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Colin @Colin - over 5 years ago
West Virginia is still waiting on a game-changing $84 billion investment from China that was...
WASHINGTON BOTTOM, W.V. – Beijing billed President Donald Trump's 2017 trip as a "state visit-plus" — rolling out the red carpet for an unprecedented private dinner in the Forbidden City, marching a military parade through Tiananmen Square, and hosting a signing ceremony...continued
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Josiah @Josiah - over 5 years ago
Oregon’s pot supply: Great for consumers — not so much for producers
Great for consumers — not so much for producers – Alternet.orgDrivers heading north on I-5 in southern Oregon not only enjoy the region’s towering mountains and evergreen forests, but they are also treated to the occasional enticement. At various points along the way, gia...continued
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Raoul @Raoul - over 5 years ago
Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators defy police ban again
Hong Kong protests: Police fire tear gas near China's liaison officeHong Kong has seen a second day of violent clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators who are also angry at alleged police brutality.Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters tryi...continued
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George @George - over 5 years ago
'E-Commercializing' Solar Power: How Startup Otovo Is Eyeing Growth In Fragmented EU Market
'E-Commercializing' Solar Power: How Startup Otovo Is Eyeing Growth In Fragmented EU MarketIn Europe's palpable drive towards a low carbon future, solar power is going to play a significant role and the contribution of residential solar within that sphere would in itself ...continued
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Angus @Angus - about 5 years ago
Obituary: Joan Johnson, the leader of a black hair care revolution
Obituary: Joan Johnson, black hair care pioneerJoan Johnson, who has died aged 89, created a business empire that helped use hair to champion African American identity.Together with her husband she co-founded Johnson Products, one of America's most successful black-owned ...continued
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Elvie @Elvie - almost 5 years ago
Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 1 of 2)
Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 1 of 2) – TechCrunchThe multi-trillion dollar global real estate market is getting flipped on its head.Business model innovation, data accessibility and the proliferation of mobile, SaaS and other cloud-native ...continued
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Assunta @Assunta - over 5 years ago
Uganda: SGR Future in Doubt, Govts Revert to Old Rails
Uganda: SGR Future in Doubt, Govts Revert to Old RailsKampala — When Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda conceived the idea of a high-speed standard gauge railway linking the three countries at a summit in Kampala in 2013, there were hopes of socio-economic transformation.The transf...continued
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Geovany @Geovany - over 1 year ago
UK GDP report to show if economy shrank in May – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK GDP report for MayRising UK interest rates threaten Sunak’s fiscal plans, OBR to warnPublic sector strikes also weighed on the economy in May, as workers pushed for…
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Oren @Oren - almost 5 years ago
Bolt raises €50M in venture debt from the EU to expand its ride-hailing business
Bolt raises €50M in venture debt from the EU to expand its ride-hailing business – TechCrunchBolt, the billion-dollar startup out of Estonia that’s building a ride-hailing, scooter and food delivery business across Europe and Africa, has picked up a tranche of funding in ...continued
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Elvie @Elvie - about 3 years ago
Thousands of Workers at John Deere Strike Over Contract
Unionized workers at the agriculture equipment maker went on strike after rejecting a contract proposal. Here’s the latest in business news.
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Alexzander @Alexzander - over 5 years ago
Teams vs Slack: how do these collaboration services compare on price?
how do these collaboration services compare on price? OnMSFT.comIf you’re running a small, medium or a very large business, then you’ll likely need some sort of collaboration service and software to keep in touch with your employees and keep things rolling in an efficie...continued
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Leda @Leda - 2 months ago
AI and worker well-being are top of mind for business leaders, according to execs from Accenture,...
Participants in Business Insider's first Workforce Innovation virtual roundtable discuss the top focus areas at their companies.
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Allene @Allene - almost 5 years ago
Crunchbase raises $30M more to double down on its ambition to be a ‘LinkedIn for company data’
Crunchbase raises $30M more to double down on its ambition to be a ‘LinkedIn for company data’ – TechCrunchThe internet and search engines like Google have made the world our oyster when it comes to sourcing information, but in the world of business, there remains a persi...continued
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Hank @Hank - about 1 year ago
Enhanced Space Access Means Remarkable New Science Is on the Horizon
Rocket launches are expensive and laborious, but for decades they’ve been the price of doing business for space agencies hoping to get their latest satellite, telescope, or team of astronauts into the great blue yonder.Read more...
