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The 2024 Santa Cruz County Small Business Summit will bring together more than 200 local entrepreneurs and small business owners for a day of networking, presentations and educational sessions. The City of Santa Cruz Business Development team and the Small Business Development Center will host an agricultural expo and job fair from 4 to 7 p.m. Each week, we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the biggest areas for opportunity.
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1 year ago Read more at Lookout Santa Cruz

Industry Engagement Day at the University of Alabama was just the second industry engagement day, but school officials want it to become an annual event. The event fosters collaboration between the school and others that leads to innovation and job growth in the Tuscaloosa area. UA’s Office for Research and Economic Development partnered with the Tuskaloosa County Economic Development Authority to cohost it.
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1 year ago Read more at WBRC

Co-founder of Compass Coffee dialed his chief operating officer. The crash is expected to cause delays and extra costs for many other businesses that rely on the port. From around the world to your hands Compass gets its coffee beans from Kenya, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Brazil, Guatemala and Colombia.
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

German business sentiment improved to its highest level in a year. Most Read from Bloomberg An expectations gauge by the Ifo institute rose to 89.9 in April from a revised 87.7 the previous month. A stronger global economy and the prospect of looser monetary policy are helping drag Germany out.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Prabhakar Raghavan said life won't always be 'hunky-dory" as rivals seek to challenge its search dominance. Microsoft has been enhancing its search experience with AI-infused features as competition heats up. Subscribe to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories — delivered daily.
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1 year ago Read more at Business Insider

Ruth Fleury and Justine A.P. Louis are the founders of Scholars of Tomorrow Publishing (Fleury) and VivLiv Books (Louis) They are both authors and educators, literacy is a crucial thing for both of them, and this is how they show kindness to their communities. Louis has also helped support children in schools by donating backpacks and school supplies.
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1 year ago Read more at Caribbean Life

Key Insights International Business Machines will hold its Annual General Meeting on 30th of April. The total compensation is 37% higher than the average for the industry. This is something shareholders will keep in mind as they cast their votes on company resolutions such as executive remuneration.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

The Exchange is a pilot project managed by the Local Media Association and Local Media Consortium that aims to advance equity in media by sustaining local publications serving racially and ethnically diverse communities that have been underserved by mainstream media. The articles are penned by journalists from participating pilot program publishers, including The Atlanta Voice, New York Amsterdam News, Houston Defender Network, AFRO-American Newspapers (Baltimore and D.C.), and The Seattle Medium.
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1 year ago Read more at PR Newswire

Etihad Airways has finally reintroduced its Airbus A380 superjumbo on US flights after a four-year hiatus. The A380 was almost retired during the pandemic, but has since had a change of heart. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
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1 year ago Read more at Business Insider

If you are in the LEC at the noon hour on Wednesdays, we welcome you to join our LEC Brown Bag Hour. Bring your lunch, bring your smile, bring you! Flexible, casual, drop in when you can. Feel free to extend this invitation to other colleagues and students.
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1 year ago Read more at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee