Balancing growth with maintaining quality when scaling a business requires careful planning and execution. Here are some strategies to achieve this balance: 1. Keep Communication Open: Maintain open communication channels between you and your team to ensure everyone...
Building An Economy For All: Low-Income, Black, Indigenous And People Of Color
By Tony Willis As the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) continues to lead efforts to support the economic health of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties — particularly within the small-business community — the imperative to do so equitably continues to be top of...
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Undocumented Immigrants In LA Are Counting On President Biden To Help Them Feel Safe And Secure
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Disney To Redesign Jungle Cruise Ride At Theme Parks, Remove ‘Negative Depictions’ Of Indigenous Peoples
By Janine Puhak New year, new look. Disney is making a change for the better by updating the Jungle Cruise ride at its bicoastal theme parks, removing “negative...
Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman’s ‘The Hill We Climb’ Reignites The Power Of The Spoken Word
The events of the past few weeks created a dark cloud over US history, but when 22-year-old African-American poet Amanda Gorman took the stage at Wednesday’s...
For Black Americans, The White Terror In D.C. Looks Familiar
By Erin E. Evans To suggest pro-Trump Capitol riots don’t “represent who we are” ignores the long history of white supremacy, racial violence and retaliation in this...