eBay's Meg Whitman on Building a Company's CultureBusinessWeekIn February former eBay (EBAY) CEO and current California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sat down with her former colleague Rajiv Dutta to discuss what they call "the character of the company"—a dialogue about business ethics that is particularly … More: continued here
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Read More »National Briefing | Southwest Texas: Charges in Musical Theft – New York Times
KAUZ National Briefing | Southwest Texas: Charges in Musical TheftNew York Times, United States… 4000 surplus guitars, amplifiers and other equipment from military facilities around the world from 2005 to 2008, according to affidavits unsealed this week. Mr. Goldick then allegedly sold the stockpile, sometimes using eBay and other online outlets.Texas …
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Two area eBay merchants mergeFort Worth Star Telegram, TXBy JOHN AUSTIN The still-evolving eBay retail business continues to mutate, as Easysale Inc. and iSold It on eBay merge. Arlington-based Easysale brings its warehouse and fleet of trucks, which pick up merchandise from sellers, to the deal. …Easysale, DFW I Sold It …
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A Blakeslee man driving with a suspended license hit a man twice with his car in the FedEx parking lot on Route 940 on Thursday — after the man threatened to call police and report his dangerous driving, according to police. More: continued here
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