This Week in Business History

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner takes listeners on a surprisingly colorful journey through the history of windshield wiper inventions and innovations. From a sleety wid…

In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares news and notes related to National Sandwich Day, which is held on November 3rd each year. Scott touches on the history of …

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner considers multiple ways that Prohibition – marked by a veto-overriding vote by the U.S. Senate on October 28, 1919 to pass the Volstead …

In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton offers up 5 interesting aspects of the Blockbuster story. He includes intriguing and humorous insights on the company's intertwin…

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner shares the stories of two notable Nobel Laureates in Economics: Milton Friedman and John Nash. Their research into theoretical economic …

In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton dives into the Ray Kroc story. Most folks know the role that Kroc had in building the global McDonald's brand. However, Scott fin…

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner tells the stories behind three inventors: an indoor plumbing innovator, a straw tinkerer, and the woman who still holds the record for t…

In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares background on three unsung heroes in business history: Olive Ann Beech, Fred Harvey & Bayard Rustin. Learn more about Oliv…

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between September 13th and the 17th. In our main story, she shares the…

In honor of Labor Day 2021, host Scott W. Luton reflects back on his own related Eureka moment on the power of a good day's work & the responsibility we all have when it comes to the global workforce…

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between August 30th and September 3rd. In our main story, she tells th…

In this special episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares information on his grandfather's business journey, including his experiences with Winn-Dixie and Kimberly-Clark. H…

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between August 16th and the 20th. In our main story, she’ll explain th…

In this episode of "This Week in Business History", host Scott W. Luton dives into the early days of Airbnb. You might be quite surprised at how the 2008 Democratic National Convention and discount c…

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between August 2nd and the 6th. In our main story, we learn about the …

In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares 6 cities that have interesting ties to the global business world. What two tech titans had strong ties to Los Altos, CA? W…

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between July 19th and the 23rd. In our main story, we indulge in a ret…

In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton dives into the journey of Sir Richard Branson. So much has been made of Branson's most recent projects - - but do you know about …

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between July 5th and the 9th, the important role that the secret, sile…

In this episode of ‘This Week in Business History,’ host Scott W. Luton relates true stories marking notable anniversary dates this week, including:

Featured Event: June 29, 1956: Federal Aid Highway …