Chanting protesters demand Wal-Mart workers be paid at least $15 an hour
Read More BAE Systems wins contract to build amphibious prototypes
BAE Systems will produce 16 prototypes that will be tested by the Marine Corps starting in late 2016
Read More Jack White previews Third Man store at opening party
New Cass Corridor store, which opens Friday, is a black and yellow paradise for Jack White superfans of all ages
Read More Black Friday shoppers on the prowl for deals
With most retailers now open on Thanksgiving night, few stores had long lines Friday morning
Read More Amazon offers one-hour delivery on Thanksgiving Day
Forgot to get the stuffing mix that only dad likes? Didn’t pick up cranberry juice for Aunt Emma’s favorite cocktail? No worries, Baltimore. Amazon will be doing the turkey trot on Thanksgiving Day for hosts with the most gaps in their menus.
The online shopping service’s Prime Now will deliver…
New Green Valley Marketplace is open in Arnold
Baltimore food retailer B. Green & Co. Inc. has expanded with the opening of a Green Valley Marketplace supermarket in Arnold, the second store under the Green Valley banner.
The family-owned B. Green also runs a Green Valley in Elkridge and two Food Depot stores in the city.
The company has gutted…
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages Will Surface Through Search In Early 2016
As of next year, fast-loading AMP pages—Google’s version of Facebook’s Instant Articles—will be viewable through Google Search.
Google is wasting no time in gearing up its open-source competitor to Facebook’s Instant Articles. The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project, which launched last month, will be integrated into Google Search starting “early next year,” according to a company blog post. The service has also signed up a number of content creators, advertising partners, and analytics platforms.
Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Paternity-Leave Announcement Is Such A Big Deal
Facebook already had a father-friendly leave policy, but when the CEO takes two months off, it sends a strong message about the culture.
At the end of a year packed with “My Parental Leave Policy Is Cooler Than Your Parental Leave Policy” salvos from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, and Spotify, the biggest news of them all just dropped from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg: He’s taking two months of paternity leave when his first child is born a few months from now.
Should You Ever Turn Down A Job Interview?
In most cases you should take every interview, but here’s how to prioritize when things become overwhelming.
So, you were offered an interview—now what? Of course, the obvious answer is to accept enthusiastically. You never know who you’ll meet, or who they’ll know. But if you’ve recently been laid off or are in between jobs, it’s a normal, survival-mode reaction to apply everywhere and see what happens. And then you realize what a full-time job it can actually become to go on interviews, so you start to feel the need to pick and choose. While in most cases you should take the interview, here’s how to prioritize when things become overwhelming:
The Rise Of The “Bizcation”
There’s a business case for tacking some vacation onto a work trip: Research has shown that travel enhances creativity in tangible ways.
While working as an Istanbul-based consultant for three years, Gillian Morris frequently made work trips to places like Thailand and Abu Dhabi, tacking on a few extra personal days to go dune-riding in a Jeep or attend a camel race on her own dime.
