So It’s True About Diversity in the Workplace…
“Diversity, or the state of being different, isn’t the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organizations.” — Psychologist Bill Crawford
Minding Your Business… and Your Children
Those who say you can’t do it all clearly haven’t met a woman running her own business while also raising a family. Attempting to balance work life with personal life when you’re a mother and a business owner is probably one of the most challenging jobs out there. Adding the realities of financial inequality between women entrepreneurs and their male counterparts to the difficulties of sharing childcare and house duties with a partner means these women battle with much more than just the daily strains of keeping a business afloat. And yet, they’re still taking it on and getting it done admirably.
Business Within the Border
What do the automobile and meat-packing plants have in common? The answer: Henry Ford.
Adding Capacity – and a New Manufacturing Operation
Polyplex Corporation Ltd. has been a global market leader in the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester and metallized film markets for the past couple of decades. Polyplex’s’ entire growth in all these years has been through green or brown field expansions in diverse geographies and keeping in agreement with the group’s philosophy of “being where the customer is.” Polyplex’s portfolio of films are primarily used in packaging and industrial applications. Business has been very robust in part due to increased demand for packaged foods and medical packaging in the wake of COVID-19.
Link by Link
Supply chains are vital to the movement of goods and services worldwide, and distributors play a key role in the process, using technology to make the chain of distribution quicker and more reliable, and combing out every last glitch.
Harnessing Hope Through Modern Medicine
Regenerative medicine. Harnessing the power of stem cells. Genetic modifications. Replacing unhealthy tissues and organs to cure devastating diseases. Though it may all sound “space age,” this remarkable technology is very much present and thriving, promising innovative and groundbreaking therapies that may one day eliminate illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
From Start-up to Telecommunications Power Player
Data Wiring Solutions (DWS) of Halifax, Nova Scotia is a national telecommunications contractor. Owner Shawn Kersey brought it to life in 2002 in his basement with a single employee. Now, with over 160 employees and a reputation for strong fiscal management, who knows where it will end.
In Uncertain Times, This Kind of Growth Makes a Definitive Statement
Just outside Houston, Texas, the city of Rosenberg has worked to transform itself – from a suburb of Houston to a thriving metropolis. Now, real growth is accelerating with Rosenberg Development Corporation’s emphasis on diversity.
Collaboration in Action – Growing the Community Organically
Beaver County, Pennsylvania is growing, and collaboration is driving it. Hard hit by industrial decline, particularly in its steel mills, the region showed its fighting spirit and is once again prospering, the community coming together with shared goals and an action plan.
How to Make Giving Count
‘Tis that season again, of festivities, friends, and food. Time to consider the trials and triumphs of the past year and the promise of the new. It is also a time of giving – for individuals and corporations alike.
