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Nationwide Marketing Group has opened member registration for its biannual conference and buy fair, August PrimeTime, which will take place at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas from August 11-14, 2024. The event will feature educational programs, vendor training sessions, networking events, and money-saving offers. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with vendor partners and peers, learn about upgrades to the Nationwide Learning Academy, and participate in education directly on the show floor. Other highlights include a buy fair, targeted merchandising sessions, digital updates from NMG, and networking opportunities for specialty groups. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the Krones Cotipure AseptBloc DN dry-aseptic technology installed in the production facility of dairy cooperative Friesland Campina in Aalter, Belgium for filling evaporated milk and dairy products in recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers. It highlights benefits of the Krones technology including sustainability, high filling capacities, 100 percent sterility quality, very good ramp-up phase and significant boost in production flexibility.

The article discusses M edicare spending dropped significantly in the first half of 2020. According to an American Medical Association analysis,1 ophthalmology as a specialty experienced the second largest cumulative reduction in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule spending compared to pre-pandemic levels. The 29-percent reduction translated to a cumulative drop of $766 million.

This article discusses the hidden costs and potential negative impacts of return-to-office (RTO) mandates for employees. It highlights that employees often prefer working from home due to increased schedule flexibility, better work-life balance, and reduced commuting time and expenses. The article also points out that the cost of living has risen for employees since the start of the pandemic, making the financial burden of returning to the office even higher. On the other hand, the article mentions that some business leaders support RTO mandates for reasons such as higher productivity and company performance, although research suggests that these justifications may not hold true. The article concludes by cautioning businesses about the potential long-term consequences of RTO mandates, including reduced employee performance and difficulties in achieving diversity and inclusion goals. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is pumping unprecedented funding into construction projects across the country. While this is all positive, will result in materials producers being hit with a historically high volume of demand for materials in the midst of a crippling labor shortage. It discusses that businesses can ensure complete delivery and materials traceability and uncover insights for decision-making with connected logistics solutions.

The 40th Motek, an international trade fair for production and assembly automation, and the 15th Bondexpo, an international trade fair for adhesive technology, take place in Stuttgart. The fair focuses on topics such as energy saving, resource conservation, environmental and climate protection, as well as reliable suppliers and short distances. One focus is also on artificial intelligence (AI) and its application in automation. There is an exhibitor forum with lectures on various aspects of automation and a start-up area where innovative companies present their solutions. The fair also celebrates its 40th anniversary. The opening hours are Tuesday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tickets are available in advance. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on several debate and conjecture about the specifics and severe this economic recession might be. Topics include considered an idea is firmly entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist as people start making changes and those changes will have real impacts on organization regardless of how the underlying economic factors end up playing out.

The author discusses how people have blended business hours and personal time into each other due to technological innovation. The author criticizes how people carry their work along even when they are on a vacation or some social gathering. The author feels that working people have started ignoring their family and children for the fear of being left behind. He feels that people are also getting deprived of sleep.

The article discusses The General Optical Council (GOC) suspending Birmingham-based dispensing optician, Sarah Morris, from its register.

Although mask mandates are being lifted, COVID remains a major force that brands must contend with, including adapting to permanently changed consumer behaviors such as a new focus on mental health. Online therapy company Talkspace recently partnered with Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants to provide the brand's employees and guests with a number of online mental health sessions for free. 4 trends to watch in health and wellness: What marketers should know about mental health awareness, how the definition of "wellness" has changed and why quirky, playful ads sustain connections with consumers. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the trend towards 24-hour trading hours in Australia. It describes the changes in the consumer behavior which created an opportunity for businesses that can meet their needs. The article cites a study which reveals that deregulation of trading hours is beneficial to consumers, employers and employees.

The article offers multiple news briefs including Vision Express is only offering urgent and emergency appointments at a limited number of practices in response to the coronavirus pandemic; and NHS England's failure to act is forcing optical practices to close and putting the eye health of patients at risk during the coronavirus pandemic, the Optical Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) has warned.

The article discusses the Salt Lake City Public Library (SLCPL) in Utah and its proposal to keep its main branch open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Topics include SLCPL executive director John Spears' plans to offer overnight programs such as movie screenings, book discussion groups, and computer classes, private funding to cover the cost of staff, security, and programming for the extended hours, and concerns of community members regarding SLCPL becoming a refuge for homeless persons.

