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Beneficial State Bank is in a bind. As a certified B Corporation, the Oakland, California-based community development bank is built around social justice, climate accountability, and financial success without funding fossil fuels or private prisons.

Everyone has encountered unnecessary company swag--from branded pens to an endless supply of canvas tote bags. But babies born July 2 through the end of the year may receive a surprising branded moment: a Freedom 250 Social Security card. At a glance ...

What makes a design "American?" That's a question we've been asking ourselves as the United States nears 250 years of existence. In that time, the country has been defined through objects, ideas, and systems that, if not born in the U.S., at least ...

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S. military is closing in on its high-energy laser weapon of choice for counter-drone missions. Now ...

Gen Zers might not want to be too quick to blame AI--or their lack of AI skills--for their employment struggles. According to new research, a general shortage of job openings is the primary reason.Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ...

Debates over what visitors will see and experience in the nation's capital city have taken center stage as Americans prepare to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. For President Donald J. Trump, the event inspired a massive ...

As companies gear up for annual summer vacations, there's a new workplace trend bubbling up that leaders need to know about: "PTO-maxxing." It's the strategy employees are using to take their calendar holidays and plan vacation days around them,

Fireworks, BBQs, parades . . . oh my! The biggest summer holiday in America is extra special this year, as this Fourth of July marks the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. This means it is essentially a huge ...

Most AI "strategy" right now isn't strategy at all. It's a leadership response to panic. The suffocating, staring-at-the-ceiling-at-2am kind of panic that sets in when your board's watching, your ROI dashboards haven't budged, and your teams are ...

Public companies in America are required by law to publish one number: the ratio between what it pays its CEO and what it pays its median worker. The rule has been in force since 2017. The number sits in every proxy statement on the exchange. Most ...