Business Researchers Network articles from November 2002

Business Researchers Network archives from November 2002

Employer Health Benefits Survey: http://www.kff.org/content/2002/3251/.
November 1, 2002... The Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Educational Trust 2002 Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey, available at the above link, includes detailed information on employer health plans. Data in the survey report include coverage,...

2002/prior year IRS tax forms on CD-ROM: http://www.ntis.gov/products/bestsellers/irscd_2002.asp?loc=4-2-0.
November 1, 2002... Tax Products CD-ROM 2002, which may be ordered online at the above National Technical Information Service (NTIS) link, is priced at $22. The CD-ROM includes tax forms and publications for the year 2002; prior year tax forms and publications for...

Health and nutrition advertising claims: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/10/advertisingfinal.pdf.
November 1, 2002... A newly issued study by the Federal Trade Commission, Advertising Nutrition & Health, Evidence from Food Advertising 1977-1997, available at the above link, reviews data collected by Commission staff on the types of claims made in 11,647...

Top CEO's of Latin America: http://www.latintrade.com/newsite/ceo/Itceoenglish.pdf.
November 1, 2002... Brief profiles of 40 top Latin American company CEOs are available at the above link. Included are execs in manufacturing, financial services, wholesale and retail distribution, media, pharmaceuticals, information technology, consumer products,...

Census Bureau offers data user seminars.
November 1, 2002... The Census Bureau has scheduled its Data User Seminars for the first half of 2003, all to be held at the Maryland University Center, Marriott Inn and Conference Center, Adelphi, Maryland. Early registration is recommended, as attendance at...

Track developments at network companies: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/stocks.html.
November 1, 2002... You can keep up to date on developments at network companies at the link above. Included is a listing of the top 200 public companies in networking. News of layoffs and lawsuits receive extensive coverage. Included are firms in fields such...

Access official Australian statistics: http://www.abs.gov.au/.
November 1, 2002... The Australian Bureau of Statistics, at the above link, is Australia's official statistical organization. The site provides free current Australian statistical reports on a wide range of topics similar to those released by the U.S. Bureau of...

Economic indicators on the web or by e-mail: http://www.economicindicators.gov/.
November 1, 2002... The link above is a U.S. Department of Commerce website that provides timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The above link also provides a means to...

Business opportunities in China: http://www.usatrade.gov/website /website.nsf/WebBySubj/Main_ChinaCommercialBrief.
November 1, 2002... China Commercial Brief, at the above link, is a free biweekly U.S. Commercial Service newsletter that includes summaries of developments in China's various commercial sectors, tips on doing business in China, and U.S. Embassy news. A...

Survey of employer-sponsored training: http://www.trainigmag.com/images/pdf/industryreport.pdf.
November 1, 2002... The monthly magazine Training has published its 2002 Industry Report, available at the above link. The 10-page article shows that "expenditures on corporate training programs in the United States dropped fairly dramatically from last year to...

Current Economic Conditions: http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2002/.
November 1, 2002... Commonly known as the Beige Book, Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its...

Technology Transfer `Green Book' updated: http://www.federallabs.org/ContentObjects/Publications
November 1, 2002... The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer has issued it's third edition of Federal Technology Transfer Legislation and Policy (The Green Book), available in pdf form at the above link. It provides details on federal policies...

20,000 company profiles: http://profiles.wisi.com/.
November 1, 2002... Wright Investors' Service, at the above link, provides both basic securities data and, in many cases, research reports on approximately 20,000 publicly traded companies in the United States and throughout the world. After your first visit,...

State Supreme Court and Appeals Court decisions.
November 1, 2002... While lower court decisions--many of which are useful sources for company and industry intelligence--are still a hit-or-miss proposition when it comes to locating them on the Internet, the opposite is now true for higher court decisions. The...

Top 100 co-ops: http://www.co.op100.com/homepage/Coop100.nsf/nav.htm#.
November 1, 2002... You can view the names, revenues, industrial classification, and assets of the country's top 100 cooperatives at the link above. Click to display ranking by revenues or by sector.

Top 300 magazines ranked by revenue: http://www.adage.com/page.cms?pageId=945.
November 1, 2002... AdAge, at the above link, offers their annual compilation of the top 300 magazines, ranked by gross advertising and circulation revenue. Data include 2001 total gross revenue, percentage change from previous year, ad revenue, ad pages,...

Textile manufacturers and hazardous waste: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/infocus/k02028.pdf.
November 1, 2002... Many textile manufacturing facilities generate hazardous waste. RCRA in Focus, available at the above link, provides an overview of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations textile firms are required to follow and the...

Regional gasoline costs of driving: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rtecs/gascosts/start.html.
November 1, 2002... The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has updated its "Transportation Calculator" for new model years. Choose your car or SUV and see the gasoline part of the cost of driving in various parts of the country using EIA's current weekly...

Bank Accounting practices: http://www.occ.treas.gov/BA112002.pdf.
November 1, 2002... Bank Accounting Advisory Series, November 2002, is a 122-page document, available at the above link, that provides guidance on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's views on accounting topics of interest to national banks. It answers...

Technology and the banking industry: http://www.federalreserve.gov/Pubs/FEDS/2002/200250/200250pap.pdf.
November 1, 2002... A new 43-page study, The Economic Effects of Technological Progress: Evidence from the Banking Industry, available at the above link, examines technological progress and its effects in the banking industry. Banks are intensive users of...

Healthcare Research and Quality publications: http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubcat/pubcat.htm.
November 1, 2002... The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued its Fall/Winter 2002/2003 Publications Catalog, available at the above link. The listed publications describe AHRQ programs, present research findings and assessments of...

