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3 Big Throw Downs Challenge Today’s Grads

3 Big Throw Downs Challenge Today’s Grads

WE NEED HELP!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We are excited to go to a friend’s graduation who just completed his Masters in Engineering from Stanford. When we asked him what he was going to do with it, his response came lightning fast, “I’m going to extend the range of electric vehicles another 200 miles!” Now...
Is High MPG a Selling Point Any More?

Is High MPG a Selling Point Any More?

CHEAP GAS

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

When we heard the auto industry’s recent request for lower federal miles per gallon standards, we were stunned! They argue that since gas is so cheap, and there is such a demand for low MPG trucks that the 2025 Standards are too costly to achieve. There was no mention...
Don’t Throw the Baby (Boomers) Out with the Bath!

Don’t Throw the Baby (Boomers) Out with the Bath!

LEARN TIMELESS LESSONS WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Aging Baby Boomers with a lot to offer Millennials often lament, “We’re just too old to be taken seriously” by the Millennials. Sure, Boomers had to adopt technology as a second language and sure Millennials were born with an extra brain, the smartphone, in their...
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