Category: Business

Results: 1 - 9 of 19 | Refined by: (Author) Ellen Terrell; (Year) 2021

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A Toast to the New Year

December 30, 2021

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Champagne has become synonymous with celebrations find out about a few sources to learn more.

Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History

The Humble (but Essential) House Number

December 10, 2021

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

The address is essential; it insures yo get your mail and Christmas cards.

Posted in: Business

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Cotton, Mortgages, and the Lehman Brothers

November 26, 2021

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

A short post about a company with a long history – Lehman Brothers.

Posted in: Business

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Native American Heritage Month: Population and Business Trends

November 16, 2021

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Looking for sources for information and statistics about Native Americans and the businesses they own? Here are just a few.

Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History

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An Unexpected Business Resource from Duncan Hines

October 21, 2021

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Two titles from Duncan Hines illustrate that business information can be found in unexpected places.

Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor

street showing cars and buildings including the Schaefer building that is much taller than all the rest

Developing an Economic Snapshot? The Post-War Years as Example

August 25, 2021

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Researching the history of the U.S. economy? This case study may help guide your own research.

Posted in: Business

However, practical arithmetic standardized professionalization by treating all students as potential workers in fields that required numeracy skills--from banking and farming to masonry and carpentry. The business application of arithmetic education became so ingrained--apparently to Davidson’s dismay--that by 1895, the West Virginia State Series curriculum defined arithmetic as: “the solving of problems from its various applications to business life.”

Posted in: Business, Mathematics