Year: 2018

The way business is done is always adapting and today's technology has lead to all sorts of revolutionary changes across the workforce, both throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world. Despite all the recent workforce changes, businesses still struggle with all sorts of document challenges. According to a U.S. Bank study, 82% of organizations that fail do so because of cash flow problems, but losing track of essential documents can lead to all sorts of organizational failure. Approximately 7.5% of all documents get lost; 3% of the remainder get misfiled. Additionally, according to a global survey of knowledge workers and IT professionals, document challenges account for 21.3% of productivity loss. "Information and the speed at which it flows throughout an organization is a key dete...

The pharmaceutical industry discovers, create, products, and markets pharmaceutical drugs for use as medications to be administered to patients (or self-administered) in order to alleviate a symptom, cure them, or vaccinate them. The global pharmaceutical market is expected to reach $1.12 trillion by the year 2022. Since the pharma industry is so essential for the health of billions of people across the world, pharma organizations need to be extremely careful down to the last detail. Even the smallest mistake can result in hundreds of millions of dollars in fines or worse. According to The National Law Review, a pharma company has agreed to pay a significant settlement to resolve allegations that they illegally made a few years ago to a fund meant to assist Medicare patients taking pulm...

Researchers at the New York School of Medicine believe that they have found a way to reverse the process of going bald. On average, people shed between 50 and 100 hairs a day, but some struggle with much more rapid hair loss. With approximately two-thirds of men in America experiencing some degree of appreciable hair loss by age 35, this discovery has the potential to change lives across the country. The research was published in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists examined the damaged skin of laboratory mice, and their research focused on fibroblasts, which are cells that secrete collagen. The study started with researchers activating a pathway in the brain known as the sonic hedgehog. This pathway is so named because of the spiky appearance of its molecules, giving it a r...

There are plenty of fantastic retirement communities across the United States. Across the country, the majority of active retirement communities have a minimum age requirement of 55 to own property. According to the Deming Headlight, the City of Deming has earned the prestigious Seal of Approval from the American Association of Retirement Communities (AARC), the country's leading organization on educating local governments and communities on retiree attraction. The AARC Seal of Approval program was established in 1994 and is given to receptions that demonstrate an excellent commitment to making their community a top-notch destination through amenity development, communication programs, education, and lifestyle programming. The prestigious award is given out annually. Only 63% of peop...

When it comes to New York City, unfortunately, the rumors are true: everything costs too much. In 2017, the average sale price for Manhattan condos in existing buildings was approximately $1.9 million. So what about finding and purchasing a more affordable apartment or home in the city? You can always remodel and improve its value afterward, right? True, but NYC remodeling can be just as expensive. According to Brick Underground, NYC remodeling jobs are important, but can be extremely expensive. There are, however, steps that property owners can take to at least minimize the financial damage. "Some homeowners can be surprised by the initial estimates," said Aaron Borenstein, a contractor with Bolster, an NYC company that empowers property owners to control their major renovations. "...

BlackBerry announced on Nov. 16 that it will purchase Cylance for $1.4 billion in cash. Cylance is an artificial intelligence and cybersecurity firm, which should help BlackBerry expand its sector that develops software for next-generation autonomous cars, known as its QNX unit. The California-based Cylance is known for making AI-based products that prevent cyber attacks on companies. According to a report in Business Insider, the company recently considered filing an IPO. In June, BlackBerry CEO John Chen had laid out acquisition criteria during an annual meeting, and Cylance reportedly fits all of the criteria well. In his recent announcement regarding the acquisition, Chen apologized for keeping investors waiting so long for the announcement. No matter how long the wait was, it seems ...

In many cities across America and the world overall, electric bicycles are growing in popularity. In the future, it's possible they could potentially even compete with cars as a preferred method of transportation for commuters everywhere. Existing Problems With Car Commutes Despite decades as the predominant transportation method for people across the country, cars as a primary transportation method have had a host of issues for quite some time. Initial car prices, along with costs of car ownership over longer stretches of time, have been a barrier to entry for many in need of reliable transportation. Those cars that do remain on the road are often not in the best state of repair; more than 20 million vehicles on the road in 2021 will be over 25 years old. This is, of course, without beg...

Search engine optimization, known by the acronym SEO, is the practice by which a company works to push its website to the top spots on a search engine's results. It involves a number of techniques, such as the inclusion of a video on your landing page (which can actually increase your odds of ending up on that coveted first page by 5300%) or the implementation of high quality written content that utilizes relevant keywords. While most SEO organizations execute these techniques without a hitch, sometimes accidents happen and mistakes are made. As the case between SEO firm BrioDigital and their client NestEdge Realty proved, the resulting argument may end up in court. On July 16 of this year, NestEdge sued the SEO firm for one million dollars, claiming that their negligence caused cons...

Americans eat more than 10 billion bowls of soup each year. For more than 30 years, just outside of Chicago, Skokie residents have enjoyed delicious matzo soups, bagels, and other snacks at Jewish deli The Bagel. Sadly, that's now coming to an end. Sadness doesn't even come close to how I felt," said Chuck Dribbin, Skokie resident and regular at The Bagel. According to the Chicago Tribune, The Bagel will close at the end of November after 31 years of operation in Skokie. The Bagel owner Danny Wolf and general manager Haya Golenzer announced plans for closing on the deli's Facebook page. "The mall wants this space to reconfigure the area, since Lord and Taylor left next door," said general manager Richard 'Ricky' Brantner. "Our lease expired, so for the last three months, we've been m...