Buc-ee’s takes a second swing at Louisiana expansion

Dive Brief: Convenience store chain Buc-ee’s plans to open a new travel center in Ruston, Louisiana, in 2025 — its first store in the state — according to a Monday press release from the city. The Ruston location is expected to cover 53,000 square feet, include 120 gas pumps and employ at least 200 people starting […]

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5 Free Weight Loss Apps to Track Calories, Exercise & More

Losing weight is challenging. Shelling out money for an expensive weight loss app makes the experience even more difficult. Your journey to a healthier you shouldn’t be littered with companies demanding that you hand over your debit or credit card. To help you, we’ve researched and selected the best weight loss apps you can download […]

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Sheetz promotes HR leader to executive vice president of people and culture

Dive Brief: Sheetz has promoted Stephanie Doliveira from vice president of human resources to executive vice president of people and culture, according to an emailed press release on Tuesday. Doliveira has been with Sheetz for nearly 22 years, starting out as the manager of human resources for CLI Transportation, a subsidiary of the company, in […]

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FTX Has Wrecked the Crypto Party in Paradise

In the two years since, a collection of startups and large crypto companies have set up shop in the Bahamas, among them FTX and OKX, another large crypto exchange. Separately, Tether, whose dollar-pegged stablecoin is central to the smooth operation of crypto markets, holds its reserves with a Bahamian bank, Deltec Bank & Trust. But already, […]

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IT talent: Top 6 books for job hunters in 2023

by Richard N. Bolles Book description (via Amazon): “What Color Is Your Parachute features the latest resources, strategies, and perspectives on today’s job market, revealing surprising advice on what works—and what doesn’t—so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results. At its core is Richard N. Bolles’s famed Flower Exercise, a unique self-inventory that […]

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As Gig Economy Companies Flee Europe, Getir Is Taking Over

Five years ago, investors wouldn’t return Nazim Salur’s calls. Now his company, Getir, is the biggest rapid grocery delivery company in Europe. After the Turkish startup acquired its German rival Gorillas last month, the company was valued at $8.8 billion. Getir first expanded into Europe via London in 2021, when a post-pandemic gold rush for instant […]

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8 TED Talks to sharpen your communication skills

Effective communication is a key characteristic of great leaders – it’s instrumental in gaining trust, inspiring change, building connections, and influencing others. In today’s era of hybrid and remote work, communicating effectively is more important than ever. We’ve gathered 8 TED Talks that offer advice for leaders on improving their written, spoken, and unconscious communication […]

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What the Experts See Coming in 2023

Prediction Consensus: What the Experts See Coming in 2023 In this, our fourth year of Prediction Consensus (now part of our more comprehensive 2023 Global Forecast Series), we’ve learned a few things about the universe of predictions, experts, outlooks, and forecasts. Experts are reasonably good at predicting the future one year out, though they are […]

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