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Traveling for work has its upsides and downsides. If done right, the act of traveling — even for work — can be stress-reducing, informative, and refreshing. Breaking routine within the context of work can give employees a be .. Read more

These days, it’s only getting harder to find quality candidates. The unemployment rate is low (4.1%) and sinking. Your job-market competitors are getting desperate too, and they will stop at nothing to get the best people they ca .. Read more

The term “war for talent” was coined by McKinsey’s Steven Hankin in 1997 and popularized by a book of the same name in 2001. It refers to the rise of ever fiercer competition to recruit and retain employees when too few wo .. Read more

It’s that time again! Your kids are nearly done with their summer breaks, and of course, they’re all very excited to head back to school. They’re excited, right? It’s hard to keep track of everything you need to .. Read more

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