Retail Apocalypse: How to survive 2018
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Last year was the first year since 2009 that we saw the total number of retail stores in the United States shrink. By the end of 2017, retailers announced more than 8,000 store closures.
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IRI survey results: Thirty-five million Boomers without retirement savings
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From now until the year 2030, Baby Boomers will retire at the rate of 10,000 individuals per day. At which point, 73 million US citizens, or approximately 20 percent of the American population will be 65 and up.
Analysis shows Virginia families need national paid leave program
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An analysis of demographic data in Virginia released today reveals the significant and growing need for a national paid family and medical leave plan that covers all working people in the state for the full range of serious caregiving and medical reasons.
EMU CJP alumni with Cooperative by Design facilitate Lexington church name change
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When R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, Virginia, embarked on a long and difficult exploration of what it might mean to change its name, two alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University walked alongside them.
Drones take off in agriculture industry
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Could the newest farmhand be a drone? Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech is bringing drone technology to agriculture, one of the major industries with excellent potential for growth. Specifically, drone technology is being tested with sheep at Virginia Tech.
W&L Law Review’s annual symposium to explore immigration-related executive orders
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The 2017-2018 Lara D. Gass Symposium will feature a diverse collection of leading scholars and experts on immigration law to discuss emergent legal issues regarding the implementation of the Trump administration’s policies.
Waynesboro Public Library program covers African American genealogy
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The Waynesboro Public Library will host a free program on African American Genealogy from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, February 3. Participants will learn how to research their family tree and ways to overcome challenges faced by those working on African American genealogy.
Workshop to help cattleman control harmful toxin
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Virginia is home to more than 1.5 million head of beef cattle, and those animals are in danger of ingesting grass infected with a harmful toxin.
DACA, a red herring for broader immigration reform ahead of midterms? Or 2020?
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Neither party may want to deal with broad immigration reform in an election year, so a prolonged focus on DACA provides them a way out of the larger debate, for now, says a Virginia Tech expert whose research focuses on critiques of immigration and border policies.
NASA explorer mission GOLD launches
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Two new NASA missions are teaming up to explore the boundary between Earth and space. Set to launch Jan. 25 from French Guiana, the GOLD mission will be the first NASA science mission to fly as a hosted payload on a commercial communications satellite.
