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U.S. Commerce Department Designates South Kansas A Manufacturing Community

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Wichita State has a strong history of partnering with advanced manufacturers in research and education of the workforce. Our goal through the IMCP is to secure south central Kansas as a global leader in advanced materials, ensuring increased high-wage employment opportunities for Kansans,” said Wichita State University President John Bardo.

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More Than Half Of Businesses Have Been Cyber Attack Victims

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They’re also targeting smaller companies on Main Street that often have fewer defense mechanisms in place, less available capital to re-invest in new systems and less name recognition to rebuild a damaged reputation.” Educate employees about cyber threats and hold them accountable: 76 percent versus 42 percent.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. Nowhere is this more evident that in the unprecedented cooperation between higher education resources and business in LA.

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Winners and Losers

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We are the first generation in history – maybe the first species in history – not to create enough children to replace ourselves, and we didn’t educate half of the kids we created,” he said. In the past, the employers had all the power in the hiring relationship. China will flat-line by 2015," he said.].

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A lesson for Architectural Firms: be careful how you pay employees

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The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. This could be in the employment agreement or a separate document. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Blog powered by TypePad. professional capacity."

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Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement

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The Water Council fosters economic opportunities for Wisconsin’s water industry participants by building strategic partnerships, supporting education and facilitating access to capital investment. Wisconsin ranks second nationwide in manufacturing employment concentration, and it has the highest employment concentration of any U.S.

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Photonics Companies Investing $1.6B In Rochester, Creating More Than 1,400 Jobs

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We are extremely excited about the partnership with New York State that not only expands our long relationship with SUNY Poly, but leverages the state’s incredible research, education, and cultural assets in a region that is the nation’s photonics capital,” said Sutherland Ellwood, Photonica’s Chairman and Chief Technology Architect. “I