Branson-backed Company Captures Mega Tons of Carbon Injected Into Concrete-and Amazon is Building Their HQ With It
Canadian clean-tech startup CarbonCure's technology imprisons CO2 emissions from chemical plants inside concrete, strengthening it.
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Americans Will Pay an Extra 36% to Buy Ethically-Sourced Food-and Research Shows It's Paying Off for Companies
Most surveyed Americans would pay more for sustainable, ethical products-and companies that go the extra mile are benefitting from more dollars spent.
Tweet This Hashtag Today, and T-Mobile Will Donate $500k to Classrooms Across the U.S.
T-Mobile's #GiveThanksNotPranks this April Fools' will give $500K for teachers to outfit classrooms for students.
Trying to Stop the Epidemic of Veteran Suicides, Plant Medicine Company Builds Mental Wellness Value Chain
Canada's Allied Corp offers CBD, cannabis, and psilocybin products and healing retreats for veterans and first responders suffering ptsd.
Town Surprises UPS Driver With $1,000 to Thank Him For Being Essential During Pandemic
Dauphin, Pennsylvania surprised its UPS driver Chad Turns with a $1,000 gift to thank him for his hard work during the pandemic.
Indie Bookstore Saved by Hilarious Super Bowl Ad, Thanks to Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert
How Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert saved a small North Carolina bookstore called Foggy Pine Books with a ringing endorsement.
Help Out Your Favorite Historic Restaurant-Nominate it For an Amex Pandemic Grant
Amex is giving $1 million in grants to small, historic restaurants in the USA to survive the pandemic-you can help nominate your favorite.
Startup Cleans Up Laundry Detergent With Powerful Soap That Uses Bio Ingredients
The US-based startup Dirty Labs has created a detergent that's missing the polluting ingredients that laundry soap typically contains.
Company Develops 'Sound Beaming' to Enable Digital Listening in Your Own Sound Bubble - A Cone of Near-Silence
Israeli tech start-up Noveto have launched the first sound-beaming speaker system, creating a 3D sound bubble which others cannot hear.
World's First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Plane Lifts Off On Maiden Zero-Emissions Flight
ZeroAvia completed the world's first hydrogen powered, zero emission flight of a commercial-grade aircraft.
How One Interior Designer Is Helping The Homeless With Her One Percent Project
Oregon's One Percent Project has home and housing businesses including a 1% line item on every invoice, funding state homeless charities.
Wisconsin Chick-fil-A Worker Who Won a Car in Company Raffle Gives it to Co-worker Who Bikes to Work
Haley Bridges won a car in a raffle for Appleton, Wisconsin Chick-fil-A employees and gifted it to a co-worker who bikes to work.
Nike Made a Hands-Free Shoe For Arthritic, Disabled and Pregnant People to Easily Slip Into
The Flyease Go: Nike roll out the first hands-free shoe to be available for around $120, and is perfect for arthritis or stroke patients
Billionaire Mark Cuban's New Drug Company is Producing Low-Cost Generic Drugs Cutting 90% of the Markup
Dr. Oshymansky got the backing of billionaire Mark Cuban to create Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs, which is slashing prescription drug prices.
US Industrial Output Rebounds Strongly in April, Jobs Returning from China
Industrial production in the U.S. surged in April, with the data from factories, mines and utilities rising 1.1 percent, the strongest gain since December 2010 and well above expectations. Over the past 22 months, if you dive into the numbers, you'll notice several positive manufacturing trends, according to a new government report.
Strong Consumer Sales and Big-Ticket Purchases for Businesses
Consumers ignored the scary headlines and handwringing and went clothes shopping anyway in September, creating solid sales gains for the nation's biggest retailers. Another positive note was report this week showed businesses ordering more big-ticket items in August.
Stevie Awards for Customer Service Honor Best Customer Call Centers
The secret to Michael White's success is satisfaction -- for his customers. White, 29, was recently named the Customer Service Contact Professional of the Year at the 5th annual Stevie Awards honoring the accomplishments of customer service professionals worldwide.
Six Green Innovations Making Freight Rail an Environmental Favorite
Of all freight transportation options, rail is the most environmentally friendly way to move goods over land, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which estimates that if just 10% of the nation's freight were shifted to rail fuel savings would approach one billion gallons annually and emissions would be cut by two-thirds.
Selling Eye Glasses at Cost While Giving a Pair to the Needy With Every Sale
Warby Parker is a new web-based company with a mission that goes far beyond profit. They want to help people find affordable glasses by cutting out the middleman. They also want to make a difference, by donating one pair of glasses to a person in need for every pair sold. So far, in one year, the startup has sold 60,000 glasses.
Salon Announces Hair for Hope - Free Cuts for People Who've Lost Jobs
Dawn Renee Salon & Day Spa is teaming up with SHELTER, inc of Contra Costa County to offer free haircuts to Contra Costa County residents who have lost their homes and jobs due to the troubling economy. On Monday, April 6th, from 9 am to 6 pm, Dawn Renee Salon and Day Spa will open its doors to dozens of displaced residents and offer hair cuts, shampoos, child care, donated food and donated toiletries.
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