Uh-Oh: Are You Running a Sweatshop?

You treat your direct employees fairly (heck, they have great benefits!) but your suppliers or manufacturers abroad might be another story. Here's what you can do about it. Discussions about American firms that outsource inevitably turn to the loss of American jobs. But there's another side to the debate that's discussed less often: Namely, when you're expanding overseas, how sure can you be ...

Brightstar, The Retail Outsource and Mobile Insight Join Forces to Create Best-in-Class Wireless Retail Services

MIAMI and LAS VEGAS , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightstar Corp., a global leader in services and solutions for the wireless industry and The Retail Outsource (TRO), and Mobile Insight, have joined ...

Outsourcing Don'ts Learned From Apple

The company's latest supplier responsibility report is out. And it's something every entrepreneur wanting to outsource should read. Few companies are as secretive about their plans and operations as Apple. The consumer electronics giant has even been known to use shell companies to apply for trademarks. And yet, Apple released details of its supply chain , including names of 97 percent of its ...

Obama touts 'Outsource to Detroit'

The president says he wants to reward companies that invest in America and eliminate tax breaks for companies that don't, and he's planning new tax proposals to do it.

Mayor Eddie Francis 'destroying lives' says AG lawyer

Fired city auditor general Todd Langlois and his lawyer James H. Cooke fought back against the City of Windsor and Mayor Eddie Francis at a media conference Friday.

Graystone Mortgage Leverages Appraisal Logistics, Inc. for Expert Appraisal Management

Appraisal Logistics, the leading provider in compliance risk management for appraisal independence, today announced the continued success of their partnership with Graystone Mortgage, a division of Enola, Pa.-based Graystone Tower BancCorp.

Kroff Well Services, Inc. to Share Expertise on Best Practices for Water Reuse at IOGA of West Virginia Winter Meeting

PITTSBURGH , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Kroff, Inc. , one of the fastest-growing water treatment companies in the United States , is pleased to announce that Dave Grottenthaler , general manager of ...