Frito-Lay has long worked on making its manufacturing plants more energy, waste, and water-efficient. Now the snack giant has just opened in Arizona a 75% net-zero energy plant that the company is calling the greenest manufacturing facility in the U.S.
Ford researchers have engineered a renewable soy oil to improve rubber car parts making them more environmentally friendly. By using renewable soy oil as a replacement for 25 percent of the petroleum oil used in rubber, Ford more than doubles the material's stretchability and helps reduce carbon emissions.
A new car sharing/car rental program, called AltCar, has been launched in Baltimore, Maryland with a fleet of all-electric battery-powered cars.
The Dow Chemical Company today unveiled its line of DOW Powerhouse Solar Shingles, revolutionary photovoltaic solar panels in the form of solar shingles that can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingle materials.
We got a FedEx delivery this week containing an offer from our mortgage company (Chase) and we are taking advantage of it with the result that our interest rate and monthly payments will drop; our interest-only loan will now become a principle-paying 30-year fixed; and, the best part, there are absolutely NO charges involved. No closing costs or fees.
Innovative backyard wind turbines are the result of years of Silicon Valley research yet they are being manufactured in former auto plants by former auto workers.
A new electronic tracking device might ensure that you never lose a bag again. Air France and KLM are releasing a pair of tools that passengers can use to track their suitcases using a smartphone app.
Dozens of college grads are being given the chance to finish school with a clean slate thanks to one of their favorite beers.
A leaky roof that's been plaguing a Kansas City women's shelter might never have been fixed, because repair estimates totaled $60,000. But the building got a new roof thanks to the generosity of two Kansas City businesses, and, as odd as it might sound, the consumer review site Angie's List that brought everyone together.
Despite how they have competed for customers in the past, two rival salons have happily been working side-by-side out of the same building since Christmas.
A film screenwriter who, after a round of mishaps and bad luck, had amassed a staggering $220,000 in credit debt was spending his days sparring with debt collectors. That was until an attorney steered him toward a path he never thought he'd travel: Debt settlement––essentially negotiating his debt directly with lenders.
We can see it every week in the business pages of newspapers and magazines. From manufacturing, to private sector service industries, from venture capital investors, and businesses from Asia to Brazil to Europe: Optimism is the new black. Here are a few signs that hope is brewing throughout most of the global economy.
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