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How Robots Are Revolutionizing the Manufacturing Industry (and saving jobs!)

Women Entrepreneurs Can

It wasn’t that long ago in our history that local, hometown factories were the backbones of communities across the nation. Today, advancements in technology and the lower costs of implementing them, are making it possible for manufacturing jobs to return, or stay, on local soil. This is the trend we will we with local factories.

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CO Impact Days: Unicorns, Zebras, Ponies, and Donkeys

Feld Thoughts

If you are interested in impact investing, I encourage you to join the Impact Finance Center (IFC) and presenting funders The Anschutz Foundation, Zoma Foundation, The MacArthur Foundation , Colorado Health Foundation , and Gary Community Investments at CO Impact Days 2017 , Nov 15-17, in Denver, Colorado. Register as an Investor: [link].

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Baby Steps To Breakthrough In Regional Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It’s about the collective creativity of the whole community. The ideas flowing from these questions might require funding, but the choice and the attitude cost nothing. Doing better with economic development might just start with personal attitude about creativity. Does your region support the arts and cultural events?

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Don’t we want the little school from Hickory, Indiana to win the state championship? I’d personally like to see Silicon Valley open its doors to immigrants from distant lands like Michigan, Kentucky, Alabama — even Hoosiers from Indiana. Sorry for the Hoosiers reference). Unemployment has dropped by about 2%.

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

They're going to look to see what impact you had in your community. 11:59) Giving people trust and autonomy and opening lines of communication as a leader, and how Mark's leadership has evolved. (14:16) 22:13) The way companies treat employees and customers and impact their communities now will them for decades to come.

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Remote Work, Not Taxes, Threatens Cities: Why That Threat has Peaked but Others Remain

This is going to be BIG.

While those things are fun and exciting (well, maybe except for school), many argue that those things come at a cost—the monetary cost of living in NYC. That’s a very incomplete way to look at cost. The other major factor in what it costs to live in NYC is the opportunity cost of physical space. my annual salary.

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Making a Difference Through Your Career

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Choosing a career that allows you to give back to your community or take other measures to make the world a better place takes some thought. There may be many communities near you or just a state or two away that could use your help. Depending on your work field, you may choose to live in a metropolitan city or a smaller community.