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Transportation

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Regulation: DOT -- Toughening Up on Testing

A look at the 1991 Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act, and how to stay in compliance with the act.  Read story

Test Case

For a guy bent on bringing down a multibillion-dollar federal program for minority contractors, Randy Pech is pretty low-key.  Read story

How I Did It: Randy Slager

Former Army officer Randy Slager has two goals: continue expanding his $30 million IT company and keep knocking down walls that prevent disabled veterans fro...  Read story

New York Officials Request Investigation over Displaced Businesses

A new transit hub, part of the rebuilding at the World Trade Center, will force out nearby stores and offices.  Read story

Letters to Bush

Re: The entrepreneurial owners of successful, fast-growing companies have some suggestions, compliments, and a few grievances to air when it comes to doing b...  Read story

MESBICs, Loan Programs Face The Budget Axe

Federal aid to minority businesses will suffer substantial reductions once budget cutters in both the Administration and Congress complete their review of...  Read story

How the Fireworks Business Really Works

Tougher safety regulations and a surge in patriotism spurred by Sept. 11, combined with market reforms in China, are turning backyard fireworks into a boomin...  Read story

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was established in 1972 with the passage of the Consumer Product Safety Act. The primary responsibility of t...  Read story

Drug Testing

Related Terms: Employee Rights Drug testing of...  Read story

Knowledge is Power -- and the Key to Stressless Travel

Take a moment to consider what you're getting into before you go.  Read story

Business Is Up, And They're Flying High

Joe DelVecchio's balloons are popping up all over the country, from Washington, where they were seen at the White House and Central Intelligence Agency he...  Read story

Breaking Away

Three defense contractors found success in diversification after the government slashed its spending.  Read story

Company Profile: Crash Course

A close-up look at how an entrepreneur took over a company developing automobile collision-avoidance technology.  Read story

Management: There Are No Simple Businesses Anymore

An up-close look at a family business wrestling with the new, complex rules facing today's small business.  Read story

Blast-off For Industrial Policy

PRESIDENT REAGAN IS FORCED INTO MAKING INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR COMPETING GROUPS OF SPACE ENTREPRENEURS.  Read story

The Connected Car

The introduction of the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles will require a vast ecosystem of entrepreneurial businesses.  Read story

In Praise of Stubbornness

For years, Malcolm Bricklin has been working to bring low-cost Chinese cars to America. A new documentary -- filmed by his son -- chronicles his travails.  Read story

Down In The Dumps

Business can't afford it. Government can't enforce it. But this month a new law regulating the hazardous wastes of small companies goes into effect anyway.  Read story

Census Data

The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2) mandates that a census ("enumeration") of the population be conducted at 10-year intervals. The first census ...  Read story

Start-up Covets Spokes of Northwest's Hub

Start-up airline Pro Air Inc. hopes to win over customers from Northwest Airlines with lower airfares, higher-quality service, and a focus on business travel...  Read story

An Activist Approach To Dealing With Regulators

'I spent the first 10 years of my adult life as an activist United Methodist minister -- active in seeking to bring truth, righteousness, and justice to p...  Read story

In Praise of the Unbalanced Life

Dorothy Julian, CEO, single mother, and tugboat-company owner, is never -- literally never -- off the job. Which, thank you very much, is just the way she wa...  Read story

How to Start an Airline of Your Own

In an industry in which 117 airlines have filed bankruptcy since 1979, Joseph Lorenzo thinks he can make Reno Air work.  Read story

Would You Buy a Chinese Car from This Man?

Malcom Bricklin is on a quest to revolutionize the auto industry at 14,845 words per hour.  Read story

This Is Rocket Science

Paul Moller may have been working on his flying car for nearly four decades, but he's no crackpot. His saga is a road map of how to keep a dream moving ahead...  Read story

Captain Marvel

EOY master award. Profile of a profitable airline that inspires uncanny customer employee loyalty.  Read story

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