Category: Special Features

Executive Gift Guide

Posted on December 2, 2011 by NWIBQ.COM

IT’S NOVEMBER AND FOR MOST PEOPLE, GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT ENTAILS charitable giving, decorating the home, shopping those sales for presents for friends and family. But for business executives, the holidays are also an opportunity to thank employees for their dedication and contributions throughout the year.

Here are our suggestions for holiday parties for the office, gifts for employees and clients and even gifts …

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Posted in Business, Fall 2011, Special Features | Leave a comment

Big, Slick Project

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Rick A. Richards

By Rick A. Richards

The landscape at BP’s Whiting refinery on the shore of Lake Michigan is a Rubik’s Cube of pipes, derricks, construction cranes and scaffolding.

Through a mindboggling maze of pipes, hissing steam, narrow roads and steel beams, it’s hard to tell where the refinery process ends and where construction on a $3.8 billion modernization project begins. By any measurement, though, it’s a …

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Posted in Business, News, Regional News, Special Features, Spring 2011 | Leave a comment

Women Who Lead

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Michael Puente

In June 2008, after a long, grueling campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, Hillary Clinton finally conceded to Barack Obama. It was a historic moment for the entire nation, but especially for American women.

“Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it,” Clinton said in her concession speech …

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Posted in Special Features, Special Focus, Spring 2010, Women in Business | Leave a comment

Keeping Employees Healthy

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Shari Held

Everyone is concerned about health these days—from our own personal health to the health of the economy. On at least one level, the two are intertwined. Americans pay more for health care than many other nations, which raises the question: Could economic recovery start at the doctor’s office?

“No,” says Mike Campbell of Louisville-based Neace Lukens, an insurance company that plans employer insurance …

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Posted in Special Features, Special Focus, Winter 2010 | Leave a comment

Staying Fit

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Shari Held

Dr. Michael Leland, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and senior partner of Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute, says staying fit comes down to only a few things—eating properly and in moderation, getting proper exercise, fresh air and sunshine, and not polluting the body with substances such as cigarette smoke.

“And when it comes to diet and exercise, when you do one, you need to do the other,” …

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Posted in Special Features, Special Focus, Winter 2010 | Leave a comment