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How future-proof is your business?

2 years 6 months ago
Of the many lessons recent history has taught the business community, two stand out. First, despite advances in machine learning and increasingly powerful analytics, the future remains largely unpredictable. Second, the most resilient companies are those that are prepared for uncertainty. By anticipating the future, these companies develop ways to safeguard against their own obsolescence. You, too, can help future-proof your business by embracing ways to minimize the shocks and stresses the future…
Commerce Bank

Greenfinch Plans on 'Cheap Drinks and Good Shows'

2 years 6 months ago
As potential buyers began to seriously investigate the potential of reopening the south city landmark The Way Out Club, options were considered from across the curatorial spectrum. Would someone buy the space and the holdings in total, reopening the place as a turnkey?
Thomas Crone

St. Louis Was Surrounded by 12 Tornadoes Last Weekend

2 years 6 months ago
Last weekend was a wild one, and here's the proof: Experts are now saying that there were at least 12 tornadoes spawned locally by the strong storms in the St. Louis area last Saturday. Expert investigators have been looking over recorded wind speed, damage to property and video evidence all week to determine where and if tornadoes occurred. They're still calling their results preliminary, though, so there might've been even more twisters around that just haven't been classified yet.
Jaime Lees

Tycon Owner, Chief, Commend Alton Sgt. Metzler, Fire Departments For Efforts To Save Business Structure

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - The Alton Fire Department and Alton Police Department both played key roles in saving the overall structure that housed Tycon Builders and Lindy's Hair Salon in the 3400 block of College Avenue on Tuesday night. An alert Alton Police sergeant observed smoke pouring out of both sides of the facility that houses Tycon and Lindy's Hair Salon and immediately contacted the Alton Fire Department. A Box Alarm was issued and East Alton Fire Department also responded and positioned its ladder truck at the scene. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford made this statement about the fire: "In regards to the structure fire at Tycon Builders (3414 College Ave.) at 10:51 p.m. Tuesday, Alton Police Department’s Sergeant Mike Metzler was on his way to assist at the traffic crash scene on Illinois Route 143/Cpl. Chris Belchik Memorial Expressway. As he was traveling on North Rodgers, he smelled smoke and then observed smoke coming from the Tycon Builders building. He immediately notified dispatch

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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 6 months ago
Today is my first day at City of Hope in preparation for my CAR-T treatment next week. I'm getting a PICC line placed and undergoing a few tests, but no more. Tomorrow is officially Day -5, leading up to Day 0 on Tuesday when the CAR-T cells will be infused into my bloodstream. The most ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

‘Lovejoy’s Law’ And Tech Moral Panics

2 years 6 months ago
One of the central arguments for a recent rash of age verification laws across the country is to “protect the children.” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called his signing of controversial social media laws a means for “protecting our kids from the harms of social media.” Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a press conference that her […]
Mike Masnick