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China’s New Era

Jan 02, 2018 12:52PM ● By Emily Stevenson

In the past four decades, each top Chinese leader tried to leave their marks on the history of Chinese development.

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Harassment Has Gone Haywire

Jan 02, 2018 12:15PM ● By Emily Stevenson

In light of the current environment, it is important for every employer to review its policies, training, and investigation processes to insure that it is doing all that it can to prevent harassment and encourage reporting.

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The Devilish Comma

Nov 30, 2017 09:46AM ● By Emily Stevenson

Your communication with the public and with your clients is revealing to even the most casual observer. Something as simple as a comma says a lot.

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Engaging In Politics At Work

Nov 30, 2017 09:43AM ● By Emily Stevenson

With another election year around the corner, a lot of legislation will be proposed and a lot of promises will be made. Do your employees fully understand how these promises may impact their employer?

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Myth Of China: Concentration of Power vs. Recentralization

Nov 30, 2017 09:42AM ● By Emily Stevenson

There have been discussions and speculations regarding the Party’s top-level power reconfiguration and future for China’s continual economic reforms.

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GOP Tax Reform Plan Cripples Homeownership Incentives

Nov 06, 2017 11:54AM ● By Emily Stevenson

The bill eviscerates existing housing tax benefits by drastically reducing the number of home owners who can take advantage of mortgage interest and property tax incentives.

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Textile Industry Is Alive And Well

Nov 01, 2017 02:20PM ● By Emily Stevenson

Years of negative headlines around layoffs, closings, and contraction no doubt etched that image into the minds of the general populace, particularly here in the heart of “Textile Country.”

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Avoid The Sin Of Pleonasm

Nov 01, 2017 01:27PM ● By Emily Stevenson

No thinking business should be willing to give its competition an advantage, yet many do. They give their competitors an edge because they don’t exercise enough care in the written messages they send out.

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Do Some Addicts Matter More Than Others?

Nov 01, 2017 01:25PM ● By Emily Stevenson

Opioid addiction is being called the deadliest drug crisis in American history. But is it really? Or is it just getting an intense level of attention and sympathy because it’s a drug that predominantly impacts whites?

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Myth of China: Dictatorship

Nov 01, 2017 01:22PM ● By Emily Stevenson

China has become more decentralized since the death of the last paramount leader, Mao Zedong. The decentralization reform since the late 1970s and early 1980s has largely transformed the Chinese political system.

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Why I Am Running For Governor

Nov 01, 2017 01:21PM ● By Emily Stevenson

Big change and real reform is hard. It always comes from the outside, from the grassroots up. That’s what must happen now. We must all get involved and help make it happen. If you don’t, it won’t happen.

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If You Use Words, Use The Right Ones

Oct 02, 2017 11:09AM ● By Emily Stevenson

It’s too bad that business doesn’t always apply the same quality-control standards to its writing as it does to what it manufactures.

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Make Your Voice Heard in October

Oct 02, 2017 11:07AM ● By Emily Stevenson

State and federal committees work on legislation throughout the fall in preparation for their return to session in the New Year. And your Upstate chambers meet throughout the fall to determine what the business community wants us to work on in 2018.

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Myth Of China: Relationship and Family Values

Oct 02, 2017 11:05AM ● By Emily Stevenson

There appear many myths when we talk about cultural differences in terms of West versus East. In reality, however, it is often difficult to distinguish one from another in such a clear-cut fashion.

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How To Grow A Successful Company

Oct 02, 2017 11:02AM ● By Emily Stevenson

There is no owner’s manual for building a successful company, and every business you create will have its unique challenges.

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The Building Block for Our Future: Materials

Oct 02, 2017 11:00AM ● By Emily Stevenson

The pursuit of lighter, more durable, environmentally resistant, and cost-effective goods drives a quest for high-performing materials across all industries, and it presents a world of opportunity for the Upstate.

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The Disease Of Corruption Is Infecting Our State

Oct 02, 2017 10:55AM ● By Emily Stevenson

This disease of corruption is bipartisan, contagious, and spreading.

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Dialysis to Despair: From Richard Nixon to Graham-Cassidy

Sep 25, 2017 09:47AM ● By Emily Stevenson

I’m just a number. Do those we elect to serve care about statistics? Does our Sen. Lindsay Graham care about at least one of his constituents? Richard Nixon did.

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Post-Election Opportunity For Diversity and Inclusion Practitioners

Sep 09, 2017 01:59PM ● By Makayla Gay

The current political climate has many questioning the future for those who are often marginalized. Many diversity and inclusion practitioners may even view their role as less significant and threatened as a result of the newly elected commander in chief. What we must ask ourselves now is, how can the outcome of this election work to our favor?

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4 Secrets To Uncommon Success

Sep 09, 2017 01:47PM ● By Makayla Gay

Since ups and downs in any industry, market, or economy are inevitable, long-term success for you and your business rests in how you navigate these fluctuations and how you approach and manage risk.

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