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Being Nice Makes You More Successful
One hugely successful New York advertising agency was built on kindness, said the founders Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval in their new book,...
KFC Restaurant Swears Off Trans-Fat Oils in Health Move
Responding to pressure from public health advocates, Kentucky Fried Chicken said Monday they would stop frying chicken in trans fats, which raise your bad...
Resources for Entrepreneurs
I like the selection of tips for entrepreneurs provided on the Business Week Web site. Regardless of whether you're just getting started or launching...
Timber Company Awarded for Protecting Forests
A timber company in Chile won the “Leaders for a Living Planet” award for their conservation efforts protecting their nation's coastal forests. Masisa's corporate...
African Billionaire Creates Cash Prize for Worthy African Leaders
An African business leader who sold his cell phone network for $3 billion, has launched a radical new prize for Africa's presidents, awarding them...
Microsoft Helps Train Reformed Colombian Fighters in Computers
Microsoft has agreed to donate more than $300,000 to open computer centers where former paramilitary fighters will receive free training for civilian jobs, after...
U.S. Mayors Embrace Kyoto Protocol
In the fight against global warming, 320 mayors of U.S. cities have boldly gone where the U.S. government would not — into the...
Good News From Iraq
There's some good news from Iraq this month as the U.S. military celebrated the opening of remodeled schools in Kirkuk, new healthcare facilities in...
Good News from Afghanistan
The U.S. plans to double their construction workload in the next year to provide new roads, electric power and water distribution systems to the...
Banker to the Poor Wins Nobel Prize, Reinvests Winnings
Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help...
Bono Joins Oprah, Armani, Apple and Gap Raising Millions for Africa
Bono announced today the U.S. launch of (RED), the inspiring initiative that allows Americans to help fight AIDS in Africa by doing what they...
New Orleans is Back
When the New Orleans Saints kicked off against the Atlanta Falcons before a nationwide audience Monday night, the moment signaled more than just the...
Marriott Hotel Composting 1 Million Pounds Annually in SF
Turning food waste...into wine? In a roundabout way, that is what is happening to the composted food scraps and other items generated at the...
De Beers to Help Reduce Poverty for Diamond Miners
Last Friday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of De Beers, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete announced a $2...
Branson Pledges 3 Billion to Fight Global Warming
British billionaire, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Conglomerate (and Virgin records and airline) committed all personal profits from his airlines and rail company...
Utah Man Spreads Gift of Books Around the World
A man from Holladay, Utah has made it his passion to give away books, almost a half a million so far, to school children...
Branson Investing $400m in Eco-Friendly Fuel Research
Richard Branson went green today when his Virgin Group launched an investment fund for environmentally friendly fuels. Branson said the new Virgin...
9-11 Special: Healing the Soldiers’ Wounds
Thousands of U.S. veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan maimed and disfigured, their lives forever changed. The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped...
US EPA Becomes First Federal Agency to Go 100% Green
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed a deal making it the first federal agency to purchase renewable energy, or "green power," equivalent...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...