Month: October 2008

  • Always read the footnotes

    Gannett Co., New York Times Co. and E.W. Scripps Co. may post steeper revenue declines than expected through 2009, with cost cuts failing to mitigate the drop, Wachovia Capital Markets analyst John Janedis said. Newspaper industry revenue may fall 14.1% in 2008 and 9.8% in 2009, New York-based Janedis wrote in a note to clients…

  • Quotable: Myths about entrepreneurs

    There’s a myth that entrepreneurs have special traits that distinguish them from other people. But research shows no unique characteristics. There’s a myth that entrepreneurs are risk takers. But research has shown that they try to manage risk. They outsource it where they can. And there’s a myth that entrepreneurs have some sort of secret…

  • A corn maze with a message

    Diane Murray on the UT Sports e-mail list posted a link to this corn maze honoring legendary UT women’s basketball coach, Pat Head Summitt. This is on U.S. 64 near Benton, Tenn., at Birchland Ocoee Farms, operated by Joe and Dianne Fetzer, 1-423-650-7224.