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Self-driving trucks startup TuSimple raises $350M from US rail, retail and freight giants

TechCrunch

VectoIQ is the consulting and investment company founded by Steve Girsky, the former GM vice chairman, consultant and investor whose special purpose acquisition company merged with hydrogen electric startup Nikola Corp. corporations in rail, retail and freight, according to sources familiar with the deal. . this summer. .

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

ASU Lodestar Center

Consequently, many hard-working, low-income families look to public supports like food stamps, WIC, KidsCare and subsidized child care to keep their heads above water. But since these programs are typically based on the FPL, families may earn just enough money to be disqualified for public assistance–but not enough to be self-sufficient.

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Five ways to incentivize volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

Providing volunteers with a title will reinforce that they are an essential part of the team, examples including “brand coordinator” and “social consultant.” View the NMI registration page for information on upcoming courses in Phoenix, Tucson, and online. Keep open channels of communication.

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AOL tries to discuss a difficult issue

ASU Lodestar Center

In offering the public the example he gave, Armstrong rhetorically asked me to consider the sacred. Had Armstrong asked his employees and the public to “examine the rising cost of healthcare and its effect on employee benefits” people would, no doubt, have agreed to do so. Did he have the right…the obligation to raise the issue?

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How Can Member-Based Nonprofits Use Lean Innovation to Remain Relevant?

ASU Lodestar Center

Often if a drug trial fails the public is unaware of the failure or the associated cost. By interviewing nearly fifty-percent of their membership via telephone, the consultants found the members most often were concerned about communication. Taking risks in the business sector is considered research and development.

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#BBCON 2016| What’s in It for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Connection Cafe

Being Part of a Funder’s Portfolio: Perspectives on the Public and Private Funding Landscape: Come learn from Dr. Kathryn Mathew, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main provider of federal support within the United States for museums and libraries.

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