Recent Articles
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Uncertainty looms for cooling industry as F‑Gas Regulation takes…
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingI have written a few times before about the F-Gas Regulation and its effect on the cooling industry in Europe. I make no apologies for my obsession as it is the most radical change for European cooling since CFCs were banned and everyone was encouraged to use HFCs instead. Now, of course, they are being encouraged to ditch those HFCs over time and find something less prone to warming the planet.
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Getting to know HENRY — possibly your next best client
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesWho is HENRY? HENRY stands for "High-Earners Not Rich Yet" — the group often also referred to as affluent adults. The term was first used in a 2003 Fortune magazine article to describe a segment of U.S. households with high incomes but little accumulated wealth.
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What we know in Year 2 of health insurance marketplace enrollment
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe health insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act are now in their second year of insuring consumers. While there continue to be some glitches, there are more insured Americans — some possibly for the first time in their life. Almost 8.84 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act qualified plans through Healthcare.gov, and 53 percent of these are newly enrolled in 2015. An additional 2.8 million people have signed up for marketplace plans in states operating their own health insurance exchanges.
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Weed candy is sending more children to the hospital
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThey look, smell and taste like our favorite candies, but marijuana candy edibles can be a real danger to children. The sweet confections are often packaged to appear like the popular treats with which toddlers and children are familiar. This appearance is not an accident — the marijuana candy products are designed to attract and entice the consumer. But when children ingest marijuana, the results can be serious and even life-threatening.
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Empowering nurses to be their best
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareAs a nurse manager, I am constantly wondering if we provide our nurses with the most empowering environment possible in which they can grow and thrive. We all want nurses to feel empowered, but are we doing enough?
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Prompt payment laws: Explaining your right to get paid fast
Scott Wolfe Jr. Construction & Building MaterialsMany are engaged in a global debate about an apparent problem with capitalism. Specifically, that as business organizations get large and powerful, they use their leverage and influence unfairly. This debate is seen across many issues.
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The future of education? Smart and personalized microschools
Bambi Majumdar EducationIt didn't take too long for the intriguing nature of microschools to capture America's attention — especially the attention of parents who are disillusioned by the education system. This new generation of parents passed through massive and far-reaching changes that technology and globalization has caused in the last two decades.
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Businesses, local government work together to create manufacturing jobs
Alan Kelsky ManufacturingFrom the federal to the local level, the government is supporting new ways to fill the 500,000 available manufacturing jobs that stay open because qualified job applicants are scarce. Companies large and small, making things from sheet metal to complex large machines, are joining with governments in pursuing this solution. What is that solution? Partnerships between government and industry.
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Finding a dream job: Dating for the perfect match
Linchi Kwok Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMay is the month of graduations. Many new graduates are excited about their future, but at the same time somewhat nervous about new jobs and a new life. Occasionally, I will meet with some graduating seniors who need career advice, either for a good reason (too many job offers to choose from) or a bad reason (no offers yet).
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Work-life balance in healthcare: Realign your priorities
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationAs a healthcare professional, your work requires you to be there for others, but how can you do that effectively if you haven't taken care of yourself? Now that you are acutely aware of where your hours go, it's time to look at what you can do realign your time with your priorities.