By DeMarco Williams, Contributor

According to Time magazine, companies lose about $2 billion during the NCAA Basketball Tournament because of low workplace production and lost work hours. If you have plans of playing hooky from work to watch any of the 68 games, at least see some of them live rather than on your TV at home. From the First Four action in Dayton (March 19-20) to the Final Four showdown in Atlanta (April 6 and 8), hoops fever sweeps the country this time of the year. Our basketball-obsessed Startle.com editors may not be able to help you win your office pool in this unpredictable season—few hardwood scholars predicted Gonzaga would be No. 1 in early March—but we scouted each of the Big Dance’s host cities and have the lowdown on what to do (after the games, of course) and where to stay. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest