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Tom Gimbel, CEO and founder of LaSalle Network, talks about how he successfully led his staffing firm through the recession.

Besides creating climate change, carbon dioxide emissions are an important measure of how healthy we are. New technology could save lives by making it easier for doctors to monitor your CO2

How "special" Legos, "stolen" salt shakers, and mysterious airport packages help brands over-deliver. A couple of months ago, as I boarded my plane home to Australia, I found a large brown envelope waiting for me on my seat. Neat handwriting on the envelope said, "A personal note to Mr Lindstrom." My curiosity was piqued

Italian cops nab Anonymous hackers, Japan finds rare earths key to electronics, Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day

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Many major cities have seen a decline in driving over the past few years.

Cataracts can lead to blindness, though it's preventable if you catch them early enough. But for the world's poor--many of whom live in remote regions far from the offices of an opthalmologist--diagnosis is difficult. Which is why MIT's Media Lab has put together a small portable tool that bolts to a smartphone to do the job, possibly even better than a quick eye exam could.

Fox News twitter hacking update, Google nixes real-time, more reasons for entrepreneurs to take vacations, and more. Fox News gets hacked! Hackers sent the web into a tizzy over the weekend by breaking into Fox News' twitter account and posting that President Obama had been killed. The New York Times has the latest , reporting that the tweets have been removed, Fox has released an apologetic statement, and that the Secret Service is going to investigate the situation

A Babson College study says if you can lead a student to entrepreneurship courses, he'll start his own business. Is being an entrepreneur in your DNA, or can it be taught?

You probably wouldn’t expect The University of Southern Mississippi to be accepting national awards among top marketers from American Express or Coca Cola, but in June, the university’s president, Dr. Martha Saunders , took home its second Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, as well as several Silver Anvil Awards of Excellence. While the daunting task of branding a University is a far cry from branding a small business, I jumped at the opportunity to learn a few things from the woman who increased Southern Miss’s national media coverage by over 800 percent, web traffic by 107 percent, the alumni association by more than a 1,000 members beyond its goals and freshmen enrollment by 14 percent

Lisa Kornstein shrugged off her husbands and her doctors advice that she slow down. She has since divorced and opened a fourth store. The best medicine Lisa Kornstein shrugged off her husband's and her doctors' advice that she slow down.

With business on the rocks, Susan Southerland was cutting back on everything. Could she really fire her best pal?

Fourteen company builders talk about their successes, their failures, and the lessons they learned along the way. Two were fired from the companies they formed.

Theyre among the most intriguing young business owners in Americaand theyve barely gotten started. Think of Inc.'s 30 Under 30 as a glimpse into the next generation of business owners, as well as a reflection of the trends that have taken shape over the past few years. Last year, for example, we were struck by how many young women were starting companies.

Dale Ball took his company public, lost control of it, then was shown the door. He talks about his lessons learned