Business Researchers Network articles from February 2002

Business Researchers Network archives from February 2002

Leisure/Travel Industry: www.leisuretourism.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... This is a new site developed by CABI Publishing with information resources for the leisure, recreation, sport, tourism and cultural industries. The free areas include a calendar of conferences and workshops; links to websites useful for...

Electronic Printer Industry.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Hard Copy Observer is a monthly newsletter that reports on new product introductions and industry events in the electronic printer and related industries. It is organized around four major sections: Products, Industry, Research, and...

State of the States: www.nga.org.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Inaugural addresses and state of the state reports made by Govenors often contain valuable information on state trends and direction. The National Governor's Association makes the speeches available on its web site. Speeches made during January...

News: www.newshub.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... NewsHub provides headlines from worldwide news sources every 15 minutes. It's arranged by categories such as financial, health, technology, science, U.S. and World.

High tech news: www.upside.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... This is a high-tech news site covering all aspects of the high tech sector, including the stock markets, e-commerce, hardware and software, digital entertainment, telecommunications, and the media. The site has articles from the current issue...

Food Industry: www.foodmaster.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Foodmaster is an online database to locate equipment, ingredients, supplies and services to food manufacturers. It includes more than 3,000 product categories and is separated into two sections: one for ingredient suppliers, the other for...

Electronics Industry: www.e-insite.net/electronicnews/.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... E-insite is Cahners' network for those in the electronics and semiconductor industries. From the home page, choose Yearbook to find the 2001 and 2000 editions of the Electronics Industry Yearbook. It's divided into four sections: People,...

Private Financing.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Private Finance Initiative in Healthcare -- Market Trends Report 2002 is a new study on private financing of healthcare in the UK and Europe. Just released in January, the report describes the current healthcare situation in the UK, the...

Technology in business: www.executivetechnology.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Executive Technology is a monthly magazine that covers technology solutions in all areas of business. The web site has breaking news, executive commentaries, and special reports.

New food and beverage products.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Stagnito Communications publishes the monthly New Products Magazine, which tracks new products in the food and beverage industries. Each issue includes a supplier profile; information on packaging and ingredient technology; and information on...

Personal computers: www.softletter.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Softletter, which is published twice a month, reports on business issues and trends in personal computer software publishing. It tracks new marketing and distribution tactics, company operations, finance, pricing models, mergers and...

US Business Reporter: www.activemedia-guide.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... U.S. Business Reporter is an online web publication that focuses on business and financial research. It includes company profiles (with financial data and ratios), industry profiles, industry data and statistics, retail data, market share data,...

Site Selection: www.siteselection.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Site Selection is a magazine that tracks worldwide site selection and real estate transactions. The main page of the web site has feature articles from the magazine. The Online Insider link is a weekly update of the site selection deals, how...

EU e-commerce: www.elexportal.com/.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ElexPortal provides current news and information about e-commerce legislative and regulatory policy throughout the European Union. Case studies are published periodically, presenting examples of how legislation and regulation have affected...

Defense Industry contacts.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Carroll Publishing is well known for its government directories of key staff at the federal, state and local levels. The company also publishes Defense Industry Charts with some 9,000 key personnel in more than 1,800 top U.S. defense...

Insurance industry: www.ambest.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A.M. Best, which provides data on all aspects of the insurance industry, publishes Best's State Rate Filings, a monthly publication that covers state-specific information on rate changes, form revisions and new programs. It is now available in...

Polish Market.
February 1, 2002... Polish Market Review publishes English and Polish-language publications dealing with the Polish economy and several industry sectors. Its monthly newsletters and industry reports provide up-to-date analyses of Poland's economy as a whole and...

Find a distributor: www.distributormatch.com/.
February 1, 2002... This is a global directory of distributors and manufacturers who are looking for partners in foreign markets. There are more than 3,000 companies representing 99 different countries. Search by product category and country, or by keyword.

Industry sectors publications.
February 1, 2002... Business Monitor International has released new editions of its multinational sector directories, covering Chemicals & Petrochemicals; Construction & Engineering; Energy & Mining; Pharmaceuticals; and Telecommunications. Each directory includes...

Government IT R&D: www.itrd.gov.
February 1, 2002... The National Coordination Office (NCO) for Information Technology Research and Development (IT R&D) coordinates the federal information technology research and development program. Working with interagency working groups to prepare and...

Corporate governance: www.thecorporatelibrary.com/.
February 1, 2002... This is an online resource for research about the global corporation, particularly corporate governance. You'll find news briefs, surveys and topics of the month.

Business and the environment.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The world's largest environmental business conference and trade show will take place March 13-15 in Vancouver Canada. Globe 2002 brings together business leaders and government officials to discuss developments in environmental issues and how...

National Press Club: http://npc.press.org.
February 1, 2002... From the Press Club's home page, choose the News Sources link to find the Directory of News Sources. You can search three ways: by Press Club sources by category; by organizations or primary contacts by name; or by keyword. Good source to find...

Spotlight on -- Asset Alernatives.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Asset Alternatives provides newsletters, directories, research reports and conferences for the private equity industry. The Private Equity Analyst, a monthly newsletter, provides timely information on which institutional investors are making...