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Giles @Giles - over 5 years ago
Beaumont Health to partner with Ohio hospital system
Beaumont Health to join with Ohio's Summa Health systemMichigan's largest health care system is about to get bigger.Beaumont Health announced Tuesday that it has signed a letter of intent to partner with Summa Health, an Akron, Ohio-based nonprofit hospital system that em...continued
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Jany @Jany - about 4 years ago
Jobless Claims Expected to Reflect New Round of Layoffs: Live Business Updates
Live Updated Oct. 1, 2020, 1:12 p.m. ET Oct. 1, 2020, 1:12 p.m. ET Job Cuts Continue at Staggering Pace: Live Updates RIGHT NOW Nancy Pelosi and Steven Mnuchin plan to continue talks on a relief package.Nancy Pelosi and Steven Mnuchin plan to continue talks on a relief pa...continued
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Mariano @Mariano - over 5 years ago
Synovus Announces Pricing of Series E Preferred Stock Offering
Synovus Announces Pricing of Series E Preferred Stock OfferingCOLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) (“Synovus”) today announced it has priced a public offering of 14 million shares of its 5.875% Series E Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpet...continued
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Adelia @Adelia - over 5 years ago
CareTrust REIT: Long-Term Outlook Favorable But Currently Fairly Valued
CareTrust REIT: Long-Term Outlook Favorable But Currently Fairly Valued - CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRE)CareTrust (CTRE) has a portfolio of senior housing and healthcare properties in 28 states. The REIT should benefit from an aging U.S. population and the trend towar...continued
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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 5 years ago
Where Do Multicultural Marketers Come From?
Where Do Multicultural Marketers Come From?As the multicultural marketing discipline grows in importance in today’s business environment, I am frequently asked how to build the necessary skills to become an effective multicultural marketer, and my first answer is that not...continued
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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - over 5 years ago
How to Improve Efficiency & Prevent Burnout
How to Improve Efficiency & Prevent BurnoutEveryone experiences burnout from time to time. It’s a natural part of life in the workplace. However, chronic burnout can take its toll over time if it goes unchecked. In fact, it’s estimated that the simple occurrence of bu...continued
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Jessika @Jessika - almost 5 years ago
Virtual product placement is coming for TV and movies and Ryff has raised cash to put it there
Virtual product placement is coming for TV and movies and Ryff has raised cash to put it there – TechCrunchIn a world where ad rates are declining for traditional broadcast media, the corporations responsible for making the fictions that millions devour daily need to find...continued
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Rex @Rex - over 5 years ago
This map shows how much a single parent needs to earn to get by in every US state
Depending on where you live in the United States, the amount you need to make to support a family can vary by a lot. The burden is even greater for single parents.While a single parent with one child can manage on just over $45,000 a year in Alabama, for example, it take...continued
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Ariel @Ariel - over 5 years ago
The VR Revolution Is Alive and Well, It's Just Not Ready For Your Living Room (Yet)
The State of VR in 2019, and Where Things Are GoingWhen HTC and Oculus launched their first-gen virtual reality headsets back in the spring of 2016, it felt like the beginning of a revolution. These headsets were immersive and sophisticated, unlike anything the public had...continued
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Raoul @Raoul - over 5 years ago
Australia's Hunter Valley Is The Next Big Wine Region To Watch
Australia's Hunter Valley Is The Next Big Wine Region To WatchAsk most wine buffs to name Australia's best wine region and the answer is usually the Barossa or the Yarra. Even within Australia, a lot of people have never even heard of the Hunter Valley—despite the fact th...continued
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Manley @Manley - over 5 years ago
‘And the animals looked from man to pig and pig to man’ – Readers’ favourite literary lines
‘And the animals looked from man to pig and pig to man’ – Readers’ favourite literary linesRound and round it goes. Much like the tune of a particular song can go round and round your head, a line from a book can resonate and return to the mind again and again.When Toront...continued
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