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Many outside factors come into play when one selects a product to purchase. Whether it's good customer reviews, or any eye catching advertisement, there are numerous ways a consumer can come to trust a particular brand or product.

Thirty-one percent of 18- to 24-year-olds say they take environmental issues into consideration when making purchases, according to Harris Interactive, a number that has risen from 24 percent in 2010 and 22 percent in 2009.

Slashed health care coverage and frozen wages were the hallmark of the recession -- at least for those who held onto their jobs.

A survey released Wednesday by Harris Interactive found that spending can be impacted by concern for the environment.

A recent survey of U.S. and Canadian workers by international consulting firm Right Management, part of Milwaukee-based global workforce provider Manpower Group, says 70 percent of employees left vacation time on the table ... Already a paid subscriber but not registered for online access yet? For instructions on how to get premium web access, ... (more)

Environmental issues continue to be either "extremely" or "very" important to U.S. adults - especially those ages 18 to 24 years - when deciding which products or services to purchase, according to a new poll from Harris Interactive.

Building on continued sector growth, seven new recruits have been recently welcomed by the team at MMRResearch Worldwide the consumer insight and sensory specialist for the food, drink and personal care sectors.

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Video of the week: Maddie the balancing dog is on a cross-country trip. See the video at the bottom of this column.

The economy is slowly improving, but that doesn't mean South Florida small businesses will be taking a vacation anytime soon.

"Americans are a hard-working lot, and they're ambitious and have a lot of priorities.

U.S. businesses with fewer than 250 employees report higher sales and increased hiring plans, according to a study by CareerBuilder , a jobs website.

It's an old joke -- "No one ever says on their death bed, 'Gee, I wish I had worked more hours.'" -- but it never fails to elicit a few chuckles.

A new State Farm survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, shows the majority of teens with driver's licenses, 57 percent, admit to texting while driving, despite the widespread attention surrounding the dangers of this risky practice.

The latest Mergis Group Finance and Accounting Employee Confidence Index found that optimism about the job market and current economy among U. S. finance and accounting professionals has reached a four-year high.

Nearly Half of Divorced or Separated U.S. Adults Wish They Had Spent More Time Discussing Finances Before Marriage, Finds New CouponCabin.com Survey WHITING, Ind., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As wedding season kicks into high gear, a new CouponCabin.com survey reveals the importance of pre-marriage financial discussions.

In addition, 85 percent of respondents with regular medical providers who sought emergency care said they could not have waited to see their regular providers.

A new global survey commissioned by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that employees around the world have, to varying degrees, called in sick to work over a sporting event.

Dubbed the "no vacation nation," the United States lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days.

WHITING, Ind., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leave the scissors behind, coupon use has gone mobile.