Monthly Archives: May 2017

What One Former Tennessee Liquor Store Owner Can Teach Business Owners About Selling at the Right Time

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

In 1992, Harriman, Tennessee’s retail market was about to change drastically. For the first time, since its founding as a temperance town in 1889, it was allowing the sale of liquor. Laura Overstreet, a stay-at-home mom with a varied job … Continue reading →

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FYI

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Clinton campaign was ‘Shattered’ regardless of outcome The title of the book detailing the history of the campaign for president by a former First Lady, senator and Secretary of State was going be “Shattered” whether Hillary Rodham Clinton won or … Continue reading →

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Could This Battery Keep Your Phone on Longer?

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Researchers have created a rechargeable lithium metal battery with three times the capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteries. The new battery stores lithium in a unique anode, a seamless hybrid of graphene and carbon nanotubes. The material, first created in 2012, is … Continue reading →

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Treasury Wine Intros New Penfolds Line to U.S.

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Penfolds Max’s pays homage to Penfolds’ legendary original winemaker Max Schubert, who created Grange, a multi-regional red wine blend. The first wines — Penfolds 2015 Max’s Cabernet Sauvignon ($25), and Penfolds 2015 Max’s Shiraz-Cabernet ($25) – are available in most … Continue reading →

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Odds for Tax Cuts, Good; For Tax Reform, Questionable

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Believe it or not, not all of Washington is captivated either by the question of President Trump and his advisors’ ties to Russia nor by the firing of former FBI Director James Comey. As hard as it may be to … Continue reading →

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Teamsters Picket A-B Tax Reform Conversation

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

People attending Anheuser-Busch’s “conversation” on tax reform were greeted by a few pickets.  The Teamsters Union is engaged in a labor dispute with Clare Rose Distributing, the Anheuser-Busch distributor on Long Island. The protesters carried signs and distributed handbills that … Continue reading →

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