We found the most loved Burger King in America—and the most hated
Theoretically, every Burger King should be the same. Practically speaking, however, often they are not. Differences in franchise management across all fast-food brands can lead to unexpected...
View ArticleHow good leaders show, not tell
Summer is here, bringing with it the desire to take a break from the daily grind—to take a real vacation. Yet for many employees, a refreshing summer getaway seems as elusive as a dream. Even...
View Article3 reasons why incentives don’t really work
The recent pandemic brought many challenges regarding recruiting, training, and retaining employees, creating pressure on employers to use a variety of incentives to get and keep employees, usually...
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This NYC building used to be a prison. Soon it will be affordable apartments...
As cities around the world look for ways to convert empty office buildings into much-needed housing, one conversion project in New York City has a much different starting point. Liberty Landing is a...
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Ongoing housing market shift has builders in Texas and Florida concerned
Want more housing stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. The long-standing view among most housing analysts is that homebuilders compete...
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Ancient civilizations countered extreme heat. Here’s what cities borrow from...
As intense heat breaks records around the world, a little-reported fact offers some hope for cooling down cities: Under even the most intense periods of extreme heat, some city blocks never experience...
View ArticleThe hidden and preventable reason for layoffs
As the labor market continues to change, economists are intrigued as some industries are adding jobs by the thousands while others are making similar-sized layoffs. For example, as companies like...
View ArticleMedicare drug price negotiations will save Americans billions, but some...
The Biden administration announced on Aug. 16, 2024, the reduced prices of the first 10 drugs it has negotiated with pharmaceutical companies over their Medicare prices. Provisions authorizing these...
View ArticleWhy the commercial space industry shouldn’t colonize or exploit space
The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are...
View ArticleWhy Hyundai is all in on hydrogen
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s most influential tech event, is no stranger to market-shaping news, but this year, all eyes were on Jay Chang, president and CEO of Hyundai. There,...
View ArticleAre you making these 6 public-speaking mistakes?
Whether you’re giving a speech to an audience, making a presentation to a client, or heading up a meeting, chances are you’ll have some nerves. Public speaking opens the door to public mistakes, which...
View ArticleBig Tech may be focusing its lobbying push on the California AI safety bill’s...
As California’s AI bill, SB 1047, continues to move through the California state legislature, the AI industry and its allies are trying to convince Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the legislation. The...
View ArticleParamount gets a rival bid from Edgar Bronfman for roughly $4.3 billion
Veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. has submitted a roughly $4.3 billion bid to take over Paramount Global through the acquisition of National Amusements, the family holding company that owns a...
View ArticleThe nation’s biggest teachers’ union is in a stalemate with its own employees...
In early July, amid contract negotiations, employees of the National Education Association (NEA) went on strike for three days. But rather than push the nation’s largest labor union to engage with its...
View ArticleElon Musk’s Twitter buy: Add bankers to the list of victims
When Elon Musk decided to buy Twitter, he enlisted the help (and financial assistance) of seven major banks to back his offer, ultimately securing loans of $13 billion. It seemed a good bet for the...
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‘We need to be kind to each other’: What it was like caring for the mental...
Mental health and performance go hand in hand. That’s one reason why the U.S. Olympics and Paralympic Committee started expanding its team in 2020, and currently employees 15 full-time staff while...
View Article50,000 people traveled to the DNC in Chicago—is it even possible to make that...
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Climate change and sustainability are on the agenda for...
View ArticleHow résumés have shifted over the past 5 years
Rumor has it that if you travel in space for 5 years, it’s 50 years passing on Earth. Whether this is true or not, consider the job market the cosmic journey. Within five years, technology, the...
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Kit Kat got a bulky new logo that looks a lot more like an actual Kit Kat
Kit Kat’s new logo is going king-size. The U.S. version of the candy bar sold by the Hershey Co. has a new logo with bulkier, straighter type and a dark drop shadow set against a simple oval. [Image:...
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