VW to Offer Owners $1,000 in Gift Cards
Detroit — Volkswagen is offering $1,000 in gift cards and vouchers as a goodwill gesture to owners of small diesel-powered cars involved in an emissions cheating scandal. The offer announced Monday goes to owners of 482,000 cars in the U.S., many who are angry at the company because they paid extra for the cars to be environmentally sensitive without losing peppy acceleration. VW is working on a fix for the cars, which are equipped...
A New Source of Revenue
When Americans lose track of money — in neglected bank accounts, paychecks they forgot to cash and elsewhere — state governments are increasingly aggressive in taking control of the cash. Now, with those efforts swelling state coffers by more than $40 billion and lawmakers using some of it to patch budget holes, skirmishes are breaking out between states and companies with their own interest in holding on to the unclaimed property....
Consumer Confidential: Duped VW Owners Wonder What Their Next Move Should Be
Paul Mason works for Pacific Forest Trust, a San Francisco nonprofit group focusing on environmental protection. He is, by his own admission, a tree-hugging kind of guy. That’s why Mason purchased a Volkswagen Golf TDI five years ago. He liked the idea that he’d be driving what VW touted as a “clean diesel” car, one that delivered more oomph than a Prius hybrid while keeping pollutants in check. Mason, 43, had no idea that the...
Theater in Hanover Bans Large Bags
Hanover — A security measure enacted last week at the Nugget Theaters, motivated in part by recent cinema attacks in Louisiana and Tennessee, requires moviegoers to leave backpacks and large handbags at the box office. “In the interest of customer safety, due to recent events at other cinemas,” a message to the Nugget’s email list said, “effective immediately The Nugget will no longer permit backpacks and other large handbags into...
The Thin Mint MBA
Girl Scout cookies are more than a springtime indulgence for those with a sweet tooth. Often, they represent a girl’s first opportunity to begin learning the skills necessary to become a successful businesswoman. As the more than 400 Upper Valley girls who participate in Girl Scouts wrapped up their cookie sales in April, I interviewed some of their leaders about the business skills their charges are acquiring. Girl Scout Daisies, who...
