Recent Articles
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Practical guidelines for monitoring the workplace
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTechnology and "big data" now make it possible for employers to monitor and record all aspects of what employees may do, say or write in the workplace. Employers have legitimate needs to monitor employees while at work, but the use of monitoring technologies is limited by a variety of federal, state and local laws and legal theories.
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Trade tensions: China, US dispute over tariffs grows
Seth Sandronsky ManufacturingWith $50 billion in tariffs already on the way, President Donald Trump on April 5 directed the U.S Trade Representative to explore placing an additional $100 billion of tariffs on Chinese goods entering the U.S. The threat of higher prices on Chinese exports to the U.S. (and the expected retaliation from China) shook financial markets on Thursday and Friday.
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Move when ready: The case for eliminating grade levels
Brian Stack EducationIn a recent EdSurge article, writer Felice Hybert introduces the notion of eliminating grade levels in an effort to better connect classes to careers. Hybert highlighted work in the Kankakee Public Schools in Illinois where elementary students are introduced to a number of career pathways in an effort to start conversations and explorations around career possibilities.
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New research: The best time to post on each social platform
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingAh, remember the good ol' days when social feeds were chronological. Then, all you needed to do to create a stellar post was submit it at the right time. Since then, the algorithms shaping news feeds have gotten much more complex.
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April is National Facial Protection Awareness Month
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareAlthough it may be more appealing (and mouth-watering) to talk about National Donut Month or National Ice Cream Month, April marks another area where awareness is important. It's National Facial Protection Awareness Month.
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When politics and business mix, what should companies do?
Mashaal Ryan MarketingWhen your business decides to connect its advertising to a celebrity or notable public persona, you always run the risk of what that person may say or do in the public eye. With social media and instant news, it becomes more difficult to hide blemishes — regardless of how great a publicist that celebrity may have. When controversy hits, the companies that sponsor the person must then decide how to react to the events.
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Tapping into community resources to save lives
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareDuring any emergency, time is everything. Whether it be a sudden cardiac arrest, mass casualty incident or individual trauma, getting prompt attention from skilled personnel is key for survival.
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Urban design gone wrong: Setbacks
Lucy Wallwork Construction & Building MaterialsWoe the fate of the poor urban designer. Forced to wander the streets of our cities, painfully alive to all of the errors of our design history, the sort of things that most of us walk past with barely a glance.
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EPA to roll back fuel economy rules as battle with California looms
Ross Lancaster Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 2 that it would begin the process of rolling back scheduled national fuel economy standards that would come into effect for the 2022 to 2025 model years of cars and light trucks. While this move aims to ease regulatory burdens on the auto industry, it could prove to be even more troublesome in the end thanks to a looming battle with California.
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Payrolls grow by 103,000 jobs in March
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEmployers added 103,000 new nonfarm jobs in March vs. 313,000 in February and 200,000 January, as the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent for the sixth straight month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Job growth occurred in healthcare, manufacturing and mining.