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Article: Holiday office parties lack punch.(C)(Business)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 13, 2001
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Byline: Donna De Marco
Companies are still holding holiday parties this year but are toning them down.
Bosses are opening up their homes to their employees. Lobbies and conference rooms are turning into festive locations - all in an effort to ring in the holiday season, despite a weakened economy, the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and the war on terrorism.
"The big splashy parties are not happening," said Susan Lacz Niemann of Ridgewells Caterers in Bethesda. "It's back to the basics."
Three out of four employers will host holiday parties for their employees this year, according to a survey by the Bureau of National Affairs, ...
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