Recently added articles from Marketplace Magazine:
The small-town store
Aug 19, 1997; ... Main Streets are Mean Streets for much of small-town America--filled with empty storefronts, memories of businesses and times gone by, unlikely to return. But proper planning can keep them healthy and turn them back into "Green Streets," say economic development directors. When ...
Help wanted in retail
Aug 19, 1997; ... Drive past any retail store nowadays and the banners and signs declaring hiring opportunities will overwhelm you. From fast-food drive-thru restaurants to home improvement stores, the shortage of qualified workers is extremely critical, according to Steve Callahan, a supervisor at Job ...
The family-oriented carrier
Aug 19, 1997; ... When truck driver Gary Fenske of Appleton wanted to go to the Green Bay Packers--Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game in Tampa in December 1995, his employer, V/S Midwest Carriers Corp. of Kaukauna, worked out a route that took him to Florida. And when he wanted to be home for his ...
Learning by doing
Aug 19, 1997; ... If the best way to learn is by doing, then the Youth Entrepreneurship Program may be the best way to teach students how to run a business. The Youth Entrepreneurship Program, run by the Northern Lake Winnebago Private Industry Council in Appleton, exists to show youth career ...
U.S. 10: On the move and on the grow
Aug 19, 1997; ... Developers are busy driving back roads along the U.S. 10 and Winnebago County CB right-of-ways showing business people the next prime piece of real estate ready to be transformed into business parks and commercial sites. Convenience stores, gasoline stations and fast-food restaurants are ...