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workforce

Survey: 77% of Employers Report Increase in Workforce Mental Health Needs

Mental health needs among workforces continued to climb this year, with 77% of large employers reporting an increase and another 16% anticipating one ...

employees

Zety Survey Finds 4 Out of 5 Workers Feel Taken for Granted by Their Manager

Zety, a leading career service, surveyed over 1,000 U.S.-based workers on July 5, 2023 and found that 79% agreed that they feel taken for granted by t...

tourism

NC: North Carolina Brought in Record Visitor Spending in 2022

North Carolina set a record for visitor spending in 2022, according to county-level data released recently by the North Carolina Department of Commerc...

business

LA: Louisiana Launches Innovation Retention Grant Program Offering Support for Small Businesses

LED has launched a new program that encourages research-focused start-ups to keep their businesses rooted in Louisiana by making supplementary state f...

bio health

WI: Wisconsin Establishes Consortium of 15 Public and Private Partners to Expand Lead in Biohealth

A consortium of 15 public and private partners has been formed to advance an economic development strategy aimed at bolstering Wisconsin’s leadership ...

plastics

Report: U.S. Should Expand, Standardize Plastics Collection and Recycling, Study Uses in Infrastructure

It is in society’s economic and environmental interests to expand and standardize plastics waste collection, increase recycling, and explore new appli...

agriculture

AEM Report: Tractor Sales Growth Softens in U.S., Canada in July

Self-propelled combine sales continued to increase in the U.S., while total farm tractor unit sales in the U.S. and Canada declined in July, according...

ports

TX: Port Houston to Host 2nd Annual Houston International Maritime Conference Oct. 30-Nov. 1

Leveraging its position as a Top 5 Container Port in the U.S., Port Houston will host its 2nd annual Houston International Maritime Conference (HIMC23...

workforce

AL: International Investment Speeds Job Growth in Alabama, Analysis Shows

Job creation tied to international investment in Alabama has been rapidly outpacing the state’s general employment growth rate, according to a report ...

manufacturing

IL: ASSEMBLY Show to Offer Free Webinar Series Leading Up to the Event in October

The ASSEMBLY Show and ASSEMBLY Magazine will feature leading subject matter experts focused on manufacturing software, press and forming equipment and...