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Productivity is pretty important, but it had better apply to the right sort of work.
Even if your employees are incredibly efficient at whatever they do, if their work no longer brings substantial value to the table, your business could evaporate.
Even if your employees are incredibly efficient at whatever they do, if their work no longer brings substantial value to the table, your business could evaporate.
Comments (0) TotalThe wealth gap between older and younger Americans has widened sharply in recent years – because of both the deep recession and longer-term trends. That's the conclusion of a new analysis released by the Pew Research Center, which looked at an array of government numbers to reach its conclusions.
In all, the typical household headed by someone younger than 35 has seen its net worth fall by 68 percent between 1984 and 2009, after adjusting for inflation, according to the Pew report released Monday. Those in the 35-to-44 age group also saw a decline in net worth over that period, a drop of 44 percent.
In all, the typical household headed by someone younger than 35 has seen its net worth fall by 68 percent between 1984 and 2009, after adjusting for inflation, according to the Pew report released Monday. Those in the 35-to-44 age group also saw a decline in net worth over that period, a drop of 44 percent.
Comments (0) TotalWASHINGTON – The State Department's inspector general will review the Obama administration's handling of a Canadian company's request to pipe oil from western Canada to Texas, following complaints from Democratic lawmakers about possible conflicts of interest in the review process.
Deputy Inspector General Harold W. Geisel said the special review will center on whether the State Department "and all other parties involved" in the project followed federal laws and regulations related to the $7 billion Keystone XL project. The 1,700-mile pipeline proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada would carry oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas.
Deputy Inspector General Harold W. Geisel said the special review will center on whether the State Department "and all other parties involved" in the project followed federal laws and regulations related to the $7 billion Keystone XL project. The 1,700-mile pipeline proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada would carry oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas.
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| Adaptive Exercise Program Coordinator Michaelann Lee, right, works with Kevin Reid on adaptive exercise equipment at The Wave in Whitefish. Lee is organizing the Flathead Disability Health and Wellness Fair in Whitefish. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Internet search engines can aggregate information at the touch of a button, but there’s nothing quite like learning about new options and ideas in real life and interacting with knowledgeable sources face to face.
That’s the idea behind the first annual Flathead Disability Health and Wellness Fair, scheduled on Nov. 12 from noon to 5 p.m. at The Wave in Whitefish. Event organizer Michaelann Lee said the fair’s purpose is to raise awareness about resources available to people with disabilities in the Flathead Valley.
That’s the idea behind the first annual Flathead Disability Health and Wellness Fair, scheduled on Nov. 12 from noon to 5 p.m. at The Wave in Whitefish. Event organizer Michaelann Lee said the fair’s purpose is to raise awareness about resources available to people with disabilities in the Flathead Valley.
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| Justin Sands, left, and Don Bintz communicate as they pilot the Sandstorm, an unmanned aircraft, while demonstrating the technology at an airstrip south of Columbia Falls. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
COLUMBIA FALLS – The Wright brothers would have appreciated the milestone that unfolded behind a small airplane hangar on Middle Road south of Columbia Falls earlier this week.
A battery-powered, fixed-wing aircraft with a 15-foot wingspan and weighing about 40 pounds buzzed down the runway past a group of onlookers and climbed into the empty sky. The airplane’s two pilots remained seated on the tarmac more than 100 feet below, guiding every move with handheld devices.
A battery-powered, fixed-wing aircraft with a 15-foot wingspan and weighing about 40 pounds buzzed down the runway past a group of onlookers and climbed into the empty sky. The airplane’s two pilots remained seated on the tarmac more than 100 feet below, guiding every move with handheld devices.
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| Marty Stuehler, left, and Pam Cole, center, have their table cleared while dining in the new Rising Sun Bistro space in Kalispell. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
The menu choices keep growing in downtown Kalispell.
A fresh crop of restaurants opened recently in the historic center of town, shepherding in a new set of flavors that business owners hope will last.
A fresh crop of restaurants opened recently in the historic center of town, shepherding in a new set of flavors that business owners hope will last.
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You may have seen those odd-looking square barcodes in newspapers and magazines, on product boxes, etc.
You might have even noticed them in the middle of the star-shaped signage in some Macy's television commercials.
They're called "QR codes."
Why should business owners care about them?
You might have even noticed them in the middle of the star-shaped signage in some Macy's television commercials.
They're called "QR codes."
Why should business owners care about them?
Comments (5) TotalHELENA – A judge allowed a lawsuit filed by Montana against oil giant BP to go ahead but cautioned the state has a long way to go to prove its claims that the company committed fraud in collecting money to clean up spills from leaky storage tanks beneath its service stations.
Montana has accused the British company, its subsidiaries and predecessors of "double-dipping" by allowing state money to be used to clean up contamination from the tanks without disclosing they had also collected insurance money for the same spills.
Montana has accused the British company, its subsidiaries and predecessors of "double-dipping" by allowing state money to be used to clean up contamination from the tanks without disclosing they had also collected insurance money for the same spills.
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