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Get Health, Safety, And Wellness Information For The Workplace; May 22nd Seminar Provides Vital Information For Business Professionals

Steve Tanko — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:14:28 +0000

Business leaders and professionals are encouraged to attend a seminar presented by the Arrowhead Human Resources Association (AHRA) - Wednesday, May 22nd at the Mesabi Range College. Entitled "Health, Safety & Wellness In The Workplace", this seminar seeks to provide vital information for Human Resources professionals, business managers, business owners, teachers, attorneys, students, and others interested. in HR issues.

Crime Prevention Tips To Be Presented To Superior-Douglas County Businesses

Steve Tanko — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:10:16 +0000

Business owners in Superior and Douglas County are invited to a Crime Prevention Seminar, Tuesday April 16th at the Government Center Building. Officials from the Superior Police Department and the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network will provide tips to businesses on how to prevent crime, find stolen property, locate missing persons, identify suspects, and locate fugitives. [...]

Makers Mark Whiskey Cuts Alcohol Amount To Stretch Supplies

Steve Tanko — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:41:52 +0000

Makers Mark Whiskey has grown to become a popular choice among whiskey drinkers. Known by it's distinctive red wax sealed-bottle, the whiskey has taken it's place among the top-shelf varieties. Apparently, sales of the American-made liquor have outgrown supplies - so the maker of Makers Mark is reducing the alcohol content of the bottles it sells to stretch supplies

How Much Do You Pay A Snow Shoveler?

Steve Tanko — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:28:31 +0000

Now that the Northland has made it through another snow event, I thought this might be a good time to pose the question: How much do you pay a snow shoveler? Whether you’re the shoveler or the shovel-ee, the question offers a couple points of discussion. If you’re the shoveler – you want to make [...]

Duluth Welcomes Last Ship Of The Season; The John G Munson To Winter In The Port of Duluth-Superior

Steve Tanko — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:39:42 +0000

And you thought the cold temperatures and snow meant winter; One of the Twin Ports SURE signs that we’re in the winter season arrives in town today – as the John G Munson slowly slides into the Port of Duluth-Superior – marking the last arriving ship of the season. Final numbers for tonnage for the [...]

The End Could Be Near For Hostess – Maker Of Twinkies And Wonder Bread

Steve Tanko — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:27:03 +0000

Two favorites from your childhood could be gone forever as the company that makes them gets ready to surrender to a strike that's held up operations for the past three months. Hostess Foods says that if an agreement wasn't reached by the evening of November 15th, they would be forced to shut down operations and liquidate the company, resulting in the loss of 18,000 jobs

Sales Professionals Ditch The Brochure In Favor Of IPads And Technology

Steve Tanko — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:33:15 +0000

It’s a changing world and Boston Scientific is at the forefront. Recently, the medical device manufacturer decided to do away with paper sales brochures in favor of IPads and cloud-based technology that would allow their sales staff to walk into a potential client without a single piece of paper on them. The company distributed the [...]

Superior Makes Way For CVS Pharmacy

Steve Tanko — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:30:54 +0000

Looks like developers for CVS Pharmacy are on track for their early-fall 2012 target for the grand opening of the Superior, Wisconsin location at 28th and Tower. Trucks and heavy equipment appeared at the location the middle of last week and demolition of the convenience store that used to be at the corner started yesterday

Fast Food CEO's Really Eat Their Own Food

Steve Tanko — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:32:37 +0000

Millions of people worldwide eat the food that the fast food chains offer up on a daily basis. Restaurants like Burger King, Hardees, Wendy’s, Arby’s, Taco John’s, etc have become part of the American lexicon. How ’bout the CEO’s that run those companies? It’s hard to imagine the CEO of McDonald’s sending the limo through [...]

Starbucks To Expand Into Premium Juice Market

Steve Tanko — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:17:13 +0000

Starbucks – the top-shelf coffee shop – has already expanded their offerings to include breakfast sandwiches and sweets. Smartly and profitably so. So it should come as no surprise that the company is in expansion mode again. The coffee empire announced on Thursday that it had purchased Evolution Fresh, a maker of premium juices and [...]

The Top Selling MLB Jerseys Include Popular Twins Player At #2

Chris Allen — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:55:36 +0000

I love the NFL top selling jersey list and NHL top selling jersey list, so when I came across this list I had to share it with you. Especially since a local boy is #2 on the list, find out who and where the Twins rank overall in sales after the break. One of the [...]