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Woodworking Network
It’s graduation time, and the student you’ve been working with in high school, technical school or college is ready to join your company as a new employee.
Wait…you don’t have a graduate coming to your company? What should you do then?
Woodworking Network asked Mark Smith, Industrial Technology Teacher at Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, Illinois, for some ideas on how a company could start a relationship with local students.
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Smiley Pete Publishing
For small business owners, the safest way to build toward their goals is often one small piece at a time. Whether the need is equipment, staffing, infrastructure, inventory, website development or marketing materials, manageable investments can enable entrepreneurs to seize new opportunities as they avail themselves and grow over time to meet new challenges. And when small business owners need access to credit, they often look to regional and local banks.
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US Glass Mag
You probably caught the eyebrow-raising comments New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio made at the end of April. Among a number of choice quotes, De Blasio said this: “We are going to introduce legislation to ban the glass and steel skyscrapers that have contributed so much to global warming … They have no place in our city or on our Earth anymore.” The statement ruffled the feathers of many big NYC architects and developers, but it became clear that Mayor De Blasio slightly overplayed his hand.
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Business News Daily
Statistics show that cybersecurity is a legitimate threat to small businesses, but small businesses don't always act on that knowledge. According to the 2018 Hiscox Small Business Cybersecurity Report, 47% of small businesses experienced an attack in the past 12 months. Cybersecurity is a serious concern, yet the report shows only 52% of businesses have a cybersecurity strategy. Why don't small businesses care about cybersecurity? It's not fair to assume that small businesses truly don't care about it, but they do often ignore cybersecurity concerns.
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Window Film Magazine
One window film expert is speaking out on the Green New Deal proposed for New York City. Its mayor, Bill de Blasio, introduced it in April, and it aims to reduce an additional 30% of carbon emissions by 2030. Which means the city’s future buildings might need to rethink what materials will be used. “I think it appears to be a part of a new term [de-carbonization] that pushes to reduce energy use by energy produced by fossil fuels,” said Darrell Smith, International Window Film Association executive director.
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The Boston Globe
E Ink Corp., which created the “electronic paper” video displays for e-book readers such as the Amazon Kindle, is moving to the rest of your house. The Billerica company said it can now make electronic window shades that can control the amount of light entering a room by changing the transparency of the window itself. The JustTint system uses a transparent film that can be laminated inside two panes of window glass, or attached to an existing window.
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Woodworking Network
The Wall Street Journal met with Remodel Works Bath & Kitchen owner George Abi Habib to discuss how the newly-implemented Chinese tariffs will affect his remodeling company.
The new tariffs, which increased from 10% to 25%, will affect more than $200 billion worth of Chinese exports. Many industries are affected - including wood.
Habib is nervous that his customers will not agree to pay a higher price.
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