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J.D. Smith worked in the basement workshop of his Roxbury rowhouse last month. The master knife maker decorated the mantel above his fireplace with historic knives and swords and he forged an intricate front gate for the home. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff) .

New American Express Survey Reveals Business Gifting Trends This Holiday Season: Survey Shows Gift Cards Top ...

Businesses will be giving employees gift cards more than any other category of gift this year, according the new American Express Business Gifting survey. The study, which surveyed both companies and employees, reveals how businesses plan to say "thank you" to employees and clients and celebrate this holiday season, and what employees expect and want for their year-end treats.

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Healthy ways of doing business

For the second year in a row, the voters couldn't decide which Little Elm business deserved top honors.Apple Orthodontix and Little Elm Pharmacy were named co-businesses of the year at the Best of Little Elm celebration sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday in Denton.Chamber board members nominated three businesses for the award and sent the nominees out to chamber members for a vote.When Apple Orthodontix and Little Elm Pharmacy tied above the third nominee, Garcia Law Firm, members voted on the top two businesses again and came up with the same result.The owners of both organizations were thrilled to be selected as a business of the year."It's quite an honor to be named that, but more importantly people recognize that Brad [Brennan of Little Elm Pharmacy] and I are both out doing what's good for the community," said Dr.

Woodside women have one answer to bag issue

WOODSIDE — The facts about plastic bags are alarming — how they're choking landfills, polluting the ocean and killing marine life.

So in the wake of a San Francisco ban on nonbiodegradable plastic bags in supermarkets, two Woodside women have started a business to help eliminate the need for such bags.

They've created a small pouch of reusable and washable nylon bags sold online — and in some local supermarkets — that they hope will help people change their habits.

"If each of us makes minor adjustments to our lifestyle, like bringing reusable bags to the store, collectively we can have a major impact," said Stephanie Ashworth, co-founder of Olive Smart, which has introduced the Olive Smart Sack.

Ashworth, a former financial consultant who has three children under the age of 9, started the business with a friend and former attorney, Kerri Stenson, who has two young children and grew up in San Mateo.