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THE BIZ: MADNESS PRODUCTIVITY MADNESS

By Peter Keating

Thursday, March 13, 2008

March Madness is almost here and we all know what that means: thrilling games, staggering upsets — and massive damage to the American economy. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a Chicago consulting firm, this year's college basketball championships will cost employers as much as $1.7 billion in lost productivity.      That estimate is about as sound as Syracuse's case for making the NCAA tournament.      Every year, Challenger ...

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