As James Blandi, owner of LeMont restaurant and now Viaggio as well, learned the hard way, success the first time around doesn't guarantee a second successful venture. [read more]
Local quality guru Robert Marino takes a serious poke at the less-than-acceptable state of quality today in manufacturing. He then leaves us with six solutions to consider.
How death and taxes can ruin an unfettered legacy
Whole new meaning to 'cutting edge'
Why the Forgotten Majority shouldn't be left at the curb
Restaurateur Ronald Sofranko has been struggling to grow Red River Barbeque & Grille since 1985. But just when the chain has begun to finally take off, he has stepped aside-in the name of growth. Her
How creative entrepreneur Joedda Sampson turned her passion for restoring vintage Victorian homes into at least half a dozen diverse businesses-and how she keeps up with it all without losing her focu
How napping gets me over the entrepreneurial spirit
Your worst-case scenario
How to turn stubborn independence into failure
Why getting lost is no excuse
'But it's just one lousy customer'
Trucking company Pitt Ohio Express Inc. is teaching its drivers a lot about fatigue as they help scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pennsylvania develop new safety techno
Avoiding the "seven deadly sins" of aggressive hiring
What piano lessons taught me about mediocrity
Let the Y2K claims begin
As the stadium controversy continues, as civic leaders continue to bemoan the potential loss of major sports franchises as a death blow to our economy
FreeMarkets Online Inc.
ISLIP Media Inc.
Aerial acrobatics
Bidwell Training Center and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Tom Joseph carefully orchestrated a public relations campaign that showcased the home-based work force of his Bookminders Inc., and it worked. That is, until it created a false image, equating home-ba
Of mean dogs, bologna sandwiches and employee loyalty
Why creditors can’t touch your rollover
An SMC Business Councils survey reveals that Pennsylvania’s small businesses plan to spend billions of dollars in the state this year.
At Blattner Brunner Inc., there’s no need for water cooler communications in its edgy, new open office environment, complete with a town square that offers a coffee bar and couches. And employees
The need for change
How long-time bottlenecks in Dawar Technologies’ production line finally — and suddenly — caught up with the company’s bottom line, and how its owners turned things around by simpl
What a dangling sign taught me about wisdom and the wise
Thomas Olson, business reporter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Walter Robertson Sr., president and founder, Hydro-Pac Inc.
If that’s how you feel. . .How I survived my brush with a much-need health check — and shameless self-promotion, and why you should do the same.
John Mole
Cooperatives, of course, aren’t limited to disenchanted franchisees.
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