Expert on rumors offers his advice
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Expert on rumors offers his advice
Nicholas DiFonzo, psychology professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, has studied rumors, hearsay and gossip since 1992. DiFonzo is currently leading a project funded by the National Science Foundation to study how rumors spread through social networks. He is the author of “The Watercooler Effect: An Indispensable Guide to Understanding and Harnessing the Power of [...]
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Record sunflower yield possible
Sunflower crops could set records in the nation’s top two producing states this year, helping to blunt a drop in nationwide production and ensure a healthy supply for processors in the United States and Canada. The good year for growers in North Dakota and South Dakota in turn might help keep consumer prices down for [...]
ND Energy»
Power Power Plants Energize Growth in Small Towns
North Dakotans recognize the importance of the energy industry in the Midwest. Paired with agriculture and small business, it’s a way of life in rural communities, where employment within the energy sector is critical to their stability, sustainability and future.
Both permanent workers and seasonal construction staff contribute to the dynamics of small towns. Certainly long-time [...]
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A Legislative Review: Energy heavily supported during 61st Legislative Session
The last weeks of the 61st legislative session were packed with conference committees and the final passage of bills aimed at making the state a better place to live and work.
Around 48 of the 1,121 bills were executive budget recommendations for different state agencies. As lawmakers worked to ultimately balance the state budget, the [...]
HR Corner»
RCS: Creating oportunnities
Current economic conditions are challenging us all, and, for employers, recruitment and retention of personnel who are essential to the bottom-line is at critical mass.
Human resources professionals are being pushed to find high quality employees in a workforce that now includes five generations of workers, each with a unique work ethic and issues. As an [...]
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Hi-tech holidays: technology gifts dominate this year’s shopping lists
(ARA) – The holiday season is officially underway and consumers will be hitting the stores to shop for their loved ones. Hot on holiday wish lists this year – technology. According to new data by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), about 80 percent of consumers said they want technology as a holiday gift, a slight [...]
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