National Science Foundation Guide to Programs: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf03009/toc.htm.
November 1, 2002... The National Science Foundation Guide to Programs, available at the above link, is a compilation of NSF funding opportunities for research and education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. The Guide includes descriptions of...

Detailed FDIC directory: http://www.fdic.gov/about/contact/FDICOrganizationalDirectory.html.
November 1, 2002... The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has posted, at the above link, a detailed directory, showing names, titles, offices, addresses, and phone numbers for headquarters and field offices.

Corporate Toll-Free and fax numbers.
November 1, 2002... Omnigraphics has issued their latest editions of FaxUSA 2003 and Toll-Free Phone Book USA 2003. FaxUSA is a 1,300-page reference that provides nearly 114,000 fax numbers for businesses, major organizations, government offices, and...

Directory of business services in Poland.
November 1, 2002... U.S. Business Contact List 2002 is a 65-page directory of about 320 U.S-owned or affiliated businesses in Poland that provide services to the U.S. business community in that country. Included is up-to-date contact and industry category...

Energy legislation in the Southern States: http://www.sseb.org/pdf/digest2002.pdf.
November 1, 2002... Energy and Environment Legislative Digest 2002 is a 246-page report by the Southern States Energy Board, available at the above link. It is a compilation of energy and environment quality legislation enacted by 18 southern states and...

International Patenting of DNA Sequences: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf02333/start.htm.
November 1, 2002... International Patenting of Human DNA Sequences, available at the above link, examines international patenting of human DNA sequences from 1980 to present. It explores the strength of America's inventive activity in this technology area...

Business contacts in the People's Republic of China.
November 1, 2002... The following directory consists of organization names, addresses, and phone and fax numbers for key business contacts in the People's Republic of China. It includes Chinese government agencies, associations, corporations, chambers of commerce,...

Workers' compensation news from Minnesota: http://www.doli.state.mn.us/compact.html.
November 1, 2002... COMPACT is a quarterly newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Formerly distributed in paper form, it is now only available on the Web. An e-mail service provides a quarterly reminder when new issues are posted to the...

New regulations for hazmat transporters: http://hq.environmental.usace.army.mil/newsinfo/current
November 1, 2002... The October 2002 issue of The Corps Environment, newsletter of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, available at the above link, contains an article that describes the proposed new regulations for transporters of hazardous materials. The...

Go to Oregon for ergonomics guidance: http: //www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/consult/ergonomic/ergonomics.htm.
November 1, 2002... Oregon surprised us with what is perhaps the best, easy-to-follow starting point for ergonomics information. It's at the link above, and it's run by the Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Division, Department of Consumer and Business...

Robotics.
November 1, 2002... The United Nations has issued its updated annual reference, World Robotics 2002, which presents comprehensive global statistical information on industrial and service robots. Information for 20 countries is included, broken down by...

Labor information from 32 countries: http://www.globalpolicynetwork.org/.
November 1, 2002... Global Policy Network, at the above link, contains a database of up-to-date information on key labor market statistics and economic indicators for a growing list of developed and developing nations. Thus far, 32 countries are included,...

Locate commercial contacts worldwide: http://randburg.com.
November 1, 2002... Tens of thousands of companies, throughout the world, seeking commercial contacts can be found in the database at the above link. You can access company information by country or by industry. For each entry, complete contact information and...

Business contacts in Russia.
November 1, 2002... The following contacts are key starting points for gathering business intelligence in Russia. Chambers of Commerce American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) Russia Phone: 011-7 95-961-2141 Fax: 011-7 95-961-2142 E-mail:...

Key indicators for Asian & Pacific countries: http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2002/.
November 1, 2002... Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2002 is the newest edition of this annual Asian Development Bank (ADB) statistical data book. It features 31 regional tables that compare the Millenium Development Goals, economic,...

Science & technology in New Zealand: http://www.frst.govt.nz/.
November 1, 2002... The New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology is a government entity that provides more than NZ$400 million in annual funding for research, science, and technology in that country. Visit the above link to learn about the...

Boost the power of your intranet with BRN.
November 1, 2002... If you haven't yet instructed us to supplement your print copy of BRN with our electronic edition in Microsoft Word, jump on the bandwagon ASAP. Your personal advantage will be the ability to click on any links to visit featured sites. ...

Earnings trends of U.S. workers.
November 1, 2002... The distribution of individual earnings is an important indicator of a nation's economic well-being. A new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) analyzes the trend in weekly earnings for wage and salary workers in the United...

Updates on new & revised laws, worldwide.
November 1, 2002... Penny Hill Press has begun publication of Global Law Bulletin, a monthly newsletter providing news of new and revised laws and regulations affecting business and other arenas in countries throughout the world. Subscribers not only receive...

Trade Secrets Homepage: http://my.execpc.com/~mhallign/iindex.html.
November 1, 2002... The Trade Secrets Homepage, at the above link, is a useful starting point for information on that legal topic. Especially useful is its Trade Secrets Law Database which is searchable and contains abstracts of more than 400 decisions relating to...

This month's news from Greece: http://www.greekembassy.org/press/newsflash/index.html.
November 1, 2002... The Embassy of Greece to the United States provides, at the above link, daily updated news items relating to that country. The items are cleared at the end of each month, and a new set of headlines and links for the next month is instituted.

Newspapers in Oregon.
November 1, 2002... When you're seeking company or industry intelligence, local sources ("small ponds") are often superior to those of broader scope. And if your target is headquartered, or has facilities, in. Oregon, you might like to try one or more of the...