Tag: Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum
Firing up residential security companies
December 20, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
CENTEREACH, N.Y.—Today's security alarm dealers face tough competition from new players like telecoms and cablecos and DIY products sold by big box retailers. So it makes sense for dealers to expand into the lucrative fire alarm market—as long as they gain an understanding of the requirements and liabilities of that code-driven business.
That was the key message in a recent webinar presented by Briscoe Protective Systems, an engineered systems fire and security company based here...
Drawing the line on tattoos in the workplace
April 10, 2013Rich Miller
Twenty-five years ago, the only tattoo I remember seeing was the one on my father-in-law's left bicep. It was a simple black anchor, a reminder of his Navy days, that hadn't fared well over the years. Its once-sharp lines had morphed into blurry tentacles, an embarrassment that he kept covered with shirtsleeves even during the dog days of summer.
How times have changed. Ink art is now de rigueur, with nose, lip and cheek piercings often part of the package. You may not like the look or believe it's...