When Armand Allaire was named national vice president of sales for Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. last October, President J.B. Kim said Allaire "brings a unique blend of salesmanship and management experience to Kumho."

On Sept. 26, 2009, a 35% tariff was added to the cost of a consumer tire imported from China. What has happened since then?

Competition is the lifeblood of sports in the United States. Maybe that's why two of the largest tire manufacturers in the world have chosen to battle it out on the field -- and ice.

"There's never been a better deal on a Saturn," reads the corporate Web site for Saturn LLC, a division of General Motors Corp. Well, former division.

I received a call the other day from a tire dealer who was upset about the way he was being treated by a supplier. His dealership is a community institution, a well-respected place of business known for the way it treats its customers.

Who works on Thanksgiving? That's what I wanted to find out when I checked my e-mails today. There were nine e-mails listed as having been sent Thursday, Nov. 25, 2009.

The best phrase I can use to describe the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, Show in Las Vegas is that it "exceeded expectations."

By now, you may have heard how the upcoming Specialty Equipment Market Association Show -- SEMA Show for short -- is unintentionally downsizing this year. That's the "glass half empty" theory.

The Republican National Committee has been sending out surveys to " a select group of Republicans" in the hope of getting a consensus of their views. The surveys are referred to as "GOP Census Documents."

Social networking, if done in the right way, is a wonderful way to connect or re-connect with people. With that in mind, I decided to join the LinkedIn network.