REGION

REGION

DiDomenico joins board
of podiatry publication

BOARDMAN — Dr. Lawrence DiDomenico, managing partner at Ankle & Foot Care Centers, has been elected to the editorial advisory board of Podiatry Today, the nation’s leading podiatry publication.

Dr. DiDomenico, a frequent contributor to the monthly publication, will join other leading U.S. podiatrists in helping Podiatry Today’s editors plan and deliver its content and editorial direction. Ankle & Foot Care Centers operates 20 local offices.

Megabean Coffee store
opens in Champion

CHAMPION — Karen and Greg Coughlin have opened Megabean Coffee, Food & Friends at 4677 Mahoning Ave. The store offers premium gourmet coffee beverages, plus pastries, salads, soups, sandwiches and wraps. Most menu items are prepared to order and are available for dine-in or carryout. Megabean offers free Wi-Fi and computer usage.

Kuchmaner Insurance
adds tax advisory group

BOARDMAN — Kuchmaner Insurance Agency, 8440 Market St., has expanded its offerings to include Kuchmaner Tax Advisory Group. The new group brings tax preparation services to the business for the first time. Also, the company’s services for retirees will be folded into the group.

NATION

Recycling at work?
More do it at home

NEW YORK — Many of us recycle at home, and proclaim ourselves “green.” But the workplace waste keeps piling up.

Out of those who said they recycled in a recent survey, 62 percent recycled at home, but only 49 percent recycled at work. While 87 percent of workers said it was at least somewhat important that their workplace be environmentally friendly, almost a third of those surveyed said they did not recycle at all.

“I’m not sure it’s a difference in the individual employees, but rather in the priorities that the enterprise places on recycling,” said Mark Murray, executive director of advocacy group Californians Against Waste.

To encourage employees to reduce waste, companies should upend the usual bin standards: Place a recycling container next to every desk, and make the regular garbage can a communal receptacle, he said.

Harris Interactive Inc. conducted the online study for staffing company Randstad USA.

India, China economies
are opposite, but work

NEW YORK — The economies of India and China, rising powerhouses both, have opposite but complementary strategies, says Tarun Khanna, author of “Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours.”

“China and India are flavors of the month,” Khanna said. But multinational corporations that want to invest in the region must understand that China relies on economic directives from the top, while India’s open media and stronger financial system boost individual entrepreneurship.

In India, the homegrown Tata Motors Ltd., now a global brand, became the first major automaker to mass-produce a car with a bargain-basement $2,500 price — in accord with the country’s socialist origins.

While the Tata Group conglomerate has been connected with the Tata family since the 19th century, corporate life in China is mainly government-backed and supported, says Khanna, even as many Chinese companies lack strong international brand-name recognition.

Vindicator staff/wire reports