Fourteen world-class resorts hug the rugged coastline of Hawaii’s Big Island. Scores of pricey, high-end restaurants cater to the well-heeled guests staying in them. So what’s a budget-conscious family supposed to do in the face of the $35-a-person breakfast buffet? Go broke? Not if we can help it. Catch the aloha spirit with us, as [...]

We’ve written a lot at Business Wired on the subjects of disclosure and transparency, including the causal relationship between increased communication and capital market benefits.  Looks like there’s even more evidence for transparency being good for companies’ bottom lines — and for lack of transparency hurting them: After 11 years of publishing a list of [...]

There have probably been environmental hypocrites ever since the first caveman professed his love of wildlife right before going out and slaughtering giant herds of megafauna, but it’s never been clear exactly what underlies the hypocrisy. Sure, it’s easier to say than to do (to laud walking and carpooling but drive an SUV), and [...]

Mazda CX-7 and Mazda6 Can Less Zoom-Zoom Be a Good Thing?  By Jim Bray  Saturday, March 6, 2010 Can downsizing a vehicle’s specs supersize its appeal? Mazda hopes so. For a company that has prided itself on the concept of “Zoom-Zoom”  for many years, Mazda may seem to be doing a silly thing by “down-powering” its [...]