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NECESSITY IS THE mother of invention and when unemployment rates head toward naught, it's necessary to get savvy about attracting skilled workers.In Michigan's

IN PHYSICAL circles, the out-of-control assembly line is a staple. Lucille Ball's conveyer-belt misadventures represent its high point, and shows ranging

AMERICANS READ OR scan more than 88% of all advertising mail delivered to their homes, and up to 18.1% of all households respond, according to a recently

CAPITOL RECORDS HAS developed what may be the first commercial database of drag queens.In February and March, Capitol ran a series of contests in gay

THE ASSOCIATION OF Asian-American Advertising Agencies-a.k.a. the 5As-was established in February in San Francisco to coincide with the Lunar New Year

THE RECENT ROCKINESS in the catalog business-the near-fatality of J. Peterman Co., the dumping of books by Genesis Direct, soft holiday and early-spring

THE 21ST ANNUAL John Caples International Awards was the show that almost wasn't.Last year's bash left the organization broke, without even enough money

U.S. Fencing Association The U.S. Fencing Association list names 17,590 active members. Most are between 18 and 35 years old. Cost: $90/M Selections:

AT A DINNER PARTY thrown by Don Chilcutt years ago, I found myself sitting next to cataloger John Peterman. Chilcutt, who managed Peterman's list, hoped

LOTS OF WEB SITES want to sell office products to individuals, whether in companies or the oft-hyped small office/home office. Now, one entrepreneur wants