business

It's been a year of scandals, surprises and historical moments but what would 2009 have been without a little stupidity?  read more »

Corporate sponsored golf tournaments have been criticized by some politicians claiming it's not the proper use of stockholder money in these bad economic times. But defenders say such bogie comments are not up to par.

During a recent LPGA tournament at Blackhawk Country Club in California, I spoke with Acting Commissioner Marsha Evans about corporate sponsorships on the ladies tour. Evans says political pressure to end expensive athletic sponsorships is misguided. Such events bring thousands of jobs to local communitites that would not exist without corporate sponsorships. But as a retired U.S. Navy Admiral, she also wants to show young women what they can achieve with dedication and hard work.  read more »

In todays weak economy, consumers are cutting back on frills such as eating out. Not good news for restaurants hoping to fill their tables.

At the recent Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival sponsored by American Express I talked with Roy Yamaguchi, Head Chef and Founder of Roy's popular restaurant group about how he views the recession. Yamaguchi says its all about location.

"For us we have locations in a lot of different cities so some of the cities of course have taken a bigger hit than others. For instance in Honolulu our restaurants are still doing quite well but on Maui with the failure of two airlines and the lack of tourism on that island our business is tremendously down."  read more »