On January 29, 1861, Kansas became the 34th state of the Union. In honor of its sesquicentennial in 2011, the Sunflower State is throwing a year-long anniversary celebration. Events abound, including the exhibit “150 Things I Love About Kansas” at the...
Think you’re the world’s most globally networked person? Then Western Union wants to hear from you. The global payment services company has issued the Western Union Network Challenge to find the United States’ individual with the most global...
In 1861 when Abraham Lincoln was in the White House, Lewis Dubois Bassett made his first batch of ice cream. The place: The Bassett backyard in Salem, NJ. The method: A mule-turned churn. This month, America’s oldest ice cream company celebrates its...
Throwing a party is one way to celebrate a business anniversary. But if it’s a feel-good, aren’t-we-great, let’s-pat-ourselves-on-the-back kind of party, the company is guilty of Big Mistake #2 when it comes to planning and executing a business...
