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The WORST vehicle purchase ever

The WORST vehicle purchase ever

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  Ford Motor Co. recently announced they are suspending orders for their Maverick (A) compact truck because they have outsold the company’s capacity to...
Field Notes: Rejection gets ever harder to take 

Field Notes: Rejection gets ever harder to take 

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  In his song “Too Soon To Tell,” Todd Snyder sings, “I can still take rejection, but it does get harder to do.” Whether it’s a job...
Field Notes: Shine on you crazy blacklight 

Field Notes: Shine on you crazy blacklight 

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  If you watched either of the NFL playoff games this past Sunday, you probably saw the trailer for a new Liam Neeson movie. Liam has created quite a career for...
Field Notes: Hall of Fame trajectory 

Field Notes: Hall of Fame trajectory 

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  Although I grew up a huge football fan just two hours from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I only  managed to visit it once, and that was under...
Field Notes: Hot Wheels rocked the toy-car world

Field Notes: Hot Wheels rocked the toy-car world

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  Spend any time on the internet and you will come across ads that breathlessly proclaim the featured product is “disrupting a billion-dollar...