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Industry leaders are hopeful a new initiative can rescue some Alamo City inns from closure as the COVID-19 pandemic has sunk hotel occupancy levels to dangerous lows. The American Hotel & Lodging Association has launched a new program called Hotels .....»»

Associated Press Business Insider spoke with five restaurant industry insiders about the biggest challenge facing the business in 2020.  The CEOs of Noodles & Co., TGI Fridays, and Panera all said issues related to workers and labor are.....»»

Every businesses in New York state would be required to provide at least five days of sick leave to its workers under a new proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo proposed the mandatory statewide paid sick leave program as part of his 2020 State of th.....»»

Elizabeth Scallon is the head of WeWork Labs in Northern California and the Northwest. The co-working company re-launched the startup incubator program last year in Seattle......»»

GameStop is cutting workers – including at its Grapevine headquarters – as it looks to evolve under new leadership. The reductions, affecting more than 100, are part of the company’s effort to “transform our business for the future and improve.....»»

Leadership Birmingham has unveiled its 2019-2020 class. The program, which is celebrating its 36th anniversary, is designed to educate participants about the challenges, opportunities, history, present and future of the Birmingham region. Leadersh.....»»

National workforce leaders were in to see how Wichita is addressing its labor challenges. TextronAviation decides to put a business jet program on the shelf. Wichita's Foley Equipment joins a new network. Those are a few of .....»»

With its flagship school now a nonprofit, Grand Canyon is looking to a future as an online program management companyRelated Stocks: LOPE,.....»»

PBN hosted seven of Hawaii's top health care executives at a roundtable discussion on May 24, to discuss the challenges and future of health care in the state......»»

A proposed law in Albany could mean bigger margins for marginalized entrepreneurs—if Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't sideline it again. Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte is pushing a measure that... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

How do you find qualified workers? Is it sustainable to be in constant hiring mode? How do you prepare students for careers in home health care? What is the future of the industry? Law firm Hodgson Russ and the Albany Business Review hosted a disc.....»»

With a dearth of manufacturing workers in Arizona, a group of three community college districts and their business partners rolled out a plan for a new certificate and degree program to fill scores of jobs around the state......»»

Food service is an industry that has always been willing to offer second chances to workers with troubled pasts. Josh Martino, president of local restaurant chain Bono’s Pit Barbeque, says he believes hiring should be about someone’s future, no.....»»

The CEO of Wildflower Bread Co. is speaking out in support of workers in the country illegally but who have been deferred from deportation by a federal program. Louis Basile, the company's CEO, said many employees with Scottsdale-based Wildflower r.....»»

While the economy has rebounded from the Great Recession, Biz2C.....»»

The Boston Business Journal held a panel discussion recently about the future of work. The group was convened by Deloitte and included local top executives. Panelists were Sean Belka, head of lab at Fidelity Labs; Larry Bohn, managing partner, General.....»»

The Atlanta Business Chronicle held a panel discussion recently about technology, globalization, demographics, social values, and workers’ changing expectations. The group was convened by Deloitte. The panelists for the discussion were Mike Adams, .....»»

Since starting Nidec in 1973 in a tiny Kyoto shed with just three workers, Shigenobu Nagamori has built it into the world's top maker of precision motors and became one of Japan's most venerated business leaders......»»

The Charlotte Business Journal is unveiling the medium-sized local companies chosen as honorees in its 2018 Best Places to Work awards program.  Twenty such businesses, employing between 25 and 49 workers, have earned a spot on that list and can be view.....»»

Faraday Future is taking some drastic measures to stay in business after a falling out with its major investor. One of the founders of the electric automaker has resigned and some workers have been placed on unpaid leave, reported The Verge, which.....»»