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Flexible Office Spaces Boom in Spain as 75,000+ New Companies Establish Roots

Allwork

There’s been a recent surge in new businesses forming in Spain, and it’s a trend that’s causing flexible office spaces to strive in the country. According to a report published by CoStar , the European country’s economic landscape has profound implications for the future of work. In August alone, the number of new companies grew by 11.8%

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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

It wasn’t just any form of the disease, but a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. Lester went to see doctors and heard words he never expected: He had cancer.

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On the needles October 2008

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs On the needles October 2008 Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 10:04 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Knitting Frenetic. Usually I knit for pure kinesthetic pleasure of fiber in my hands and the miracle of seeing the project take form. Might you know someone?

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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

Workplace Insight

The spaces they created resembled university campuses in both form and function, set in landscaped grounds and openly flaunting a connection to nature and the firm’s apparent social awareness. It also confirms something we have learned about biophilic design; that natural forms can improve our wellbeing almost as much as actual nature.

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Employers No Longer Disqualify Those With Criminal Backgrounds

On The Job

From July 2007 to July 2008, more than 10,000 people left Las Vegas as the unemployment rate in the metro area skyrocketed to more than 12 percent and home prices plunged by 30 percent. It was a grim time. Thousands of workers who filled construction jobs left the state in search of a way to survive the Great Recession. Enter Jon Ponder.

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

Success

So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. In 2008, World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els and his wife Liezl Els went public with their son Ben’s autism diagnosis. They formed the foundation the following year and opened the Els Center of Excellence in 2015 in Jupiter, Florida.

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Coworking is Disruptive Innovation

Small Business Labs

is formed in a niche market that may appear unattractive or inconsequential to industry incumbents, but eventually the new product or idea completely redefines the industry. The Christensen Institute adds that a disruptive innovation. Coworking clearly fits this model.   The spaces were also definitely low end.

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