Students, aspiring businessmen and professionals can look forward to more lenient visa requirements from the US State Department as a result of immigration reform introduced by President Obama. Behind the reform: the desire to stem the brain drain of talented, productive individuals who are getting their educations in the US and returning to their home… Continue Reading
Last week’s midterm elections not only favored Republicans in overwhelming numbers, but also said yes to the continuing trend to liberalize marijuana laws. Two additional states joined Colorado and Washington in permitting recreational use of cannabis, along with an overwhelming vote in favor in Washington DC. As more states come aboard the weed wagon, it… Continue Reading
Just a tad more than 14 years after the horrifying events of September 11, 2001, a new building has re-opened on the site of the destroyed Twin Towers. Also called the World Trade Center, the country’s tallest building stands at 104 stories and cost $4.22 billion to construct. The new tower is the centerpiece of… Continue Reading
According to a government report, the US is much more vulnerable to volcanic disasters even than Iceland, and yet is failing to monitor the threat as needed. The government report, issued by the US Geological Survey, sited 169 active volcanoes in the US- almost one third of them classified as ‘serious threats.’ Of those 55… Continue Reading
According to a poll conducted by Swivel Secure, 74.2 percent of business owners either write down or otherwise record off-line their collection of passwords. That means that a vast majority of heads of companies have their passwords saved on post-it notes or Excel documents, perhaps not the best way to maintain security of websites. The… Continue Reading
Louis Lipschitz, the man who played a key role in keeping the finances of the giant toy company Toys ‘R’ Us strong, passed away at the age of 69 after a brief illness. As the chief financial officer of Toys ‘R’ Us, Lipschitz led his company from 300 stores and annual sales of less than… Continue Reading
In response to an upsurge in the threat of attack and an increased fear that terrorists are working on a bomb which can be brought onto an airplane undetected, the Transportation Security Administration will soon be issuing orders that will require some overseas airports to require passengers boarding US bound flights to power up their… Continue Reading
This past Monday President Obama hosted a summit to discuss how the United States can improve its policies towards families, especially working mothers. At the top of the list of subjects was paid maternity leave for moms. “Only three countries in the world report that they don’t offer paid maternity leave — three — and… Continue Reading
Digital advertising company Solve Media reports that car companies will be spending at least $500 million on online advertisements in the United States this year which no one will ever see. The report looked at fraudulent web traffic by which tracking thousands of web sites which are solely about cars and other vehicles. Solve Media… Continue Reading
Recently, twenty impressive women including Inger Rood were honored at an awards breakfast on September 6th at the University of North Florida University Center. They were the Northeast Florida 2012 Women of Influence honorees and were recognized for their achievement in business and their involvement over the past year with the Northeast Florida community. The… Continue Reading