Last week, Blogathon participants were asked to do a round-up of interesting posts written by other participants. But who had time last weekend? So here’s mine, a week late. First, Denise Schipani took on the issue of kids’ artwork. She doesn’t save it, and I don’t blame her! Teri Van House Cettina combined two topics… [Read More]
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The standing desk of the future!
I saw this at NeoCon. Cool, huh? Now, I need to find a failed start-up selling these cheap. The manufacturer is Focus, and they also had a clever portable chair to show off.
Things I love about trade shows
You don’t realize that there companies in the business of selling parts for office chairs until you see them on display. (NeoCon 2013)
Does every trade group need a legislative action group?
Yesterday, I visited the NeoCon 2013 trade show in Chicago. It’s an exposition of office furniture manufacturers, and there were a ton of gorgeous fabrics, clever furniture styles, and basic equipment on display. I was looking for story ideas, potential sources, and, well, just to see what I could see. (I love going to trade… [Read More]
The seven per cent problem
Illinois is mired in pension debts. Most states have them, but we have them worse. Accountants look at three main numbers when they calculate pension obligations: the number of years that people will be receiving a pension; the size of the pension payments; and the investment returns. Part of the problem is that people are… [Read More]
