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

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She left her job, withdrew every cent of her 401(k), and bought her father’s Peruvian restaurant, El Gordo. Look how popular Mexican food, Asian food, Italian food restaurants are. That kind of hard work sustained her restaurants during the pandemic. My goal is to build a national chain,” Morales says.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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Flipboard solves this for readers looking for news of the day and in-depth features alike, calling itself the “first and only social magazine.” How they innovate: Flipboard helps readers efficiently access news by creating a “magazine” of their interests. so they see a variety of only what they’re truly interested in.

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Step three of her communication program, nailing down information, involves deeper research before an event or meeting—learning a client or colleague’s likes, dislikes, past work and more. In fact, she knew she had to write her book after witnessing a family of five spend an entire restaurant dinner on tablets. “No No one spoke….

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How To Create Commute-Worthy Destinations

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This article was written by DLR Group’s Jeremy Reding for Work Design Magazine. DLR Group has reviewed current research from cognitive science and neuroscience to better inform design based on task type. Making the Workplace Worth it We have reached a consensus.

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How To Design Impactful Offices? Prioritize ESG Goals

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This article was originally written by HOK designers Christine Vandover and Komal Kotwal for Work Design Magazine. Over the past two years, we’ve worked with more than 30 manufacturers to ensure their websites and product catalogs have the information required to help designers make informed decisions.

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What Can Workplace Design Practitioners Learn From Human Psychology?

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This article was written by Kim Rousseau and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. Perkins&Will’s Kim Rousseau takes a look at what today’s workplace design practitioners can learn from an 80-year-old theory of human psychology.

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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An hour later, they returned to inform us that our flight was delayed. My dad has always enjoyed days spent swimming in the ocean, followed by hearty dinners at nice restaurants. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. This is Texas, after all.

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