The Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber’s Business and Job Fair will be held from 4-7 p.m. March 15 at The Coeur d’Alene Resort. More than 80 businesses will showcase their products and services to the public. This year, due to the significant amount of job openings in the region, the chamber is adding a recruiting focus to the mix, where many of the exhibiting businesses will be looking for qualified candidates to fill their open positions. “We are so excited for this year’s business and job fair," said Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber CEO/President Linda Coppess. "We continually ask for feedback from our members and adjust our programs to meet the changing needs of our business community. It was a fantastic idea to evolve the event so that in addition to showcasing their products and services, exhibiting vendors can bring their human resources teams and use the fair as an opportunity to fill job openings. It is a great opportunity to help fill a much-needed gap. To help drive attendance, we’ve done targeted outreach to the Idaho Department of Labor, all of the local higher education institutions, trade schools and high schools. We are looking forward to this new addition." The […]

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You can earn extra cash simply by going through old clothes and selling things you no longer wear on a platform like Poshmark. Jen Glantz is an entrepreneur who has tried various side hustles to pass time in the winter months. She’s made $500 this season selling her stuff on platforms like Facebook Marketplace and Poshmark. Glantz suggests using skills you already have to organize someone’s home or tutor local students. When the weather gets cold, I’m less eager to leave the house and more tempted to sit on the couch and be lazy. But as a full-time entrepreneur whose income varies drastically month to month, I feel guilty when I’m not making money during my free time. Jen Glantz. For the past few years, I’ve tried out a handful of different winter side hustles that not only generate extra cash but also don’t require me to spend time outdoors. Plus, many of these extra gigs can be done on the weekends, so they don’t disrupt the flow of my work schedule. If you want to make extra cash during the winter months, here are five side hustles that I’ve tried over the years that don’t require much experience […]

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Laborers Richard Quick (left) and Michael Pisko assemble what will become a prison bed inside Chestnut Ridge Foam in Derry Township. Employee Stock Ownership at a glance • Benjamin Franklin had an ESOP for employees of his print shops as early as 1733 • Top industries for ESOP companies: insurance, finance, manufacturing, science, technology and real estate • Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 protects workers in company retirement programs and formally establishes ESOPs • ERISA creates most common form of employee ownership plan as a retirement plan. Source: ESOP Association Rick Scott has spent years making precise cuts in the wood used to build window frames at Thermo-Twin Industries Inc.’s assembly plant in Oakmont. In 27 years, the millwork specialist also has created a nice nest egg through the company’s KSOP, a retirement plan that combines an employee stock ownership plan, known as an ESOP, with a 401(k) retirement plan. “Hopefully, at the very end (retirement), I’ll cash out,” said Scott, a West Mifflin resident who has worked 18 years for a Pittsburgh window manufacturer that Thermo-Twin acquired. Thermo-Twin is one of about 280 companies in Pennsylvania that operate under an employee stock plan for ownership purposes […]

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Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday Edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. Sign up here to get this briefing in your inbox each week. On the agenda today: Elon Musk let other car companies catch up to Tesla . How Boomers’ greed destroyed the economy . Salesforce’s Marc Benioff on unleashing his inner Elon . Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is in the hot seat . But first: Insider’s Rebecca Knight is a Gen X working mom who tried TikTok’s "Bare Minimum Monday" trend . Read on to find out how it went. Gen X tries ‘Bare Minimum Mondays’ Insider’s Rebecca Knight studies TikTok to learn how to do Bare Minimum Monday. When I first heard about "Bare Minimum Monday," the latest TikTok trend to emerge in the workplace, I thought it was nonsense, Insider’s Rebecca Knight writes . Marisa Jo Mayes, the millennial startup founder who sparked the viral sensation , promotes it as a way to prioritize self-care. Her TikToks offer glimpses of how she occupies her time instead: curling her hair, making elaborate iced coffees, and playing a variation of mini […]

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USA Today Network Six outstanding Marion County women have been nominated for the 2023 Athena Leadership Award, which is sponsored by the Marion Women’s Business Council (WBC). This year’s luncheon is scheduled for Monday, March 13 at The Barn at All Occasions in Waldo. The Athena Leadership Award is presented to a woman – or man – who is honored for professional excellence, community service, and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. Caledonia resident Ellen Messenger, community relations director for Tri-Rivers Joint Vocational School District, was the 2022 recipient of the award. Following are the six nominees for 2023 Athena Award, listed in alphabetical order: Lisa Cudd, entrepreneur and philanthropist, owner of Bluebird’s Nest Shop online retail store Heidi Jones, executive director of the Marion Area Chamber of Commerce and former executive director of Marion Matters, Inc. Jennifer Decker Lawson, senior education specialist and coach for Focus 3, an advisory firm that provides consulting and training Amy Orr Parker, education specialist for the Ohio Department of Education and founder of Luke 3:11 Ministries Leslie Schneider, resource development director for United Way of North Central Ohio, Inc. Lora Troutman, founder of the Peace […]