Wood Center: www.woodcenter.net/.
February 1, 2002... This site is a portal for wood products, lumber, paper and packaging. You can search for information by topics, such as processing, producers and distributors, sawmills, equipment, or forest management. The site also has news and press releases...

Aircondition: www.aircondition.com.
February 1, 2002... Aircondition has started a new e-mail newsletter to provide current information on the automotive air conditioning and radiator/engine cooling service industry. HTSN (Heat Transfer Service Newsletter) is delivered free to your e-mail address...

Pharmaceuticals.
February 1, 2002... Pharmaceutical Business News is published every two weeks with current news, analysis, forecasts and inside information on new product introductions and joint venture agreements in the pharmaceutical industry. It also contains interim and...

UK construction: www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/bpcons.htm.
February 1, 2002... UK Activity Report provides coverage of acquisitions, new projects, expansion plans and other developments in the construction industry in the United Kingdom. Check out this site for a free trial subscription to the Report, which is delivered...

Hospital information: www.ahd.com.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Use the American Hospital Directory to locate summary information on hospitals. The database contains information for more than 6,000 hospitals, collected from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public use files. The free information...

Investigative reporting: www.ire.org.
February 1, 2002... Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc provides a number of services to those working in the journalism field. Its Resource Center has a database of abstracts of more than 18,000 investigative reporting stories. Enter a company or individual's...

Environmental databases: http://rtk.net/.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Right-To-Know Network provides free access to a number of government environmental databases. You can do a master search across all eleven databases, by geographical area, facility or industry. The site includes databases such as the Toxic...

Vietnam investment.(resources for business development)(Brief Article)(Directory)
February 1, 2002... The government in Vietnam has revised its foreign investment laws four times since 1987, the last revision in 2000. In addition, steps have been taken to simplify the licensing process. As a result, foreign direct investment has increased so...

Food industry: www.foodinstitute.com.(Food Institute Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Food Institute Online has industry news that is updated daily, economic reports and data, and an outlook for food prices in 2002

EPA industry information: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/.(Environmental Protection Agency notebooks)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Compliance has developed a series of notebooks with information on selected major industries. They focus on key indicators that present air, water, and land pollutant release data. Each notebook...

Business in Russia.(resources for business development)(Directory)
February 1, 2002... In the fall of 2001, the Department of Commerce led a business development mission to Russia in an effort to further the business relationship between the U.S. and Russia. The 14 companies that participated in the mission, from key growth...

Pharma Publications.(Engel Publishing's pharmaceutical journals)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Engel Publishing provides business and marketing information to the worldwide pharmaceutical industry. The company publishes three business magazines: Med Ad News; R&D Directions and Pharma Business. Med Ad News is a monthly newsmagazine...

Manufacturing news: www.lionhrtpub.com/tmr.(Manufacturing Report magazine Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... This is the web site for Manufacturing Report, an online source for news and reformation on manufacturing industries. Read about new products, opportunities, and innovations.

Red Herring: www.redherring.com.(magazine)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Red Herring magazine provides analysis on the forces that drive innovation, such as technology, enterpreneurialism, and the financial markets. Check out the magazine's web site for top stories, feature articles and venture capital news.

Nonprofits: www.nptimes.com.(NonProfit Times provides information online)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The NonProfit Times, a business magazine for nonprofit organizations, has placed online an article from its November issue on the largest nonprofits. It includes a chart of the top 100 with their Year 2000 income, and sources of information...

So you wanna: www.soyouwanna.com. (Just for Fun).(Web site that teaches)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... This fun site "teaches you how to do all the things nobody taught you in school." Arranged in 17 categories, you can learn how to avoid getting a traffic ticket, play poker, buy a camera, run a marathon, play soccer, or join the circus. You can...

Winter games. (Just For Fun).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... To follow the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, try one of these sites. U.S. Team www.usolympicteam.com This is the web site for the U.S. Team. Read about the athletics, their sports and results of competitions. Salt Lake 2002...

New movie releases: www.upcomingmovies.com. (Just For Fun).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... If you want to get the latest information on new movies releases, click onto this site. It provides previews of movies to be released, cast and plot information and a commentary on what the movie may be like. You can preview by rifle, actor,...

Experts: www.yearbook.com. (Just For Fun).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... This is a search engine to find an expert. You can search by one of the over 100 topics (education, executive coaching) or by geographical area. The list then links you to the expert's detailed information and web site if available.

Gourmet food: www.gourmetspot.com/about.htm. (Just For Fun).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... This site calls itself "the first course of the World Wide Web for food lovers." You can access food and drink recipes, track food news, convert measurements, browse restaurant reviews, and get useful cooking tips. You can also subscribe to a...

Daily events. (Just For Fun).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... If you want to know what happened on this day in history, click onto www.dailyalmanacs.com/. You'll find a list of birthdays, deaths, events, holidays and observances. And if you're into disasters, try http://disasterium.com/. Disasters in...

Web trends: www.traffick.com. (Just For Fun).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Use this site to follow web portal trends. The Traffick Directory has information on portals, search engines and directories, search engine optimization, and web browsers. You can also read top stories, special reports, and web statistics.