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How the West Was Wired

By David B. Sicilia |  Jun 15, 1997

A look at how Great Plains farmers used barbed-wire fences to transmit telephone calls.  Read story

Those Weren't The Days

By John Case |  Mar 1, 1987

Building a business was even dicier a century ago than it is today.  Read story

Just the Fax

By Gerard J. Holzmann |  Sep 15, 1998

Believe it or not, today's fax machine isn't a new technology. The first faxes traveled electronically over telegraph wires more than a century ago.  Read story

As Good As New

Aug 1, 1984

Remanufacturing, although an oftignored production strategy, has made some headway in a number of manufacturing arenas. A survey by Robert T. Lund, a res...  Read story

Why Stuff Happens

By Mike Hofman |  Mar 1, 2000

Reviews of five new business books -- two books about why some products fly and others fail; two business novels; and a new edition of a treasured favorite. ...  Read story

Reading, Writing, Running a Company

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2007

This month, a program called EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will extol the virtues of business ownership in schools across the country.  Read story

When E-Mail Bites

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Jun 15, 1996

Inc.'s editor-at-large vents some steam over irritating e-mail practices like using emoticons.  Read story

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