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Fire Kills 8 in Bangladesh Garment Factory as Collapse Death Toll Hits 950
Eight people were killed Wednesday evening at a garment factory in Bangladesh, two weeks after a separate garment factory collapsed in the country, killing more than 900. Wednesday’s fire was caused when acrylic material used to make sweaters somehow ignited. Investigators are looking into how the fabric caught fire.
Read MoreSenate Passes Online Sales Tax Bill, The Marketplace Fairness Act
The United States Senate on Monday voted in favor of the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would require online retailers to collect sales tax on items sold outside of their home states. The bill still needs to pass the House of Representitives, which has not yet set a date for a vote.
Read MoreThe Best and Worst Careers of 2013
CareerCast.com ranked the top 200 U.S. careers based on work environment, median salary, future prospects and stress level. My job made the list at 168. Where did sales positions rank?
Read MoreWould You Print an Offensive Logo?
It’s likely happened to some of you out there. A customer comes to you with a big order. They want 1,000 T-shirts for a rally, and they’re willing to pay a premium. Everything is going smoothly… until you see the customer’s artwork.
Read MoreDigital Pre-Press International Owner Pleads Guilty in Death of Pregnant Employee
Sanjay Sakhuja, owner and CEO of Digital Pre-Press International, has pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and five counts of labor code violations related to the death of Margarita Mojica, a 26-year-old woman who was killed in the factory on Jan. 29, 2008.
Read MoreEight Retailers Announce Recalls of Buckyballs in Conjunction with CPSC
Eight retailers, including supplier ThinkGeek, are working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall Buckyballs after the manufacturer, Maxfield & Oberton, refused to participate. The company went out of business following a CPSC lawsuit in 2012.
Read MoreCalifornia Adds BPA to Proposition 65
After three months of debate, California has decided to add controversial chemical bisphenol A to the Proposition 65 list of toxic chemicals. The announcement was made late on April 11 by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
Read MoreLouisville Pulls Promotional Kevin Ware T-shirt from Online Store
The University of Louisville has pulled a T-shirt imprinted with Kevin Ware’s jersey number from it’s online store after complaints that the school and Adidas were attempting to profit from a student’s severe injury.
Read MoreThe Secret to Successful Networking: Beer
If there is truth in wine, there is friendship in beer.
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