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Dish Network, the Meanest Company in America

Some posts suggest that merely setting foot in Dish’s headquarters is a danger to the soul. "Quit" was the recommendation to one Dish employee who sought management advice. "You’re part of a poisonous environment … go find a job where you can use your talents for good rather than evil."

6 New Flood Insurance Rules Lenders Need to Know

Read this white paper to learn about six major elements of the legislation affecting lenders including levels of flood insurance coverage, disclosure of the availability of flood insurance, and flood insurance premium escrow requirements.

So-called ‘sharing economy’ comes under regulatory scrutiny

While the new companies say they are creating jobs by disrupting legacy industries that have fallen behind the technological curve, established industries — from hotels to taxi cabs — complain the newcomers are taking unfair competitive advantage and in some cases endangering the public by sidestepping safety, tax and labor rules.

High-Tech Factories Built to Be Engines of Innovation

Industries that produce complex, high-technology products — things like bioengineered tissues, not light bulbs — companies that keep their research and manufacturing employees close together might be more innovative than businesses that develop a schematic and send it overseas for low-wage workers to make.

Climate Change Threatens Ski Industry, Leaving Slopes Bare

As temperatures rise, analysts predict that scores of the nation’s ski centers, especially those at lower elevations and latitudes, will eventually vanish.

Technology is king down on the farm – Computers, GPS, hybrid seeds bring new stability to crop yields

"Precision ag is all about the right product, in the right amount, in the right place, at the right time."

Boise, Idaho is a medical battleground

Boise’s experience reflects a growing national trend toward consolidation.

Danish consulting company "Specialisterne" expanding in the U.S. – Don’t apply for a job unless you are autistic with special skills

The consultants are far more devoted to accuracy than neurotypical workers.

Obamacare to add 758,0000 computer, data jobs

On the IT front, health care systems, data companies and other industries in need of talent all are competing for the same workers.

In Sandy’s Aftermath, Epic Challenges for Data Centers

As SuperStorm Sandy brought destruction and death to the East Coast, data centers in New York and New Jersey faced extraordinary challenges. Here’s a look back at the storm and its aftermath, as chronicled in our coverage at Data Center Knowledge.