City Government

Whether you are in the early exciting stages of starting your own business or are already well established, you are required to meet both general and business-specific government licensing and permit regulations. Here...

The area, known as Mare Island, was once a ship building yard converted to a new housing development a few years ago. With great views of the San Francisco Bay and lower prices...

The gluttony of available housing was an obvious by-product from that boom…and one that has greatly contributed to what we are experiencing today. What has come to the surface through all this, however,...

Though many seem to think that the days of EZ loans is over, I tend to think that the banks are going to start to lend their money sooner rather than later. The...

The banking crisis is crushing from both ends, credit is scarce and consumers have clamped down on spending. Are large retailers the next victims?

In case you haven't yet tuned in to our new "Ask the Expert" podcast show, here are some of the more interesting listener questions we've covered.

For risk managers, the next four or eight years will be challenging and exciting.

True leaders have ambition -- but not just ambition for ambition's sake.

Entrepreneurs, small business owners, managers, and executives typically become increasingly isolated in their jobs, but there are resources to help keep professional connections alive.

It’s Monday and I feel a rant coming on. It’s a good one, too. Faithful readers know full well how I feel about the TSA. Well, I wrote them a letter today and...

A few years ago I was engaged to do a customer service seminar for a city. One of the things they wanted to talk about was establishing customer service standards. So I began...

We know business is done on the state and local level. That’s why the Business Gateway program has been working with state and local governments in addition to Federal agencies to provide a...

Kroger's Quality Food Centers is pushing 99 cent cloth re-usable bags. Will other retailers follow?...