As lovers of great American brand names, General Electric is the best. Not because the scripty GE logo is cool (it is). It is best because GE stands for something great about America. It is a living monument to one of the greatest Americans ever, and because of that, itMORE HERE

Look for our story tomorrow on the company we call General Electric, with it’s stock down in a stinky little area called BARELY $20!* We will be taking the position that GE ought not sell off its appliance and light bulb businesses. At right, some product innovations from the 1970s.MORE HERE

OCALA – For any home holiday, the Cake Mate decoration brand comes out of the pantry. A bit of history on the brand. The company had its roots with the 1951 founding of The Pioneer Decorating Company. Pioneer was started by Louise Jones Crawford and her brother Bobby Jones inMORE HERE

Why Universal is cooler in California Brands are intimately connected with place. When you think of Camden, you think of Campbell’s soup and RCA records. When you think of Hollywood, you think of Universal City. A Steinway or Swingline needs to be made in Queens. Marlboro needs to be madeMORE HERE