growth by acquiring one another, but buyouts between BE 100S industrial/service companies are less common. Two veteran

Clarence Otis Jr., 48, has served up successful strategies for nine years at Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI), parent company of Red Lobster, Olive Garden,

By Hamil R. Harris A federal grand jury has indicted former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, charging him with racketeering, corruption, bribery, and tax fraud for

Attending college is a rebirth of sorts. You’re smart, ambitious, young, and for the first time in your life, you get to do things your

The Allure Of business ownership continues to entice many Americans in light of the thorny job market, the lack of security, and a greater desire

How does your business look to customers? ARE you still storing client contact information in a Rolodex—or worse—on 3″x4″ cards? Do you have a corporate-grade

Debt, according to Lynnette Khalfani, is the single worst four-letter word in the english language. She describes it in her latest book, Zero Debt: The

Things could be better … but they could be a lot worse, too. That was the state of mutual funds in mid-2004. As of the

The United States’ economic recovery, which seemed to be a foregone conclusion in the spring, hit a summer swoon that virtually erased all of the

By Kenneth Meeks He gave the speech of his life. With grace and confidence, a relatively unknown Illinois state senator stood before a sea of