Boston Business articles from October 1990

Boston Business archives from October 1990

Coast-to-coast cash. (Silicon Valley Bank) (Start-Up) (column)
October 1, 1990... Coast-to-Coast Cash Time was, there was money in the hills of Wellesley. Back in the heyday of Route 128, thousands of prospectors roamed here, silicon-struck, looking to stake a claim and strike it rich by the side of this well-traveled...

Gullible travels. (business travel) (Diversions) (column)
October 1, 1990... GULLIBLE TRAVELS How to protect your pancreas, and other tips for your business trip I KNOW JUST ENOUGH about athletic events to understand that if you want the competitive advantage, you should make sure you're the home team....

The man who owns Saturday night. (Patrick Lyons, owner of various Boston night clubs)
October 1, 1990... The Man Who Owns Saturday Night You might not know what you want to do this weekend. But Patrick Lyons does. You're positively mainstream. You think a girl with a chalk-white face, maroon hair, and black eyeliner thick as crayon looks...

Growing, growing gone. (Eliot Savings Bank)
October 1, 1990... Growing, Growing, Gone The amazing thing was that it all happened so fast. Eliot Savings Bank began 1985 comatose--it hadn't changed its course in 50 years, since the Depression. In less than five years, it more than quintupled in size. In...

Dreams and schemes; as the local economy slumps, a get-rich-quick company based in Utah is converting even some prominent Bostonians to its 'vision'; an investigative report. (Nu Skin)
October 1, 1990... Dreams & Schemes As the local economy slumps, a get-rich-quick company based in Utah is converting even some prominent Bostonians to its `vision.' An investigative report. "Let me get straight to the point," a recorded voice said. "Not...

The country gentleman. (Roy MacDowell)
October 1, 1990... The Country Gentleman On the way to Wayland, as the roar of Route 128 begins to fade away, the landscape makes a surprising transition from the obviously suburban to the nearly rural. Down a narrow, winding country road, a thick green field...

Anything for you. (personal-services companies)
October 1, 1990... ANYTHING FOR YOU You thought real life was getting a job. Actually, you found, it's laundry, shopping, and paying the bills. But personal-service companies can live your real life for you. Ah, the '90s. You can cram more and more into the...

Check your worries at the door. (The Best At The Close) (column)
October 1, 1990... Check Your Worries at the Door Did you know that a burglary occurs about every 12 seconds in America? That home accidents cause more than 20,000 deaths annually, and three million disabling injuries? That every 30 seconds a car radio is...

Truth or dare. (Mary Woodell at Arthur D. Little) (At the Close)
October 1, 1990... Truth or Dare When Mary Woodell joined Cambridge-based management-consulting firm Arthur D. Little, she expected fallout. She also anticipated oil spills, hostile takeovers, product tampering, and labor disputes. A tall woman tucked into...

Waste watchers. (Earthworm - recycling) (At the Close)
October 1, 1990... Waste Watchers More and more of us dutifully sort our paper and glass, store it until the designated day, and trundle it out to the curb or off to the recycling center. But what about all the waste at work? Don't you worry just a little...

Glow work. (sculpture using phosphorescent tubes and other lights) (At the Close)
October 1, 1990... Glow Work Corporate art hounds, take notice. Forget those giant Polaroids of Monet's grainstacks. The latest hot art medium could be a living, breathing thing. A Brazilian artist and a Tufts University scientist are collaborating on a...

Sweet charity. (Gifts in Kind America) (At the Close)
October 1, 1990... Sweet Charity It's become a familiar scenario in these lean times: the company's coffers are drying up, the creditors are knocking at the door, the top brass are squirming in their seats. And the warehouse is starting to look like a morgue,...