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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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A viral start for Katie Blomquist In the fall of 2016, when Katie Blomquist worked as a first-grade teacher at a Title I school in South Carolina, a boy in her class asked her for a bike for his birthday. We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support.

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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They are in abundance as developers jump on the corporate wellness train: there are mental health apps with therapists in your pocket. The report also shows that mental health disorders cost $1 trillion in lost productivity every year, pointing to the necessity of mental health and wellness programs in making a dent in these losses.

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Turnaround at Pro-Dex Fueled by Communication and Collaboration

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When you design and manufacture highly specialized devices and components for the likes of Medtronic and other major medical device companies, you know a thing or two about precision. Pro-Dex products can be found in hospitals, dental offices, medical engineering labs, and high-tech manufacturing operations around the world.