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Don’t Pay for Water That Gets Wasted How to Ensure That There are No Leaks in Your Home
Cutting down on your utility bill should be a priority for homeowners, as the leaks in the average American household can account for over 10,000 gallons of wasted water per year. Something as innocent-looking as a leaking showerhead that drips every few seconds could lead to 500 gallons of annual water loss alone. Easily fixing…
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5 Trade Show Booth Ideas
Trade shows offer a lot of opportunities for companies and organizations to network and raise awareness of their mission and work. It can be easy to be lost in a sea of booths if you are not careful with your exhibit fabrication. Often companies will hire exhibit design firms to create custom exhibit booths that…
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The Best Way to Fix Pipes
Cured in place or CIPP is fairly new way to repair an existing pipeline. It is known as a ‘trenchless repair’ method because it eliminates having to dig trenches around the entire pipe. CIPP can be used in water, sewer, gas and also in chemical pipes. Residents and businesses alike prefer this method because it…
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What Entrepreneurs Need To Know About Office Space
America’s start-up culture is growing. According to a new report by the Kauffman Foundation, in 2015 start-up activity in the U.S grew for the first time since 2010 and the rate of new entrepreneurs, one of the measures the Foundation tracks, increased by 10%. Given that there are over 28 million small businesses in America…
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How Can Plastic Packaging Help Brand Your Product?
You may only have one chance to get your potential customer’s attention. What then is your plan for capturing the customers who will be at the next big trade show? Are you planning to have custom design clear packaging sleeves made so that you can use them for disposable water bottles? Will these clear packaging…
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Ways startups can save on office costs
The Kauffman Foundation has estimated that the average startup cost is around $30,000, and at least some of that cost likely comes from office space rentals. To help allay some of that cost, startup businesses on a shoestring budget can try a number of strategies to reduce their costs to rent office space. Coworking One…
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Moving Away From “Reefer Madness” and Towards Medical Cannabis Use
Cannabis has enjoyed a strained relationship with America in the past, yet a growing number of states are legalizing the plant. The cannabis condemnation began in the 1930s with propaganda like the now infamous “Reefer Madness” film that emphasized the negative effects of the drug. Although there are a number of studies on cannabis, only…
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How to Protect Your Employees According to OSHA Standards
There are many jobs that are dangerous or even fatal without the proper safety precautions. Modern equipment and safety standards have decreased the number of worker injuries and illnesses from 10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to just 3.4 per 100 as of 2011. As technology continues to advance, employees and employers alike can…
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Oil Industry Operations From Exploration to Marketing
A little known anniversary passed in 2013, which marked a hundred years since the first purpose-built, drive-up gas station was opened. The oil industry has been around for over a hundred and fifty years, since John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1865, becoming the first oil “baron”. Industry operations are commonly divided…
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It Is Essential That Your Company Audit Its Shipping Costs
When you are traveling the interstate do you ever wonder where all of those trucks are coming from, and where they are going? No matter what time of day or night, no matter what part of the country, and, in almost all weather conditions, the highways and interstates of America are often crowded with large…