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Is Conscious Capitalism an Oxymoron?

Chip Conley | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Target, Southwest Airlines, Wal Mart, Pepsi Co, Downturn, Warren Buffett, Joie De Vivre Hotesl Proctor & Gamble, The Container Store, Business, Whole Foods, Zappos, Karmic Capitalism, Unconscious Capitalism, Business News
Chip Conley

We may be entering an era of Karmic Capitalism when business realizes what goes around, comes around. Let's hope that the captains of industry apply noblesse oblige to the business world.

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Southwest Airlines' Denver Expansion Continues With Sponsorship Of Denver Nuggets

Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Southwest AIrlines Denver, Southwest Airlines, Kroenke, Frontier Airlines, Denver Nuggets, Denver International Airport, Nba, Denver Airlines, Denver News

Just days after Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly declared that his airline would "continue to grow" in Denver despite failing to acquire Denver-based...

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Southwest Airlines Markets Green to What End?

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Boeing, Southwest Airlines, Carbon Emissions, Green Plane, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

Southwest Airlines just announced that it will present a "green plane" at its annual media day. What does "green plane" mean to the air carrier?

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Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines CEO, Hints At Denver Strategy (VIDEO)

Posted 10.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Republic Airways Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Dia, Gary Kelly, Colorado, Denver International Airport, Denver, Frontier Airlines News, Frontier Airline, Ceo of Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines News, Southwest AIrlines Denver, Denver News

In an interview with 9News's Adam Schrager last week, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly shared some of his company's goals in the Denver market. Sou...

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Southwest To Increase Flights At DIA To Compete With Frontier

AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Republic Airways Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Dia, Denver International Airport, Denver News

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. is adding flights and new destinations from Denver, where it has grown rapidly in three years to compete against...

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Stopping the Great American Job Scam In Denver

David Sirota | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Republic Airways, Corporate Welfare, Southwest Airlines, Colorado Budget, Colorado Budget Cuts, Frontier Airlines, AM760, Greg LeRoy, Denver Budget, Tax Breaks, Denver News
David Sirota

Republic is effectively trying to get in on the Great American Jobs scam by holding a gun to our elected officials' heads: Either hand over the cash, the airline is saying to the pols, or we'll slash jobs.

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Social Media Can Lead to Travel Deals and Discounts

Terry Gardner | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Social Media, Discounts, LA Times, Twitter, Facebook, Airlines, Airfare, Customer Service, Deals, United Airlines, Air New Zealand, Southwest Airlines, Matchmaking Flight, Living News
Terry Gardner

Beyond Twitter and Facebook, airlines are connecting and entertaining passengers on Flickr and YouTube.

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Southwest lets Frontier know it's not flying away

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Denver International Airport, Frontier Airlines, Michael Roberts, Republic Airways Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Home News

When Southwest Airlines made its run at purchasing Frontier Airlines this past month, a number of industry observers speculated that it was ...

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Southwest Most Punctual Airline To Chicago: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | LEWIS LAZARE | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines Chicago, Travel, O'hare Delays, Chicago Flight Delays, Chicago News

Even though Southwest Airlines now flies to some of the East Coast's most congested airports, including New York's LaGuardia Airport, the carrier cont...

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Frontier Airlines not recession-proof in August

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Frontier Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Michael Roberts, Republic Airways Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Home News

Frontier Airlines has been the object of affection this summer from two major players in the airline biz: Southwest Airlines, which made a ...

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Southwest Adds Charge To Board Sooner

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

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DALLAS — Your bags still fly for free on Southwest Airlines, but if you want a better chance at a window or aisle seat it's going to cost $10 ea...

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Nearly Nine Percent Of Southwest Fleet Uses Unapproved Parts; FAA Investigating

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Faa, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Co., Domestic Flights, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Fleet, Southwest Planes, Travel, Domestic Travel, Boeing 737, Airlines, Southwest, Southwest and Unapproved Parts, Business News

DALLAS — Federal officials say a maintenance company hired by Southwest Airlines used unapproved parts for repairs on some jets. The parts will...

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Southwest Airlines Seeks To Acquire Denver-Based Frontier

The Denver Post | Ann Schrader | Posted 08.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Southwest Airlines, Frontier, Frontier Airlines, Frontier Offer, Frontier Sell, Airline INdustry Consolidation, Frontier Airlines Sold, Southwest, Airline Industry, Denver News

Southwest Airlines confirmed today that it has submitted a bid to acquire Denver-based Frontier Airlines. Southwest's nonbinding initial bid of "a mi...

