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7 tips for hiring outside investigators
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOver the course of 2017, the news provided us with ample evidence as to why conducting fair, impartial investigations in the workplace is so critical for all involved. The key is to act quickly and thoughtfully, engage employment counsel early on and use these tips as a guide to help you find the right investigator.
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Porsche charging up for entry into EV market
Ross Lancaster Transportation Technology & AutomotiveBy the sheer numbers, electric vehicles (EVs) are still a mere blip on the radar of the larger American automotive consciousness. According to sales figures from Fleetcarma after the first half of 2017, EVs made up 1.07 percent of all automotive sales in the U.S.
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Step forward to make life better and save the world
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationOn the school playground 52 years ago, the new boy and I giggled and laughed as we stretched ourselves from monkey bar to monkey bar, seeing who could skip the most and reach the farthest. I liked him, had a crush on him the way a second-grader can have a crush. I think he liked me, too.
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Are your proposal review teams derailing the win?
Lisa Pafe Civil & GovernmentIt's time for another proposal color team review. The proposal manager is faced with one of these all-too-familiar scenarios.
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How cell stimulation could become the new cavity solution
Scott Murray Oral & Dental HealthcareThe beginning of a new year brings hope for new technologies and innovations to enhance the work of businesses all over the world. There is no question 2018 could be a great year for advances in dental technology, but what about new ways to address the most common problems? Like fighting cavities.
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8 offbeat American hotels and motels
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureFor a variety of reasons, most RVers will on occasion opt to park their rig in favor of a hotel or motel room. What they'll find is that the majority of roadside lodging choices these days consist of cookie-cutter, run-of-the-mill chain properties that, while adequate, can be underwhelming for seasoned travelers.
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As union membership holds steady, what’s ahead?
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLabor union membership for salary and wage employees remained at a rate of 10.7 percent in 2017, matching 2016, according to the annual survey from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There were 14.8 million union members across the U.S. in 2017, up 262,000 from 2016.
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Could this be your company’s solution to Facebook’s changes?
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingBy now, you've likely heard that the eventual has happened. Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Jan. 11 that Facebook users would "see less public content like posts from businesses, brands, and media. And the public content you see more will be held to the same standard — it should encourage meaningful interactions between people."
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Technology puts an inevitable spin on concussion research
Bob Kowalski Sports & FitnessTechnology is inescapable, and sports injuries have been with us since people first started playing games. It was inevitable that the two would come together. It seems that advances happen nearly every week in injury detection, analysis and prevention. The latest leap takes on concussions and brings in Bluetooth capability. Will this one be a game-changer? We can't say right now, but we've consistently moved forward in the field in recent years.
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FDA steps up its restrictions of opioids
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalAs the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States, government officials at both the state and federal level have been seeking to implement measures that curtail the growth of an epidemic that led to 34,500 overdose deaths in 2016. To date, the opioid epidemic is considered to be one of America's deadliest crises, even when compared to the number of car crash deaths in 1972, gun violence deaths in 1993 and HIV/AIDS deaths in 1995.