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Q&A: Author of 'Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African' on Coke's surprising history
Author-historian Sara Byala had an epiphany about Coca-Cola's role in African life and culture in 2003. She and a group of fellow graduate students had found their way across Mali's Saharan Desert via an arduous journey that involved a broken-down jeep followed by bouts of hiking and hitchhiking. When the exhausted group reached a Niger River ferry stop the next day, the pause that refreshes took on new meaning.
14 Ransomware Statistics Security Teams Need to Know in 2023
Ransomware is a prevalent and pervasive threat, and attacks continue to grow in sophistication and volume. The only way for organizations to protect themselves and their digital assets is to have a comprehensive security strategy that includes prevention, detection, and response measures. An effective strategy can only be built on a solid understanding of the current state of ransomware and the impact that ransomware has on businesses around the world.
The eyes of Colorado are on Vail’s workforce housing decision
We have never seen a community use such a draconian measure as condemning property to prevent construction of housing for its own workers. Without ski instructors, short order cooks, educators, safety professionals, and hotel staff, Vail’s economic engines would simply stop turning, and the ability to operate the world-class mountain amenities for which have created so much wealth and value would cease to exist.
THE PODIUM | Don't block business' recovery
Loren Furman When it comes to an economic recovery from the pandemic, recent data has shed light on where Colorado stands compared to other states — and it doesn’t look good. While neighboring states have regained nearly all of the jobs lost last year, Colorado’s unemployment rate is worse than nearly every other state in the nation. In the shocking new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Colorado has the fourth-highest unemployment rate after Hawaii, California and Nevada.
Dot-com bust holds lessons for housing
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sees signs of "froth" in some local housing markets, but says overall the nation doesn't appear... NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sees signs of “froth” in some local housing markets, but says overall the nation doesn’t appear to be in a housing bubble that could potentially burst.
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