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Share Oxford Foundry, University of Oxford, has launched an Entrepreneurial Fellowship Initiative to proactively ensure that we see more people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds in senior leadership positions within business, start-ups, and venture capital. The Parker Review (March 2021) found that nearly a fifth of FTSE 100 companies lack board-level ethnic diversity, and only five ethnic minority directors occupy a CEO position, compared to six ethnic minority directors that ...

Commercial construction industry veteran Lora Markem has joined Crain Construction as a project engineer. A Dickson County native, Markem (pictured) has 26 years of experience in construction project management and design development in Middle Tennessee. She holds a degree in architectural engineering technology from Nashville State Technical Institute (now known as Nashville State Community College). Markem’s experience includes design development, project management, preconstruction, pro...

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. news service reports Read Article NEW YORK — Under fire over his management of the coronavirus’ lethal path through New York’s nursing homes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday the state didn’t cover up deaths but should have moved faster to release some information sought by lawmakers, the public and the press. “All the deaths in the nursing homes and hospitals were always fully, publicly and accurately reported...

Lack of COVID-19 data on people with intellectual disabilities ‘comes with a body count’ By Katheryn HoughtonKaiser Health News Share Peter Prater’s family wasn’t thinking about COVID-19 when the call came that he had been taken to the hospital with a fever. It was April, and the Tallahassee Developmental Center, where Prater lives, hadn’t yet had any COVID-19 diagnoses. Prater, 55, who has Down syndrome and diabetes, became the Florida center’s first known case, his family said. W...

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.

Peter Prater's family wasn't thinking about COVID-19 when the call came that he had been taken to the hospital with a fever. It was April, and

The public can nominate any small business or entrepreneur for one of 10 different categories, including best community impact, best employer, best innovation and best immigrant entrepreneur, to name just a few. The aim, according to Small Business BC, which puts on the awards, is to recognize the impact that small business owners make in their communities. The winners will be announced at the Small Business BC Awards gala on Feb. 23. Last year, two local businesses were named finalists at ...