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The Alliance is pleased to announce college scholarships totaling $44,000 were awarded to 34 deserving students for the 2018 fall semester. This brings the total scholarship program awards to more than $2.7 million since inception in 1996.  .. Read more

If you’re in the market and you’ve decided to buy a used car, there are a lot of considerations to take into account. Though more expensive, shopping for a new car is easier. It’s a given that no new car has a secret past, .. Read more

Is there perhaps a general time of the year when you perhaps eat a little less healthfully than usual? Does it coincide with maybe drinking a little more alcohol than usual? And getting a little less restful sleep than usual? And being amon .. Read more

The Alliance Scholarship Program was started in 1996 as a way to assist members and their dependents defray the costs associated with a college education and, with seemingly ever-rising college expenses, that need is even greater today.  .. Read more

Here are some troubling statistics (http://www.menusofchange.org/principles-resources/issue-briefs/healthy-food-vs-healthcare-spending-and-trends-in-medical-culinary-educati). In 1960, US citizens spent three times as much on food as they d .. Read more

The American no-pain-no-gain, can-do attitude is slowly but surely killing us by way of the stress we cause ourselves. Stress's effects on mood are well known. Anxiety, overwhelm, restlessness, agitation, irritability, lethargy, sadness .. Read more

We’ve written here before on the importance of vacation for de-stressing, creativity, and productivity, but what if you just don’t have the money to fly to a remote beach or history-laden European city? Do you want to spend .. Read more

You've brought some great employees on board. Nice! But in the competitive job market, employees always have their eyes out for a better offer. And it’s no small cost to find and train even part-time and seasonal employees. So how do  .. Read more

Children today are growing up surrounded by technology. It only makes sense that technology should be a part of the classroom experience. Educators across America are taking measures to increase interactivity with students and enhance teach .. Read more

As more and more baby-boomers are approaching retirement age, the need for skilled labor workers increases to replace them. To meet this growing need, the Alliance introduced the Career Education Grant Program in 2012, further expanding its .. Read more