Youngstown

"a Thousand Little Companies With A Hundred Employees Each"

Nov 1, 1984

David Tod and Daniel B. Roth, the chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of Torent Inc., in Youngstown, Ohio, are at lunch. The setting is the dining r... Read story

Born-again Steel

By Craig R. Waters | Nov 1, 1984

David Houck worked for Big Steel all his life -- until the mill shut down. . . Read story

Correction

Jun 1, 1987

In a chart on page 51 of "Metro Report" (April), growth in jobs for Youngstown, Ohio, was reported as a 6.2% gain when it was actually a 6.2% loss. Read story

How I Did It: Mike Broderick, CEO, Turning Technologies

By Mike Broderick | Sep 1, 2007

As told to Ryan McCarthy Industry: Software 2007 Inc. 500 Ranking: Read story

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Apr 1, 1987

HOW THE CITIES WERE RANKED Like our annual states report, this ranking of metropolitan areas is based on three factors: job generation, rate of significan... Read story

Upgrades: One Company's Nightmare

By Robina A. Gangemi | Apr 1, 1996

A quick tale of the problems one company suffered when it changed its mail-order-system processing software. Read story

The Ticker

By Jason Del Rey | Jun 1, 2008

Jay-Z, John Varvatos, the SBA... Read story

Spies Like Us

By Stephanie L. Gruner | Aug 1, 1998

An interview with Tom Stemberg, CEO and chairman of Staples, Inc. Stemberg describes the industry information he gathers by playing mystery shopper at his co... Read story

Matters Of Fact

Apr 1, 1985

In 1979, David Birch shattered the prevailing wisdom about job creation. Now he's at it again. Read story

The Q Factor

By DAVID L. BIRCH | Apr 1, 1987

These days, a city's growth has less to do with lower costs than with the quality of its people and lifestyle Read story

Ask Inc.

By Inc Staff | Sep 1, 2006

Scaling back profit-sharing plans; importing headaches. Read story

States Eye New Taxes

By Laura Cohn | Apr 1, 2008

Facing budget shortfalls, tax commissioners in many states are desperate for new sources of revenue. Guess where they're looking? Read story

Fear Of Franchising

By Curtis Hartman | Jun 1, 1987

How Carol Brothers seduced the press, the industry, and scores of franchisees with the false promise of 'the next McDonald's' Read story

Selling Out

By Curtis Hartman | Jun 1, 1985

National Content Liquidators makes its profits when other companies have lost theirs. Read story

Sampling with a Twist

By Susan Greco | Aug 1, 1992

Affordable in-store demonstration strategies. Read story

Is Manufacturing Dead?

By DAVID L. BIRCH | Jun 1, 1987

The answer, the numbers insist, is a resounding no. In fact, our manufacturers may be the most innovative businesspeople in the country Read story

The No-tech Solution

By Craig R. Waters | May 1, 1986

Industrial America's graveyard is filled with companies just like Intermatic. But then, they didn't have Jim Miller. Read story

The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America

By John Case | Mar 1, 1990

Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read story

Hot Spots

Mar 1, 1988

INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities Read story

Hot Spots

By Joel Kotkin | Mar 1, 1989

Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed. Read story