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The Gazette’s Business Notes is a compendium of the week’s promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor. Information and photos can be submitted to Business Notes by email to businessnotes@thegazette.com , or on our site at thegazette.com/businessnotes . New hires Giulia Bella recently joined Hills Bank as AML BSA operations officer in the Hills office. Promotions Advertisement OPN Architects has announced the following promotions: Alex Burk to emerging professional 2; Brady Dorman to architect 2; and Nick DeCarlo to architect 2. Appointments Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman attorney Carrie Thompson has accepted an invitation to join the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Insights and sessions The next Business Breakfast is May 9, entitled “Regional Collaboration Strategies.” Registration will be available at thegazette.com/special-events. The Gazette Business Breakfast panel’s third-quarter discussion, “A Small Business’ Tool Kit for 2023: Lessons we’ve learned and challenges — and opportunities — for which we can be prepared,” is now online at https://bit.ly/3eD04Wv . Panelists are Paul Andreasen, founder and owner, Saucy Focaccia; Sydney Rieckhoff, CEO, Almost Famous Popcorn; and Kymberly Stevenson, Targeted Small Business Development Program manager, Iowa Economic […]

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Dave Woodruff Hello Durango, longtime listener, first time candidate. I am incredibly excited to be running in this year’s election for City Council. The only thing I’m more excited about than running is to be in office and supporting our vision for Durango. I’ve had the fortune to call this great place home since early 2005 and have been building myself in this community since. I worked with PEAK Food & Beverage for the past 17 years, of which the last 10 were managing El Moro Spirits & Tavern. Understanding how to operate a business in Durango and the unique challenges it presented gives me perspective on the economic landscape of our community. Moreover, working within the day-to-day operations of a business has also given me context on the daily challenges to our workforce. Too often we speak only in absolutes to create binary choices on issues. I believe that we can be both pro-business in Durango, and be compassionate with understanding the headwinds our workforce faces and how to address them. By understanding both sides and the economic output of each, I believe I can apply that skillset to Council. To me, there is no greater value than […]

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Just weeks after President Joe Biden used his State of the Union to call for crackdowns on insulin prices and “junk fees,” a handful of companies are starting to comply on their own. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo By Adam Cancryn 03/05/2023 07:00 AM EST President Joe Biden’s campaign against high consumer costs is getting a boost from an unexpected source: corporate America. Just weeks after Biden used his State of the Union to call for crackdowns on insulin prices and “ junk fees ,” a handful of companies are starting to comply on their own. They’re taking voluntary steps meant to lower patients’ medical bills and make it easier for families to fly together. The moves have handed Biden a surprise set of wins ahead of an expected reelection bid likely to hinge on his handling of the economy and elevated consumer prices. And within the White House, they’ve injected fresh momentum into a broader domestic agenda built on delivering what the president frequently describes as “a little bit of breathing room” for cash-strapped families. “The president has made clear for over a year now that a top priority is bringing down costs for folks,” said Bharat Ramamurti, […]

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Employee using stairs getty Employee engagement levels keep trending downward. In 2022, Gallup noted that 18% of workers were actively disengaged. The ratio of engaged to actively unengaged employees—at 1.8-to-1—is the lowest its been in a decade. These findings indicate a deep disconnect between what workers want and what they’re getting from their employers. Pew Research reporting on why employees resigned from positions in 2021 supports that hypothesis. What Pew found was that 63% of people left jobs where they hit a perceived career ceiling. In other words, they saw no avenues of career mobility. Therefore, they simply went somewhere else, ostensibly to find their personally rewarding “pot of gold.” As a business leader, the last thing you want is for your team members to feel so disgruntled, disconnected, and dismayed that they resign. Yet it can be challenging to pinpoint exactly how to make sure your employees get enough purpose from what they do. Often, workers won’t say anything. Instead, they’ll allow their disenchantment to fester and grow until it compels them to say goodbye. You don’t have to wait for that eventuality. There are many management methods out there that can help you create and nourish a […]

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Giulio Bonasera What’s Up? (Feb. 26-March 4) Republicans Block Investing Rule Senate Republicans, joined by two Democrats, voted on Wednesday to approve a resolution — already passed by the House — to block a Labor Department rule that would allow retirement plan managers to incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance considerations into their investment decisions. This practice, known as E.S.G., was a widely accepted norm in financial circles for almost 20 years until it recently became a target for conservatives and others who argued E.S.G. investing was hurting businesses and little more than a trend they termed “woke capitalism.” The rule from the Labor Department had been intended to overturn a Trump-era policy that limited investing options to purely financial matters. The Biden administration argued that it was necessary to allow retirement advisers to factor in issues like climate change, which has economic consequences. President Biden is expected to use the first veto of his presidency to override the anti-E.S.G. measure. Justices Weigh Student Loan Cancellation The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in a case that would decide the fate of some 26 million student loan borrowers who applied to have their debts canceled under President Biden’s forgiveness […]

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