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Worker turnover is poised to pick up, adding urgency to employers’ focus on retention0
- Business
- January 27, 2013
Now that workers are becoming more confident in the economy, employers are starting to see an uptick in voluntary turnover, with workers leaving their jobs in search of better opportunities. Experts predict this will accelerate in 2013, adding increased urgency to a problem that many employers had already identified as critical: They are struggling to
READ MOREWork it! Why more companies are getting creative with their wellness programs0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- January 24, 2013
Verizon is one of a number of businesses investing in on-site gyms and classes for their employees. In a 2011/2012 Staying@Work Survey Report, global consulting firm Towers Watson found that 38 percent of American companies offered on-site fitness activities. “It’s definitely growing,” says Jessica Matthews, an exercise physiologist at the nonprofit organization American Council on Exercise.
READ MOREWork begins on ‘Extreme Makeover’ homes in Joplin0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 21, 2011
'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' is helping rebuild homes for some of those dispossessed by May's tragic tornado in Joplin, Missouri. In what producers say is one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the reality show, 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' started work Wednesday on the ambitious plan to build seven houses in seven days. 'Good Morning America'
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Women who drink more water get fewer UTIs0
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 10, 2018
“If a woman has recurrent UTI, she should consider her daily fluid intake and try to increase it to at least two to three liters a day.”
READ MOREWomen race cross-country in seven days0
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 9, 2012
In just one week a group of four women, each over the age of 47 (and one of whom used to be obese until she decided to make a positive change in her life), traveled 3,000 miles for Race Across America, under extreme conditions and severe sleep deprivation. By doing this, these women demonstrated that
READ MOREWith Diana Ross’s Help, a Hollywood Ending for Vanna White0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- June 19, 2013
Vanna White hit the road for a cross-country journey in her early 20’s, motivated to follow her dreams to be in the movies or on TV. She remembers hearing the song “I’m Coming Out” for the first time and says that it “made her heart race” as she connected with the lyrics.
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