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Immigrants do work that might not otherwise get done—bolstering the U.S. economy

Work Life

The government agency also found that there were 6.1 The healthcare and social services sector as a whole has about 1.8 economy can absorb large numbers of immigrants, but it shows that these newcomers could be a much-needed solution to a labor-supply crisis. Help really wanted The U.S. million open jobs.

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Psychiatry, Violence, and the State: California’s Systematic Failure of Its Unhoused Population

Mad in America

Rent control , out of control zoning laws , and other red tape have plagued California’s housing economy for years, limiting housing supply despite high demand. Providing long-term shelter without strings attached does not pay dividends to Governor Newsom’s healthcare industry donors.

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Shortage of high-quality data threatens the AI ‘boom’

Workplace Insight

Yet significant challenges and risks are attached to widescale adoption, including – in the case of generative AI – reliance on a handful of machine learning datasets that ODI research has shown lack robust governance frameworks.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

Success

Secure financing to scale your business Many early-stage entrepreneurs need financial support for supplies, marketing or to hire employees to scale their business. Plenty of guidance is available for these decisions through financial institutions, government agencies and nonprofit organizations for every stage of business planning.

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Ultrafabrics celebrates 25th anniversary with new and improved bio-based Volar Bio collection

Workplace Insight

The natural-feeling surface of Volar Bio, crafted in Japan, means it can be used to upholster anything from residential furniture to commercial-based surfaces in offices, hospitality, retail or healthcare. As an ingredient supplier, it is investing in traceable and certified raw materials to ensure supply chain transparency.

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A leader’s guide to managing risk (with a proven method to build resilience)

Work Life

Externally, examples include pandemics, supply chain disruptions, changing customer expectations, and cyberattacks. On October 1, 2013, the public’s perception of the Affordable Healthcare Act suffered tremendously when the healthcare.gov website couldn’t handle the onslaught of applications.

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15 Amazing CSR Activities To Boost Employee Engagement

Vantage Circle

They're also partnered with Greenpeace for a DETOX Campaign to eliminate dangerous chemicals from global supply chains. Their technology has also revolutionized the Indian government's preventive healthcare system. The Ethos Water Fund is part of the Starbucks Foundation.