Nightmare tenants: How do you deal with late rent, dead goats in the basement?

Fred Damsen has heard some doozies from late-paying tenants in his 20-plus years in the apartment management business.

“My favorite,” says the co-owner of Roger C. Perry Co. in Columbus, “is the time a couple missed paying their rent on time because they had to buy a car for their daughter's Sweet 16 birthday. While I was shocked by their attitude, I did admire them for their honesty.”

Another time, a couple told Damsen's staff they shouldn't have to pay a late fee on a tardy rent…

Young gun raises his profile at Husch Blackwell: Eric Lenzen

Eric Lenzen loves visiting Las Vegas, references the game of craps in analyzing business and is installing an analog slot machine in his office.

While Lenzen enjoys gambling, his love of merger-and-acquisition deals trumps that.

“I'm a competitive person,” Lenzen says of working as a deal lawyer and growing his firm's practice.

Lenzen is a hard-charging, relatively young attorney who rose to the board at Milwaukee-based Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC. He proceeded to play a leading role in…

Clearwater engineering firm expanding headquarters

Charles Engineering is moving forward with an expansion project to add 5,000 square feet to its Clearwater headquarters.

The project will add office and break room space for the aerospace-centered firm whose primary customer is The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA).

“Our business is stable with long-term contracts,” says Jim Charles, president and owner of his namesake company.

He says the expansion will connect two adjacent buildings on the company's campus at 10400 S. 119th Street West. Work is expected…

Worldwide protects all workers

Hand injuries send more than 1 million U.S. workers to emergency rooms every year, according to the federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

But many of those cuts, lacerations and punctures won't happen if a person is properly protected, and that's where Worldwide Protective Products comes in.

The Hamburg-based company makes gloves, sleeves and specialty garments worn by workers around the globe in industries ranging from automobile manufacturing and food processing to glass handling, construction,…

LA Show part 1 and debating auto climate control | Autoblog Podcast #493

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This week we take a look at the LA Auto Show, talk about the Chevy Cruze Hatchback and BMW M4, and set the record straight on how to use automatic climate control.

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Call center operator Expert Global Solutions adding 800 jobs in North Carolina

Before a group of local politicians and business officials Thursday morning, call center company Expert Global Solutions announced that it is now in the process of hiring for a total of 800 jobs at its customer engagement service office in High Point.

The jobs will add to the approximately 1,100 employees the firm already has in High Point, where Expert Global Solutions ranks as the ninth-largest employer. Now owned by Irvine, Calif.-based Alorica, Expert Global Solutions was previously known as…

BMW's next Gran Turismo model shows off a little more roofline

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It's sleeker than its predecessor, but still looks rather... unique.

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