The article focuses on the Bath-based eyewear designer Inspecs, has earned a place on the final shortlist of the Sunday Times Fast Track Profit 100 Ones to Watch rankings, topics include, Safilo launches joint venture in South Korea and, eye health business membership organization, Federation ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (FODO), has responded to the NHS consultation.

The article focuses on the Duncan and Todd group expansion, which now is the largest independent optical services provider in Scotland after two acquisitions in a week, topics included the merger of Cuthbert & Partners with Duncan and Todd's and, an association of Optometrists has celebrated its second anniversary.

The article focuses on the knowledge Management in the Remote Work Era. Topics discussed include IDC research found that Fortune companies lost annually by failing to share knowledge, and 40 percent of workers could not find information needed to do their jobs; and examine the different types of employees in your organization, the work activities they perform, and the impact remote work may have on them.

The article mentions the granting to Dufferin Aggregates of an hours of operation extension and an alternative haul route through Morrison, Ontario, Canada, during an intersection construction as of October 1, 2020.

The article focuses on an unnamed new advertising agency that is being founded by advertising executive Brian Mandelbaum. Mandelbaum's unique business plan for the agency in which it will operate continuously to provide clients with 24 hour monitoring of conversations on their products and services on social media and Internet advertising services for social media is considered.

The article reports that Vincent Gray, the mayor of Washington, District of Columbia, endorsed an initiative to renovate the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, as well as an initiative to finance the opening of regional libraries on Sundays, in his March 27, 2013 budget introduction. Topics include library attendance and the responses of politicians including the Councilman Jack Evans.

The article announces that in April 2013 the Houston Public Library in Texas will restore services on Saturdays to 14 neighborhood libraries for the first time in three years, bringing the number of branches open Saturdays to 41, while the Central Library will be open seven days a week.

An interview with Matt Stewart, director of product at Specsavers is presented. Topics include hand sanitation, Perspex hygiene screens and signposts at the firm for customer and colleague safety, challenges both from a single practice point of view and managing across the group, & communication with patients to prepare them for the different experience.

The article explores success for disruptive brands or concepts is by no means a given and even the most wellthought out concepts or products sometimes fail to appreciate the nuances of optics. Progress in technology tends to stem from componentry that allows devices to be smaller and more powerful than what came before. Patient care has been enhanced significantly in recent years thanks to giant leaps in clinical imaging, processing power and cheaper and more capable manufacturing technology.

The author shares the steps he is taking to be open for business once again. Topics include time to make each communication personal, relevant to them and the current situation, need to clean each machine before use, in front of the customer, and keeping an ultrasonic cleaner out in the centre of the store and putting all frames next to it.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The New Normal" by Michael Kelley in the January 2012 issue about public library hours.

About nine years ago, Christina Mallon noticed two of her fingers weren't typing as fast as the rest. "I didn't see myself in many ads, nor could I use many products", says Mallon, 31, who is now the inclusive design lead at Wunderman Thompson, helping brands such as Tommy Hilfiger promote inclusivity and adaptive products, down to making sure shipping boxes can be opened by their end recipients. Even her January wedding was inclusive, from the pockets added to her gown to support her arms, to Braille invitations and noise-canceling headphones. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the status of academic libraries in the U.S. as of 2018. Topics include budgets for staffing and services at academic libraries, spending on library collections materials such as journal subscriptions at various kinds of institutions, and hours that libraries are open at various institutions.

The article reports on the British employment rules which will take effect on June 30, 2014 that will allow workers employed in a business for at least 26 weeks to request for flexible working hours. Topics discussed include reasons for which businesses can refuse employee requests for flexible arrangements, number of requests for flexible hours expected by the government each year and estimated cost to businesses of the scheme. Also discussed is the rule's implication for farming businesses.

In this article, the author discusses mass distribution lists which he considers as major cause of email time waste in a company. An example presented by the author shows that hundreds of hours of company time are wasted in just reading the subject line and first sentence and deleting mass distribution messages. The author suggests that people who spend hours sorting through emails learn how to manipulate their email program. Also discussed are advantages offered by a personal email lists.