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Competing against co-workers for cash incentives

Money rewards for living healthier found to be most effective in group settings

April 11, 2013

Do cash rewards for healthier habits work? Maybe, says a new study, if you add on one more condition—peer pressure.A growing number of companies are offering employees an opportunity to boost earning power at work via cash incentives to the

Students mix career courses, traditional academic tracks

Study cites trend toward more exploratory approach to readying for employment

April 11, 2013

News Wise

In the past three decades, U.S. students have begun blurring the lines between traditional academic studies and technical-education courses, says a new report by researchers at RTI International and MPR Associates Inc.The researchers found that

Meadowbrook helps clients tackle learning obstacles

Some adults seek service for job-required test prep; company also helps kids

April 11, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Meadowbrook Educational Services Inc., which provides learning assessments and educational support to children and adults, has had recent successes in helping clients who struggle taking job-required tests, though they show at work to

Citizenship, history education need strong emphasis

New tournament will raise profile of subject that's being neglected

April 11, 2013

George Nethercutt

Confucius in ancient China and Plato in ancient Greece taught the importance of citizenship, rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and citizen participation in the affairs of society. When the United States declared independence from England

State recoups its overpaid benefits

Federal program enables Employment Security to intercept tax returns

April 11, 2013

The federal tax filing season is turning into debt-repayment season for Washington residents who owe money to the Washington state Employment Security Department.The department has received its first disbursements from the Internal Revenue under

Gonzaga University students rev up resumes with Honda marketing competition

Marketing 490 class sets sights on first place in national competition

April 11, 2013

Kim Crompton

A team of 16 Gonzaga University seniors accepted for enrollment in a Marketing 490 class is competing against 19 other college teams nationwide in what's called the Honda Civic Marketing Challenge.The class has been using a $3,000 Honda-funded a

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Washington Business Week program aims to spark student interest

Nonprofit wants to increase its enrollment in Eastern Washington

April 11, 2013

Jessica Valencia

For Washington Business Week and its backers, the key for continued growth of its business and economics programs lies in increasing the number of participating teenagers from Eastern Washington, where it has been lacking over the years, says Hyer.

Post-Katrina New Orleans shows strong visitor gains

Last year's 9 million total was city's highest in nearly 10 years, recent study finds

March 28, 2013

PR Newswire

New Orleans' tourism industry welcomed 9.01 million visitors in 2012, record numbers not seen by the city in nearly 10 years, and those visitors spent a record $6 billion, a recently released study shows.Total visitor numbers increased by 3 or a

Traveler spending, hoteliers' profitability expected to rise

U.S. establishment owners more optimistic than their counterparts elsewhere

March 28, 2013

PR Newswire

Forty-two percent of U.S. travelers who participated in a recent survey said they are planning to increase travel spending this year, and 79 percent of U.S. hoteliers said they are optimistic about increased profits this year.TripAdvisor, which

Hilton, Marriott, Four Seasons most 'relevant' brands

Study used methodology based on conversational buzz to reach conclusions

March 28, 2013

PR Newswire

How do you choose a hotel? By the quality of service? The view? What your friends might think? How about the water pressure in the shower? Don't laugh.Brodeur Partners, a Boston-based communications company, looked into the heart of what really