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Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer
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Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer

[Part 1 of a 12-Part Series] Healthcare is rife with significant challenges that can in some cases be minimized at the very minimum and in most cases be eliminated by the use of technology. The 12-part series begins by elaborating on macro-level challenges that the healthcare industry is starting to address with technology to stem the bleeding/reverse the onset of more severe complications. Challenge 1: Supply and demand Healthcare service delivery provisioning across the globe is starkly marked by the lack of adequate supply of qualified clinicians and specialists. This situation has been significantly exacerbated in the post pandemic new…
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From creating, selling native beadwork, Skenandore expands to presentations on Oneida culture
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From creating, selling native beadwork, Skenandore expands to presentations on Oneida culture

Eliza Skenandore in front of the three sisters’ garden she helped plant and care for on the Oneida Cultural Heritage GroundsEliza Skenandore might have grown up on the Oneida reservation, but she says it was years before she came to truly appreciate the culture of the Oneidas. “I went through the Oneida school system all the way from kindergarten to 12th grade,” she said. “But it was when I was working at NWTC and surrounded by that culture that I felt like something was missing.” Before taking that job, she had trained as a multi-media tech at ITT Technical…
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A dog bed for humans? Meet Plufl, the ‘ultimate napping product’ launching from Louisville
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A dog bed for humans? Meet Plufl, the ‘ultimate napping product’ launching from Louisville

This holiday season, two 22-year-old friends and business partners are embarking on a road trip from Louisville to Toronto, Canada to hand deliver 100 Plufl’s, a human-sized dog bed, dubbed the “ultimate napping product designed to reduce stress and anxiety.” The duo, who appeared on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in October, came up with the unique product idea and has seen rapid growth and success. Earlier this year, Plufl opened its fulfillment center in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. For co-owner and Seattle, Washington native Noah Silverman, Louisville has been a destination city because it’s centrally located in the country, which makes shipping easier.…
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Destination restaurant planned for Dearborn Street waterfront
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Destination restaurant planned for Dearborn Street waterfront

Buchan’s Bayside, a mixed-use development that would include a waterfront restaurant and 12 paired villas, is being proposed for the site of the former Buchan’s Landing resort.ENGLEWOOD – A partnership of local businessmen including Scott Libertore and Keith Farlow plans to build Buchan’s Bayside, a mixed-use development including a destination restaurant and 12 villas on the former Buchan’s Landing resort property. The site, just south of where Old Englewood Road intersects West Dearborn Street, is part of the Englewood Community Redevelopment Area, steps from the Englewood Veterans Memorial and Freedom Pavilion. The proposal has not yet been submitted to…
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XPO Chairman Brad Jacobs Is Hunting for His Next Big Deal
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XPO Chairman Brad Jacobs Is Hunting for His Next Big Deal

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decision makers, click here.) Serial deal maker Brad Jacobs looks forward to a looming US recession while he hunts for another takeover. “It’s a good time to do my next big thing,” the 66-year-old billionaire explains. “A downturn creates buying opportunities for acquirers with capital like me.” Jacobs has done more than 500 takeovers during his long career, typically by swallowing smaller players in fragmented markets. He stepped down this fall as chief executive of XPO Logistics, the transportation giant he built through aggressive acquisitions and organic…
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Are You The Reason Your Business Is Failing?
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Are You The Reason Your Business Is Failing?

John Knotts | President and Owner of Crosscutter Enterprises — Your Success Incubator.gettyEvery day new businesses start and fail. The percentage of business failures is staggering. Thousands of people are researching why a business fails, and many reasons are given. However, there is but one reason why your business fails. You! Ever notice that people will always say “My business failed” but never say “I failed in business”? We look to a plethora of reasons for business failure. Previously, I leaned toward one root cause: poor (or a lack of) strategic business planning. Then I realized that the…
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Kentucky Supreme Court elects next chief justice as John D. Minton heads toward retirement
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Kentucky Supreme Court elects next chief justice as John D. Minton heads toward retirement

The justices of the Kentucky Supreme Court voted Tuesday to elect Justice Laurance B. VanMeter as their next chief justice. He will begin serving a four-year term Jan. 2nd and will succeed Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., who is retiring after 14 years as the head of the court and judicial branch. Kentucky’s chief justice paid $147,362.Chief Justice-elect Laurence VanMeterVanMeter was born in 1958 in Lexington and was raised in Winchester. He received his undergraduate degree with a major in history in 1980 from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of…
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