Recent Articles
-
Make yourself at home in the office
Kelly Sharp Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAs an office employee, you're spending five days a week, eight hours a day — and sometimes longer — sitting at your desk. It's considered to be your second home, which can be a prison or a solace. But depending on how you insert your own personality into the environment, you can change the entire atmosphere of your workspace.
-
How to use guest blogging to your business’s advantage
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingBloggers can do amazing things for your business. They can connect you with new potential customers, increase your social following and result in a big sales bump. So, offer bloggers another benefit besides product samples. Ask them to write a guest blog.
-
Daraprim: The $750 generic tablet?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalImagine driving to the gas station, filling your tank and being told the total is $200,000. That is about parallel to the price increase instituted by Turing Pharmaceuticals for their newly-acquired toxoplasmosis drug, Daraprim (pyrimethamine). One day this 60-year-old drug was selling for a modest $13.50 per tablet. The next day it was commanding an impressive $750 a pop.
-
A postsecondary model for students with learning disabilities
Luana E. Fahr EducationWhen students consider postsecondary education, they wonder anxiously if they will ever be able to persist to graduation. The questions that go through mind of the typical college-bound student often include: Should I even go to college? If I go to college, will I ever graduate? Are there support programs that can assist me?
-
4 pieces of essential deer-hunting gear that won’t break the bank
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureHaving good equipment can sometimes make the difference between success and failure on a hunt. While it's really easy to spend a bunch of money on gear these days, it's not necessary to break the bank to have a successful deer season.
-
Solar energy expanding plastic application development
Don Rosato EngineeringFinancial incentives, government renewable energy targets and technology cost reductions remain the three forces driving the adoption of solar power. Photovoltaic (PV) energy devices produce electricity that requires little or no maintenance, causes no pollution and does not deplete natural resources. Let's take a look at a few new solar energy plastic application developments.
-
As 2016 draws near, which way is your company heading?
Pamela Wasley Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe best business owners know the time to be thinking about the future of your company is now. Business may be booming today, but it's important to be considering the next steps you'll take in continuing to ensure your current success for you and your employees.
-
Air pollution and its effect on the heart
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareSmog in urban areas has been a concern for a long time because of the problems it can cause for our lungs. As it turns out, tiny pollution particles in the air can lead to big problems for our hearts as well.
-
Technology is great, but a personal touch is still crucial for hotels
Bob Zachariah Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe drumbeat in the hotel industry over the last few years has been purely about hotel technology. It's being pushed heavily by an information technology industry that discovered an industry living in the dark ages. Every conference I have attended recently had multitudes of companies selling every remedy possible to what ails the industry. They all promote one technological advance or another that can quickly bring exponential revenue and profitability.
-
Are we effectively supporting new principals?
Brian Stack EducationAmerican schools today face issues that are unprecedented in our nation's history. Among the top issues that have become part of the day-to-day reality of our school leaders include class size, poverty, family factors, technology, bullying, student attitudes and behaviors, parental involvement, student health, funding and No Child Left Behind.