Across the U.S., more and more workers are struggling with productivity — both for obvious reasons, like lack of sleep, as well as more subconscious factors. According to The Wall Street Journal, many companies are struggling with employees losing focus due to visual noise distractions and other interruptions. Business spaces that lack visually appealing, calming […]
U.S. May Extend Laptop Ban to Include All Flights From Europe
According to a survey conducted in 2009, business professionals who travel on commercial airlines reported a 40% drop in their productivity. And for passengers stuck in coach, American Airlines is the latest airline to decrease legroom, again, from 31 inches to as low as 29 inches. Now, there’s more bad news for international travelers as […]
NYC Craft Brewery Creates Beer Made From Recycled Bread
While 84% of all craft beer consumers like to choose their beer based on the season, one beer company is focusing on creating their beer around giving back instead of making seasonal flavors. Toast Ale is a pale ale that saves one slice of donated, stale bread per each bottle of beer created. The beer’s […]
New York One of Worst States in Nation for Structurally Unsafe Bridges
At the turn of the century, building bridges was a booming business across the nation and since then, bridging technology has changed dramatically. For example, back in 1933, the Golden Gate Bridge needed a whopping 83,000 tons of steel to be built, whereas only half of that would be needed today. However, just because these […]
Tech Experts: Next 5 Years Will See Significant Job Automation
A new study conducted by the Consumer Technology Association found that a majority of tech executives believe automation will take over a significant amount of jobs within the next five years. The Consumer Technology Association is a Washington, D.C. trade association that represents technology companies. The organization’s study polled approximately 314 executives and had a […]
Trump Proposes Small Business Tax Cuts, Financial Experts Warn It Will Be Costly
Across the nation, there are almost 28 million small businesses, including more than 22 million self-employed entrepreneurs with no additional payroll or employees. Throughout the 2016 presidential election, President Donald J. Trump pledged to protect these small business owners by cutting their tax rates; however, some economists predict that this reduced business tax rate will […]
Trump Proposes Small Business Tax Cuts, Financial Experts Warn It Will Be Costly
Across the nation, there are almost 28 million small businesses, including more than 22 million self-employed entrepreneurs with no additional payroll or employees. Throughout the 2016 presidential election, President Donald J. Trump pledged to protect these small business owners by cutting their tax rates; however, some economists predict that this reduced business tax rate will […]
NYC Couple Finds Missing Wedding Rings With Help of Friendly Sanitation Workers
According to the Knot’s 2014 Real Weddings Study, the average length of an engagement is 14 months. But once the wedding is done and over with, besides photos and memories, all the couple has is their wedding ring as a physical token of their marriage. Shannon Lombardo thought her and her husband’s wedding rings were […]
Rockland Lake State Park Gets a $13 Million Dollar Makeover
Updated 12/15/20 The best opportunity for Rockland Lake State Park is to incorporate newer concepts like edge pools. This type of pool is all the rage nowadays, especially of its photographically aesthetic. The park can definitely maximize its views by putting this pool nearby the Lakeview to achieve its full visual effects, as the edge […]
Smaller Fishing Boats Struggling to Compete With Industrial Vessels in Gulf of Maine
Regulators are debating federal scallop fishing grounds in the Gulf of Maine. “That would be devastating,” said Captain Jim Wotton, who has been dragging heavy bags of valuable clams for a long time. The Gulf of Maine has a federal limit for small-boat fisherman already. “They’re taking our future. There won’t be anything for us […]