For decades, fliers have checked their bags the same way: hand them to an airline employee and trust that they will reappear at the destination. Now big changes to that model are coming as airlines look to streamline the airport experience-and pass more work to customers and machines.
The seltzer men who sold fizzy water in glass bottles a century ago wouldn’t believe it, seltzer is having a sales burst. The beverage is benefiting from a renewed interest from people who are increasingly avoiding not only sugar sweetened sodas, but also diet sodas with artificial sweeteners.
Glitz is out and grit is in. Owners of office towers are getting a case of brick warehouse envy. A growing number of companies in the technology and media sectors are eschewing traditional corporate skyscrapers in favor of older buildings in low slung neighborhoods viewed as having more character.
Much more is highlighted in A Look Ahead.
