Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Mount Prospect have all pretty much missed the boat. Niles is just getting on the boat. Rosemont is already paddling as are cities around the country like Lubbock, TX, Wichita, KS, and St. Joseph, MO. The time is now that these three local and other Northwest […]
Native Americans urge Deb Haaland to help tackle pollution in communities of color
As Native peoples and stewards of Mother Earth, we celebrate the recent confirmation of Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb Haaland Bald eagle population has quadrupled in last decade White House withdraws deputy Interior secretary amid reported pushback from Murkowski OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument […]
In Minority Communities, Doctors Are Changing Minds About Vaccination
Like many Black and rural Americans, Denese Rankin, a 55-year-old retired bookkeeper and receptionist in Castleberry, Ala., did not want the Covid-19 vaccine. Ms. Rankin worried about side effects — she had seen stories on social media about people developing Bell’s palsy, for example, after they were vaccinated. She thought […]
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Haaland nomination generates excitement in Native American communities
News of Rep. Deb HaalandDebra Haaland READ: Deb Haaland’s official statement on historic nomination to Interior secretary Overnight Energy: Biden makes historic pick with Haaland for Interior | Biden set to tap North Carolina official to lead EPA | Gina McCarthy forges new path as White House climate lead Progressives […]
Transforming Homes And Communities Into Healthcare Hubs In The Post-Covid Future
Hospital design experts Ryan Hullinger and Sarah Markovitz discuss the inevitable shifts in healthcare delivery as technology leads to new care settings and rethinking hospitals. Rendering of a patient speaking to several clinicians from home. NBBJ The explosion of telehealth prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a shift in […]
A company turns millions in profits bringing call-center jobs to Black communities
Taylor Pride considered a viable job opportunity in her distressed Dallas neighborhood “too good to be true.” It did not make sense to her that a company would set up a call center in the nearly desolate former Red Bird Mall (now Southwest Center Mall), and employ 500 residents from […]
Knoll Takes Actions to Support More Inclusive and Diverse Communities
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. EAST GREENVILLE, Pa., Oct 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — EAST GREENVILLE, Pa., Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Knoll, Inc. (NYSE:KNL), a constellation of design-driven brands for the workplace and home, today announced two social […]