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Kelp Food Is Making Waves in Restaurants and Supermarkets—and Helping Conservation Efforts

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billion in 2021 to $24.92 AKUA, which sources kelp from Maine farmers—a large percentage of which comes from female-owned Summit Point Seafood— launched a Kickstarter campaign in 2018 to bring their kelp jerky to market, raising more than $71,000. A booming commercial industry In the U.S., Seaweed farmers [in the U.S.]

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3 Trends That Could Define Your Career in 2021

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When you're making career plans for 2021, it's a smart idea to imagine where you think future economic growth will be, the industries that will still continue to suffer from the pandemic and whether this might be the right time to start your own business. Business travel is expensive: in 2018, business-travel spending hit $1.4

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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Jordan had a social media presence prior to the pandemic, having joined Instagram in September 2018. A friend called from California and said, ‘You’ve gone viral,’” Jordan told Tulsa World in 2021. Its 2021 IPO, days after Alba’s 40th birthday, raised $412.8 Here’s how you can find success in changing it up now.

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Raise a Glass: The Popularity of Nonalcoholic Drinks Is Marking a Shift in Drinking Culture

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Jess Selander, whose Pacific Northwest-based Jøyus wine launched in September 2021 and now lines shelves at most of these shops, says to have enough nonalcoholic options to fill an entire store is not something she thought she’d see in her lifetime. If you walk into a restaurant or a grocery store, the options are still very limited.

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Finding Joy and Friendship in a Pandemic-Induced Hobby

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I’m driving home from one of Atlanta’s popular new restaurants. When I arrived at my beginner’s class in summer 2018 as an eager 32-year-old, I was the youngest stitcher by at least 20 years. For the past few hours, I have been gabbing and sipping French wine with 15 friends. Some people even say it’s prayerful. Spreading the Love.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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Most were small companies with fewer than 100 people, and they included creative and professional service firms but also software startups, restaurants, factories and nursing homes — industries where overwork is common and deadlines can be inflexible.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018). She was the founder of an award-winning, modern-Chinese fast casual restaurant in Shanghai, and her work has been featured in The New York Times , BBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal , Fast Company , Fortune and more.

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