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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

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Her first thought was the officer saw her talking on the phone. Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. So, I did.”.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

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manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. However, this team won’t be successful if they’re not working with the rest of the company to determine goals. Subaru’s U.S. Austin committed to a 20% reduction in solid waste.

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Legendary Entrepreneur Naveen Jain Wants Nothing More Than to Change the Way Humanity Lives

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His goal is to digitize the human body by measuring the trillions of flora living in each person’s digestive tract, then analyzing that data using AI, then delivering completely customized solutions to whatever might be ailing that person. One of the goals of Moon Express is to eventually colonize the moon.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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With a passion for “building the green, clean, knowledge-rich future,” she founded her company, Ethical Markets Media LLC , in 2004, when she was 72. “I Being a parent benefits women in business Raising a family is a long-term goal for many women , including Sarah Lacy, the founder and CEO of ChairmanMe.

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Maintaining Friendships Is Hard—Here’s Why It’s Crucial for Your Well-Being

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He and his friends also challenge each other to reach goals and be better people. “I between 1985 and 2004. I have a lot of people I consider friends, but there are a lot fewer of those I can pick up the phone and talk to if I really need some solid advice. I would say these three people are not afraid to shake me up.”.

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Go Straight for the Joy and Follow Your Purpose

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In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. If you had asked me a week before that accident if I was happy, I would’ve said yes,” I told life coach Martha Beck over the phone. “ The goal is to get in touch with whatever is making our current situation feel too constricting or just plain wrong.

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Insurer Puts Integrity in its Name and Appreciation at its Core

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In 2006, company President and CEO Bob Ritchie created American Integrity Insurance after the 2004 multiple hurricane season significantly reduced the number of sound homeowners insurance options in Florida. Goodman said, “We not only hit the sales goal, we exceeded the sales goal, and we threw a huge party in the office to celebrate.”