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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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In fact, in 2016 the Harvard Business Review compiled data from leading experts on the topic. The answer tends to lie in a totally anonymous survey, both at the start of programming and periodically throughout. Consider sending out surveys Then, they send out surveys periodically for employee feedback.

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The On-Demand Workforce Continues to Expand

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  This is part of the findings of the recently released Intuit 2016 Dispatch From the New Economy: The On-Workforce study.    For this year's study we surveyed 6,247 independent workers who find work assigments via twelve on-demand economy and online talent marketplaces. The number is forecast to grow to 9.2

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4 Smart Money Rules for Couples Living on One Income

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The median household income for families with two full-time working parents is just over $100,000, compared with just $55,000 for households where only one parent works full time, according to a 2015 Pew Research Center survey. Catherine Alford, who became the sole earner while her husband was in medical school, took that approach.

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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.