This RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Business category. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByCategoryName&categoryName=Business&numToShow=40 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2009 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:04:02 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Energy experts from the University of Washington want to help local businesses cut their utility bills. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=45244 Business Technology Rachel Tompa (rtompa@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=45244 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:29:46 GMT A report on the log truck industry just delivered to the state legislature indicates that the number of traffic accidents involving log trucks declined 11 percent while collisions for all commercial trucks increased by 15 percent in Washington between 2004 and 2006. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43951 Business Sandra Hines (shines@u.washington.edu) and Kathy Barnard (kbarnard@wsu.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43951 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:48:42 GMT According to research conducted at the University of Washington, manufacturing firms can increase shareholder value by transitioning to services, but there are some important caveats. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43621 Business Andrew Krueger (krueger6@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43621 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:47:37 GMT Hanson Hosein, a professor of communication, recorded small-businesses' efforts to regenerate in the city. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43447 Arts and Humanities Business Politics and Government Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43447 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:00:40 GMT Inexperienced investors can negatively affect their investment results by using "unfiltered" information from Securities and Exchange Commission filings, according to research conducted at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42815 Business Andrew Krueger (krueger6@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42815 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:25:19 GMT President Mark Emmert and UW Computer Science & Engineering host Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on April 25 for the final stop of his six-university tour, as Gates transitions from Microsoft to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41168 Campus Business Technology Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41168 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:26:30 GMT New research on international joint ventures in China demonstrates the complexity of multilevel trust and warns that some types of trust can lead to negative outcomes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40704 Business Andrew Krueger (krueger6@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40704 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:23:29 GMT Minority small-business owners in Washington voiced increased optimism about their prospects-even amidst the threat of recession-during the last half of 2007. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40120 Business Andrew Krueger (krueger6@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40120 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:00:57 GMT Let the seller beware: while relationship marketing programs have traditionally been perceived as a way to improve a company's financial performance, a new study shows they can actually be a double-edged sword. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37790 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37790 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:46:06 GMT Moral idenity may motivate behavior, but accurate ethical judgments are needed to set that behavior in the right direction, according to researchers who study business ethics. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37590 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37590 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:20:15 GMT The Foster Foundation, longtime supporters of the UW, have pledged $50 million to the Business School, which will be named the Michael G. Foster School of Business. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36464 Campus Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36464 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:18:50 GMT Companies that network and form strategic alliances are more creative and develop more patented inventions than those that don't. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36131 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36131 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:16:59 GMT The scars created by domestic violence persist long after the bruises have healed, leaving some adolescent mothers psychologically distressed and increasing their chances of being unemployed, according to a new study. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35107 Social Science Business Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35107 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:32:07 GMT Chief executive officers often pursue acquistions regardless of risk or potential outcome because they know their salaries will increase substantially, leaving shareholders to take the financial hit. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=34297 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=34297 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:06:47 GMT Ports could use their cranes to move goods more quickly without investing in any new equipment. A system called double cycling would minimize empty return trips - what taxi drivers and long-haul truckers call "deadheading" - by the massive cranes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=33967 Science Technology Business Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=33967 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:29:00 GMT Minority small-business owners in Washington state are, much like entrepreneurs across the country, confident about their abilities to succeed despite the fact that fewer than one-third of them feel that the state's business climate is supportive. Their overall confidence level, a measure of how positively they view future business success, is 56 out of a possible 100 points. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32901 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32901 Thu, 10 May 2007 15:57:09 GMT Student teams from eight universities across the state will woo judges in this tradeshow extravaganza in hopes of securing a spot in the next stage of the competition and ultimately snagging the $25,000 grand prize in seed money for the best business plan. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32528 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32528 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:04:46 GMT The Business School's Global Business Case Competition welcomes students from around the globe for some friendly but heated rivalry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32040 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32040 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:30:34 GMT Computers, cell phones and other electronics can't keep shrinking in size without radical changes to their design. Finding novel semiconductor materials is the first goal of the new Micron Laboratory for Combinatorial Materials Exploration. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31333 Technology Business Science Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31333 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:02:00 GMT The University of Washington has joined 26 universities in a Department of Energy-sponsored program to reduce electricity use in manufacturing plants. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31266 Technology Business Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31266 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:54:51 GMT