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Southwest Plane Cell-Phone Video Of Football-Sized Hole In Fuselage

Posted 08.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Southwest Emergency Landing, John Benson, Southwest Flight 737, Football-Sized Hole, Southwest Airlines, Hole in Fuselage, John Benson Cellphone Video, Home News

A passenger on Southwest Flight 737 from Baltimore to Nashville, which was forced to make an emergency landing after a football-sized hole developed i...

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Southwest checks planes after hole forces landing

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 08.14.2009 | Home

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DALLAS — Federal safety officials are investigating how a foot-long hole opened in the top of a Southwest Airlines jet, forcing the aircraft to ...

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Airlines Cut Legroom, Add Seats In New Planes

wsj.com | SCOTT MCCARTNEY | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Airline Cabins, Southwest Airlines, Jet Blue, United Airlines, American Airlines, Airline Prices, Airlines, Boeing-737, Business News

If you thought legroom on commercial airlines was already cramped, get set to be squeezed some more. New Boeing 737-800s now being delivered to Ame...

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Southwest To Start Charging For Luggage

NBC | SUSAN TAYLOR | Posted 06.30.2009 | Business

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Southwest Airlines announced it would begin charging a fee for passengers who bring small pets onboard and for unaccompanied minors...

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Airline Survey: Southwest, Continental Are Top

Yahoo! Finance | Joshua Freed | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: American Airlines, Airline Industry, Airlines, Customer Service, Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, Business News

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Airlines are doing a better job of taking care of the passengers they still have, according to a new study. The increase came as ...

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How To Find The Thrill In Your Business

Roy Spence and Haley Rushing | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Herb Kelleher, Sam Walton, Walmart, Tony Hsieh, TOMS Shoes, Purpose in Business, Purpose, John Mackey, Southwest Airlines, Blake Mycoskie, Reimagining Business, Whole Foods, Business, Zappos, Living News
Roy Spence and Haley Rushing

Companies with a purpose have a way of seeing a need in the marketplace and conceiving of a never-before-thought-of solution to meet that need.

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Rapping Flight Attendant On Southwest Airlines (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2009 | Style

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Not all perks are getting cut from airlines. Southwest adds a little musical bonus to trips with its rapping flight attendant. Check out the video be...

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Greening Hollywood: On Earth Worshipping and Going Pagan

Paige Donner | Posted 05.20.2009 | Green

Read More: California Conservation Corps., Earth, Universal Studios, ML320 Mercedes, Power, Disney Studios, Nox, Low Carbon Fuel Standards, Crown Disposal Co., Waste Recycling, Adblue, Polar Bear, Simpson's Ride, Southwest Airlines, Cool Globes, Theme Parks, Sen. Fran Pavley, Desal Response Group, Waterworld, Earth Fair, Disneynature, Milliontreesla, Green News
Paige Donner

You know that something's changing when Earth Day begins to morph into Earth Week with accompanying celebrations akin to High Holy Week.

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Southwest Starting Chicago-To-Boston Flights

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Southwest Midway Logan, Southwest Chicago Boston Flights, Southwest Airlines, Travel, Southwest Midway Flights, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

Southwest Airlines will begin flying from MIdway Airport to Boston's Logan International Airport in mid-August, Crain's Chicago Business reports. The ...

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Southwest Adding Chicago-To-New York Flights

Chicago Tribune | Eric Benderoff | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Southwest Airlines, Southwest New York Flights, Southwest New York Service, Southwest LaGuardia, Travel, Airlines, Southwest Laguardia Midway, Southwest Chicago to New York, Chicago-Illinois, New York-New York, Chicago News

Southwest Airlines is expected to announce Tuesday that it will start daily service to New York's LaGuardia Airport from Chicago's Midway Airport. ...

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Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Indianapolis, Wall Street Bailout, Small Business, Sales, Ronald Reagan, Img, Faa, Business Travelers, Bailouts, Cincinnati, Travel, Airport Security, Business, Southwest Airlines, Air-Traffic-Control, Airport Delays, Memphis, Dayton, Louisville, Marketing, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Bill Clinton, Air Traffic Control, Mark McCormick, United Airlines, Washington DC, Airports, Don McNay, Harvard Business School, American Airlines, Air Travel, Airline Industry, Los Angeles, Knoxville, Bermuda, Business Travel, Deregulation, Jimmy Carter, Entrepreneurship, Airlines, Productivity, Chris Rock, Business News
Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

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When Money Doesn't Talk

Marc Gunther | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Dov Seidman, Russ Roberts, Wikipedia, General Electric, Small Business, Ge, Proctor and Gambel, Careers, Herman Miller, Rsabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business Review, Southwest Airlines, Disney, Ups, Timberland, Google, Business News
Marc Gunther

Here's one answer: Instead of motivating people or trying to coerce them, companies can inspire them.

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