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Is the FDA’s trans fat ban really the answer to our obesity epidemic?

Natalie Thomas Food & Beverage

The time has finally come for Americans to wave goodbye to their toxic friend trans fat — a veteran contributor to heart disease in the United States. Trans fat, formed through a manufacturing process of adding hydrogen to vegetable oil, extends the shelf life of our favorite processed foods, along with assisting in taste and texture.

What’s the key to career success? It’s simple: Networking

Ivani Greppi Business Management, Services & Risk Management

In his bestselling book, "Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success," Adam M. Grant writes that success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. This pioneering research by Grant, a professor at Wharton Business School, revealed that most people in the business world operate as either takers, matchers or givers. These styles have a direct effect on individual's career success. The book highlights the effectiveness of networking and collaboration versus individual focus on success.

The perfect storm for a pilot shortage: Part II

Mark Huber Transportation Technology & Automotive

The U.S. civil aviation industry has long relied on the military to train a good share of its pilots — directly or indirectly — going back to the days just after World War II. With the military's shrinking size, it's understandable that the number of pilots with military training entering the civilian workforce is shrinking.

How Obama’s new proposed overtime rule affects your business

Jessica Taylor Retail

An important change in the American workplace is occurring — and it could affect you and your business. A proposed new rule regarding overtime pay would mean increased paychecks for up to 5 million workers, according to the Obama administration.

Reducing employee turnover: 4 strategies that work

Bianca Gibson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

By the time your top talent is in an exit interview, it's too late to determine what could have been done differently. But, how you react to the situation can make all the difference. A new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management and Globoforce discovered that 40 percent of human resource professionals cite employee turnover/retention as their top organizational challenge. Employee retention does not rely solely on recognition and engagement, but requires an assortment of key elements.

Reader Sound-Off: Why can’t Amtrak get it right in the South?

Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & Automotive

One of passenger rail’s lasting downers following Hurricane Katrina is the loss of Amtrak service from New Orleans to areas east, along the Gulf Coast. Many remain unaware of this, but these areas still lack connection by passenger rail. Those who are aware find themselves in a state of disbelief. Recently, citizens and politicians in New Orleans and Orlando, Florida, have expressed desire for the return of that portion of Amtrak's Sunset Limited route. CSX Railroad agrees, and so does Amtrak. Why has nothing come to fruition?

Why is the security profession movement making significant progress?

Thomas Parker Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

Protecting your family, business, friends and neighbors is important to everyone. We want to be safe and secure. Reducing the chances of becoming a victim to a crime is everyone’s responsibility. However, managing the known risk is often made by the key decision-makers of the household or business that we live, work at or visit. Unfortunately, many people in the past relied exclusively on law enforcement for patrolling their areas and properties being the visual deterrent needed to prevent crime.

Export-Import Bank perilously threatened by politics

Alan Kelsky Civil & Government

According to a report written by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, vice chair of the Senate Joint Economic Committee, there is no end to the importance of the Export-Import Bank to American industry. The report followed on the heels of a raucous summer in 2014 that featured a lot of discussion among legislators on the future of the Ex-Im Bank, with many wanting to shut it down. At the end of September, the Ex-Im Bank may not be continued by Congress, when its current authorization ends. The repercussions of this decision are staggering.

The 429 has a weight problem – but is Bell bothered?

Jeremy Parkin Transportation Technology & Automotive

Bell's twin-engined 429 is seeing greater success than any previous light twin the Texas-based manufacturer has ever produced, already eclipsing each of the 222, 230, 427 and 430 models in sheer airframe numbers. Yet, a big divide continues to be seen in its marketplace. The 429 was built around a set of regulations from the FAA that provide minimum specification and performance requirements to gain certification for rotorcraft with a gross weight of up to 7,000 pounds. Bell, however, wants to be able to fly the helicopter at 7,500 pounds. Bell would like to gain approval for the same helicopter to fly at 7,500 pounds, but this requires adherence to the more stringent FAR29 rules, which apply to any aircraft over 7,000 pounds. Some of the differences between FAR27 and FAR29 are technically infeasible to install on the Bell 429

What to make of the EPA’s fracking report?

Lucy Wallwork Natural Resources

The U.S. fracking lobby had all of its birthdays at once earlier this month when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft of a 1000-page report that throws into doubt the contribution of fracking practices to groundwater contamination in states like North Dakota and Pennsylvania. The headline of the report, several years in the making, is that fracking has "not led to widespread, systematic impacts to drinking water resources." This is the latest contribution in a series of highly politicized and heavily contested reports on the impact of the chemicals injected into fracking wells on public health.

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