Disability:IN North Carolina (DI-NC) celebrated October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) by holding their annual Fall Conference at Trane Technologies in Davidson, North Carolina. The theme, ‘Great Leaders Create Great Cultures,’ resonated with the more than 100 attendees from across the state of North Carolina. Keynote speaker Laurie Henneborn from Accenture shared the financial benefits of companies who include disability inclusion as part of their strategy. Jamie Dean from Microsoft touched on the necessity of accessibility in the workforce in reference to Microsoft products. John Robinson from Our Abilities demonstrated how artificial intelligence (AI) is moving the dial on…
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Organizers of Geo Week, the premier event that champions the coming together of geospatial technologies and the built world, have released a preview of their keynote sessions: The Bright Future Ahead: Navigating AEC, 3D, and Geospatial Innovation and Change and Geospatial for Good: How is Geospatial Technology Changing the World? The 2024 edition of Geo Week takes place February 11-13 in Denver, CO. “Keynotes set the tone for an entire event, and this year’s topics and speakers are doing so in ways that will resonate across the geospatial and built world industries,” said Lee Corkhill, Event Director at Diversified Communications.…
Organizers of Geo Week, the premier event that champions the coming together of geospatial and built world technologies, have announced an impressive list of 148 top-tier solutions providers from across the globe that have already signed on to exhibit at the 2024 event, which takes place February 11-13, 2024 in Denver, CO. More than 200 exhibitors are projected to participate in this year’s highly anticipated event. “Geo Week is North America’s defining event in the geospatial, 3D, and built world industries, bringing together companies representing the best in lidar, reality capture, 3D modeling, point cloud processing, and more,” said…
Family is a commonly held value, especially among Hispanic families. In studies done by the U.S. Census, many Hispanic families have shown a strong commitment towards the collective over the individual, with an emphasis on family closeness, respect for authority, geographic proximity and valuing the nuclear and extended family.Given this information, it’s no surprise that Hispanic families are more likely to participate in nightly family dinnertime as opposed to their non-Hispanic counterparts.In 2018, 87% of Hispanic parents shared frequent meals with their children, compared with 83% of non-Hispanic parents and 84% of all parents (estimates for non-Hispanic and all parents…
Edward and Christina Sledge founded Sledge House Media, a Maryland-based entertainment company created to share diverse and captivating stories through books, films and TV, plus digital and audio projects that highlight relationships, individual experiences and interconnection. Their strength as a couple—married for 23 years and together since high school has formed a solid foundation for their business and allowed them to infuse their projects with the love and commitment they share. Together the Sledge’s have published eight books, four audiobooks and two short films (winning three awards for best documentary short film in their indie film festival run), with more…
Every October we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness month and the impact it has, especially on women. In the United States, approximately one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. While there is no cure for breast cancer, there are important steps that we can take when it comes to prevention.The Signs and Symptoms Different people have different symptoms of breast cancer, while some do not have any signs or symptoms at all. It is important to know how your breasts normally look and feel to be able to recognize any changes that may occur. While…
By Joe Syznkowski Dogs have always been essential to the well-being of veterans, whether they are working as a service dog or simply providing companionship. But when dogs come together with today’s modern technology, we can create a way for our furry friends to support our veterans further. Dogs For Our Brave is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing professionally trained service dogs at no cost to veterans who have suffered debilitating injuries or illness while in service to our country. “We truly believe this helps us save two lives at once,” said April Haskins, executive director at Dogs For…
By Kellie Speed Matt Amos knows what it takes to overcome. Today, the medically retired, double amputee reflects on his decade-long service in the Marine Corps with gratitude. As the director of patient relations at Peeples Prosthetics and the executive director at Wounded Warriors Outdoors, the father of two daughters has yet another job as small business owner of Admiral’s Pennant. “Everyone grows beards, but I couldn’t get over the itch until some Special Ops guys told me to use beard oil,” he told U.S Veterans Magazine in a recent phone interview. “I started to make my own and decided…
By Paul Peng The importance of aligning values is a big reason why most of us choose to buy one company vs. another, especially pertaining to leisure expenses. When it comes to the veteran community, a few examples include (but are certainly not limited to) Chevrolet, Black Rifle Coffee and Grunt Style. A big reason why these companies (both veteran and non-veteran owned) are successful is that they represent and speak to the very people that they served with. Moreover, these companies regularly donate a considerable portion of their earnings to nonprofits and similar causes that help veterans and their…
Wabash CEO on Redefining Failure and Embracing Setbacks By Brent Yeagy Failure. No one likes it; no one wants to experience it, yet, no one is immune from it. For leaders, admitting failure can be extremely difficult if they’ve bought into the fallacy that leaders should have all the answers, always be right and be infallible in their decision-making. That kind of leadership is not going to get you very far. As leaders, our visions and dreams of what is possible should be big. We must lay out the strategies and pathways to make them real and actionable. If we…
