Business (Page 32)
April 7, 2020
Using Innovation and Data to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
When Dr. Baruch Fertel took a job at the Cleveland Clinic in 2013 he knew he had a crisis on his hands. The nation was in the grip of an opioid epidemic and Ohio was ground zero. And Fertel quickly realized that hospitals were, in some respects, doing more harm than good, often prescribing someone who came in with an ankle sprain or other small injury 30 Percocets because it was the default in the electronic health record (EHR). “That’s a huge amount for something that maybe is a day or two,” said Fertel, the Director of Quality and Operations at the storied medical center.
December 28, 2019
From the Marathon Station to Main Street
“No customers, no employees, no revenue,” recounted Jarrett Companies founder, W. Michael Jarrett, of his empire’s humble beginnings. With annual revenues now surpassing $100 million, companies under the Jarrett brand have grown exponentially under his leadership.
December 19, 2019
An Investigative Reporter Goes Undercover to Expose the Dark Side of Money and Power
When the BBC host suggested that the hostesses might have been able to “expect what they were getting,” Marriage clarified that she was warned the men might be “annoying,” but the reality was that a number of other hostesses were groped — from hands on hips, to hands up skirts. A woman was asked if she was a prostitute, another ordered to take off her underwear and dance on a table. A third told Marriage that one of the men exposed himself to her. Some were propositioned.
December 17, 2019
Wisconsin Bar Features Beer, Board Games, and Four-Legged Friends
“Can I pet your dog?” is a commonly spoken phrase at Delta Beer Lab on an autumn afternoon. From late October through mid-November, Sundays are set aside for pets and patrons alike at Delta Brew Lab in Madison, Wisc.
November 24, 2019
Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur at the NYU Leslie eLab
Photo credit: Judi Polanco Students filled the Leslie eLab at New York University’s Entrepreneurial Institute on October 24 to learn […]