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Franklin Memorial operating room expansion moves to next phase
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Franklin Memorial operating room expansion moves to next phase

The two new operating rooms at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount are twice the size of the old ones.Molly Hunter ROCKY MOUNT — Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital recently wrapped up renovations for the first part of a three-phase expansion.Overall, the expansion is expected to cost $15 million.“The expanded space … will provide for more services, more types of surgeries to come into our area. For example, we will be offering hand surgery, increased podiatry, increased OB-GYN surgeries, we’ll be increasing the general surgery population,” Carl Cline, vice president and hospital administrator for…
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Tribal Business News Round Up: Oct. 24
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Tribal Business News Round Up: Oct. 24

Hale o Lono, temple at the Waimae Oahu Valley. (photo: Canva)In this week’s Tribal Business News Round-Up, Wells Fargo releases a report on how the lack of data affects investor interest in Indian Country, Native Hawaiian groups place culture at the center of tourism, and marginalized farmers sue the USDA over unfulfilled funds. Lack of data stymies investor interest in ‘invisible’ tribal economies, Wells Fargo report finds Private investment in Native businesses and tribal economies mostly centers on one resource: data. That’s according to Dawson Her Many Horses, head of Native American finance at Wells Fargo, who notes that…
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5 big stories you may not have seen in the AJ last week
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5 big stories you may not have seen in the AJ last week

Hey guys! Happy Mondays! We’re hoping to help you start off the new week informed by looking back at some of the biggest news you may have missed. Last week, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal shared 128 articles in print and across our website, and we understand that some of our best work can easily slip by our readers. Covering everything from the Texas Tech’s homecoming win and the UIL Region 16 marching band contest to horse and burro adoptions, the AJ told a lot of big stories. We get it! It’s hard to read them all — but we want to…
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Tribal Business News Round Up: Oct. 24
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So many mobilized Russian reservists had buy their own military gear that thermal underwear now costs up to $340 and a hiking backpack costs as much as $600

Russia announced it would draft 300,000 reservists in a “partial mobilization” to bolster its forces in Ukraine.STRINGER/AFP via Getty ImagesRussian reservists forced to buy their own gear are finding sky-high prices in stores, reports say.Some items like body armor vests cost up to 10 times than normal, one Russian news site wrote.Putin last month announced a mobilization of 300,000 Russian reservists to fight in Ukraine.Prices are through the roof at Russia’s military and outdoor gear stores, Russian news outlets report. This comes as thousands of Russian conscripts drafted for the Ukraine war scramble to purchase their…
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Ads on certain shows can be netting. Can Netflix make them less so?
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Ads on certain shows can be netting. Can Netflix make them less so?

Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Good morning from Los Angeles. In entertainment business news, Rupert Murdoch is considering reuniting Fox and News Corp. Kanye West has entered an agreement to acquire Parler, a social media platform loved by MAGA conservatives because of its lack of political guardrails. Comcast is killing the G4 network again. “Halloween Ends” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, scoring a so-so domestic opening weekend of $41.2 million while also debuting on Peacock. Maybe this is just the…
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Some Big Tech firms were the top landing spot for recent Goldman Sachs tech departures, and it could be an early sign of the changing tides in the war for
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Some Big Tech firms were the top landing spot for recent Goldman Sachs tech departures, and it could be an early sign of the changing tides in the war for

Hi! It’s Dan DeFrancesco reporting from NYC. We’ve almost made it one full week without another development in the Elon Musk-Twitter saga.* Cheers to that! On tap today we’ve got Bridgewater’s new leadership not wasting any time changing its culture, JPMorgan upping its ESG game with an assist from a fintech, and why all those pumpkin-spice lattes might end up paying for your next vacation. But first, the latest installment in Wall Street’s war for tech talent. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Insider’s app here.wall street 2030 wealth management 4×3A shift in the…
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Is Your EHR a Problem?
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Is Your EHR a Problem?

If you are like many physician practices, the electronic health record (EHR) can be a source of dissatisfaction and increase resignations. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). A recent study found that EHR dissatisfaction and burnout are leading factors indicating a physician’s likelihood to leave their healthcare facility. Physicians who dislike their EHR are three times as likely to leave. Also, physicians who strongly disagree that their EHR training is sufficient are twice as likely to leave…
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WestJet ramps up fleet with purchase of 42 more airplanes – Business News
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WestJet ramps up fleet with purchase of 42 more airplanes – Business News

WestJet buys 42 planes The Canadian Press – Sep 29, 2022 / 10:46 am | Story: 387789Photo: The Canadian Press A WestJet planes waits at a gate at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshWestJet is making a substantial addition to its fleet with the purchase of 42 aircraft. The Calgary-based airline announced the agreement with Boeing for the purchase of the 737-10 MAX planes on Thursday. WestJet Group chief executive officer Alexis von Hoensbroech says the order will start delivering at the end of 2024 through to 2028, expanding the fleet…
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