Business

PR and marketing pros at Butterball are going mobile this year. Photo: Raglan's PR Daily

Poultry in motion: Butterball’s Turkey Talk Line goes mobile

By Susan Young | Raglan’s Daily PR blog — Posted: November 22, 2016 The PR and marketing pros at Butterball are going mobile this year. Market research indicated the popular Butterball Turkey Talk Line should boost its outreach to millennials. So, for […]

Thanksgiving Dinner Special at Applebee’s Grill & Bar

Thanksgiving Dinner Special at Applebee’s Grill & Bar

  Start A Thanksgiving Family Tradition. Relax While We Do All The Cooking. Celebrate with Applebee’s Thanksgiving Dinner Plate.

by · November 20, 2016 · Business
NYCHCC Announces SBA Roundtable with Hispanic Business Owners

NYCHCC Announces SBA Roundtable with Hispanic Business Owners

Nintendo Classic NES Flying off the Shelf 
(NES Mini Screenshot)

Tech Focus: The Mini NES Classic Is A Hit

Nintendo Mini NES Classic Flying Off the Shelf The Mini NES Classic is sold out just about everywhere.  The $60 device covered and reviewed last month, has quickly become the hot gift this holiday season. Some game reviewers are accusing Nintendo […]

by · November 13, 2016 · Business, Tech Focus, Technology
Many customers were sad to see the unexpected closing of the popular Bronx Grill. Photo by David Greene.

GOODBYE BRONX GRILL, HELLO GOLDEN CORRAL

Goodbye Bronx Grill, Hello Golden Corral by David Greene Bronxites around the borough where saddened by the unexpected closing of the popular Bronx Grill at 2375 East Tremont Avenue, in the Parkchester section, which shut its doors on Sunday, October […]

by · November 4, 2016 · Business, News
Employers Face New Jan. 31 W-2 Filing Deadline; Some Refunds Delayed Until Feb. 15

Employers Face New Jan. 31 W-2 Filing Deadline; Some Refunds Delayed Until Feb. 15

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service reminds employers and small businesses of a new Jan. 31 filing deadline for Forms W-2. The IRS must also hold some refunds until Feb. 15.   A new federal law, aimed at making it easier for […]

by · October 30, 2016 · Business, Government

OPINION: Don’t rush a flawed street-vending bill into law

Council’s proposal would add thousands of food carts before we know if new regulations are working By Michael Lambert and Ellen Baer Everyone agrees that the street vending system in New York City is confusing and unfair for everyone involved: […]

by · October 26, 2016 · Business, Op Ed
NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Will & Estate Planning 101 Seminar, 10/20

NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Will & Estate Planning 101 Seminar, 10/20

NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Will & Estate Planning 101 Seminar CLICK HERE TO RSVP.  

Profile America: First Department Store

Profile America: First Department Store

Sunday, October 16 —  Today marks an anniversary that should please America’s power shoppers. On this date in 1868, the first full-line department store in the U.S. was organized in Salt Lake City. Called “Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution,” it opened […]

by · October 16, 2016 · Business, Profile America

Profile America: Self-Service

One hundred years ago, Piggly Wiggly opened its first store in Memphis, where customers picked up shopping baskets and selected their items from open shelves.

by · September 6, 2016 · Business, Profile America

Profile America: First Mail-Order Catalog 

The first mail order catalog was sent out by Montgomery Ward this week in 1872. That catalog consisted of only one page, featuring 163 items.

by · August 19, 2016 · Business, Profile America

Daily Fantasy Sports Now Legal In New York 

DFS are expected to generate approximately $4 million in revenue to fund state education aid.

Third Annual New York Black Expo, July 30

Third Annual New York Black Expo, July 30

The Third Annual New York Black Expo takes place on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in Manhattan. On this day visitors will experience a cultural business expo with business, motivational, entrepreneurial and financial seminars, Black Legacy and Leadership […]

Profile America: Online Shopping 

Profile America: Online Shopping 

On this date in 1995, Amazon.com launched its business of selling books online out of a two-car garage in Bellevue, Washington.

Profile America: The Stock Exchange Is Born

The New York Stock Exchange started this week in 1792, as some two dozen merchants and brokers established an organized approach to their buying and selling.