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Hurricane Harvey response depleted the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund from $2.14 billion last Thursday to $1.01 billion as of Tuesday. Now, Florida senators have announced FEMA will run out of money by today — two days before Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida. (NBC News)
Visit https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-irma/between-hurricanes-harvey-irma-fema-nearly-out-cash-n799386 to view the full article online. |
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Impending landfall for Hurricane Irma in Florida is forcing airlines serving some of the largest airports in America to shutter operations and get out of the way of the powerful storm. (CNN Money)
Visit http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/08/news/florida-preps-air-travel-shutdown-irma/index.html?iid=hp-toplead-dom to view the full article online. |
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Economist believe President's Trump decision to end DACA could have a major financial impact on the U.S. economy, reducing output and making it even tougher to find workers in an already tight labor market - and it won't be beneficial to Americans. (USA TODAY)
Visit https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/08/dacas-end-would-hurt-economy-hiring/638835001/ to view the full article online. |
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Email is a major contributor to employee perceptions of feeling stressed, and one report says workers spend about 28 percent of their time in the office reading, responding to or composing emails. (Harvard Business Review)
Visit https://hbr.org/2017/09/stop-letting-email-control-your-work-day to view the full article online. |
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It might be September, but don't let that keep you from setting a goal and getting it accomplished by Dec. 31. Learn how you can make it happen with these four ways. (The Muse)
Visit https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-pull-off-one-more-career-win-before-the-years-over?ref=carousel-slide-0 to view the full article online. |
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Work-life balance is no longer just "work" and "life." The two are crossing over quite a bit, and here's how companies are working to happily merge the two. (Inc.)
Visit https://www.inc.com/jennifer-walton/3-secrets-to-creating-a-happy-space-for-employees.html?cid=search to view the full article online. |
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To keep your boss from calling and contacting you on vacation, be direct about your expectations for your time off. (Fast Company)
Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/40463392/how-to-deal-with-a-boss-that-calls-you-on-vacation to view the full article online. |
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On Oct. 2, Rosalind Brewer steps into the role of chief operating officer and group president at the global coffee empire. In the second-highest position after the president and CEO, she will oversee Starbuck's operations in Canada, United States and Latin America.
(Seattle Times) Visit http://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-names-brewer-as-no-2-exec/ to view the full article online. |
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Instead of mandatory training, the banking giant has enlisted a Harvard professor to help find new approaches to creating diversity and inclusion. The step is a part of the $35.5 million racial discrimination settlement with black financial advisers. (Bloomberg)
Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-06/wells-fargo-rethinks-diversity-training-after-black-brokers-sue to view the full article online. |
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In the annual list compiled by PayScale, MBAs in a variety of positions are included in the top 45. In fact, four are ranked in the Top 10. Is your job one of them? (Forbes)
Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2017/09/07/the-best-and-worst-masters-degrees-for-jobs-in-2017/#2cc2373d4cc3 to view the full article online. |
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The 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition, presented by NBMBAA and Prospanica is coming up quickly. Now is the time to register to secure your sessions and housing. Visit our Conference page to learn about this year’s events, speakers and exhibitors. Register Now.
Visit https://nbmbaa.org/conference/ to view the full article online. |
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Brown Sugar, the new subscription-video-on-demand service, bills itself as a "a black explosion of hot chicks, cool cats and cult classics," and will include titles, such as "Car Wash" and "In the Heat of the Night." (Business Insider)
Visit http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/r-amazon-launches-african-american-movie-subscription-service-2017-9-1002341550 to view the full article online. |
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has launched a mobile-first platform to provide superfans exclusive access to their favorite athletes, artists and celebrities. Wilson founded the company and is the first featured celebrity for the beta iPhone app. (Forbes)
Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2017/09/08/russell-wilson-launches-mobile-app-to-connect-superfans-with-celebrities/#257d771735c5 to view the full article online. |
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If a Category 5 hurricane were to hit Florida today in the same spot as Hurricane Andrew did 25 years ago, it would be much more catastrophic and could cause up to $100 billion in damage, experts say. (New York Times)
Visit https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/climate/florida-hurricane-irma-damage.html?_r=0 to view the full article online. |
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According to a new research paper, one in four American jobs are at risk of being shipped overseas in the coming years, and about half could be replaced by automation. (CNBC)
Visit https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/19/half-of-american-jobs-are-at-risk-from-automation-new-study-suggests.html to view the full article online. |
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According to Glassdoor Local Pay Reports, August showed improved jobs growth after six months of slow wage growths. Retail jobs have had above-average growth partially due to strong demand for workers. (USA TODAY)
Visit https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2017/09/07/which-jobs-have-the-fastest-wage-growth/105074974/ to view the full article online. |
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Equifax, the company that supplies credit and other personal financial information services has had a data breach that could have potentially affected 143 million U.S. customers - an enormous portion of the country. (CNBC)
Visit https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/credit-reporting-firm-equifax-says-cybersecurity-incident-could-potentially-affect-143-million-us-consumers.html to view the full article online. |
