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

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Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. She left her job, withdrew every cent of her 401(k), and bought her father’s Peruvian restaurant, El Gordo.

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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. As organizations explore how to best approach this new normal, many are establishing policies and considering the long-term implications for their employees and workspace. Making the Workplace Worth it We have reached a consensus.

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The Future Of Commercial Real Estate In The 21st Century City

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This article was written by Barbara Mullenex AIA, Principal and Executive Director of Perkins Eastman, for Work Design Magazine. ​​ The commercial real estate market, particularly the office sector, is in an unprecedented position. The District Wharf in Washington, D.C., In Washington, D.C., Particularly in cities like Washington, D.C.,

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7 Examples of Good Customer Service to Build Customer Loyalty

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Although social listening examples abound, Wendy’s Restaurants has become renowned for taking social listening to the next level. Training magazine awarded Dollar General the No. At nearly any location, each employee will know stock placement, rapid checkout, return policy and more. Yes, they address customer issues.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She’s also been recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Corporate America by Savoy magazine and as one of the Top 25 Influential Black Women in Business by The Network Journal. BRND Marketing Group LLC produced Leadership Newark’s Public Policy Summits featuring keynotes from U.S. Cornish is the co-author of It’s Work!

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Unfortunately, the entire experience was spoiled by an incident at a popular breakfast restaurant. Having allies at work isn’t just about having a confidant or an enforcer of policies. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Shortly after being seated, I was greeted by my server.

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A look back at The Stoddart Review: the once and future guide to workplace productivity?

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A Nicholas Bloom study from 2015 , before the Stoddart Review, also found that employees who opted into work-from-home policies saw a 13 percent lift in their productivity. It seems that where we work is not the key, but rather that greater autonomy inspires smarter, productive working. How do we use the office, and does it distract us?

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