Tag: Government
Best Buy Names Vice President, Government Relations
Minneapolis, MN—Best Buy Co. promoted Laura Bishop to vice president, Government Relations. Bishop has been with Best Buy for eight years, most recently serving...
White House Honors Inventor of Digicam
The White House has named ten eminent researchers as recipients of the National Medal of Science, and three individuals, including retired Kodak researcher Steven...
Spending on CE Rose in First Half
Spending by Americans on gadgets is growing as it drops in other product areas, the government said in a report issued Tuesday, as cited...
Shapiro Writes to Obama
It's a note from one president to another: CEA President/CEO Gary Shapiro Friday published an open letter to President Barack Obama on the occasion...
Nation’s CTO To Keynote CEA Line Show
The Consumer Electronics Association announced Wednesday that Aneesh Chopra, the government's newly appointed chief technology officer and assistant to the president, will deliver the...
In Retail, Fat and Slow Suffer Deepest Wounds
In any economic downturn, certain sectors will be hit harder than others. We've seen this numerous times in the United States as the farming,...
Shapiro Touts Tech Checklist
CEA President/CEO Gary Shapiro last week was named a "Titan of Technology" by the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and delivered a speech to the...
Panel Proclaims Recession Official
Are we in a recession? Most Americans would say we have been for quite awhile, and on Monday a panel made it official. According...
Empower Your Local Manager, Prevent a Recession
There are several lessons retailers should learn from the current economic nightmare: Realistic government data on the true state of anything problematic are released...
Analysts: Tough Holidays Expected For CE
The consumer electronics industry is looking at its bleakest holiday season in memory thanks to the struggling economy. That’s according to analysts and economists...
