Dress code debate flips between casual wear and professionalism
A Virginia video firm and several professionals weigh the line between casual and appropriate office attire. Interns in midriff shirts and flip flops spark policy questions, while Latino workers with untucked guayaberas prompt cultural accommodation and staff education.
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Cortner
EFX Media
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Cindy Morgan- Jaffe
Bethesda
Virginia
Pamela Burns
Washington Area
Jay Fernandez
Terros Inc
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Iowa powers into third in U.S. wind capacity
By end of 2004 wind farms covered 30 states with 6740 MW, powering about 1.6 million homes. Iowa added 160 MW in 2004 to reach 632 MW, ranking third. Storm Lake plant held 193 MW. Clipper Windpower plans Cedar Rapids turbine assembly, 142 jobs. Europe note: wind supplies up to 15 percent.
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Minnesota
American Wind Energy Association
Storm Lake
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Carpinteria
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Europe
Howard Johnson's wanes as Maine outlet fades
In Angor Maine the iconic orange roof and Simple Simon plaque are gone from the Howard Johnson restaurant once part of a national chain that grew to 800 venues. The staffer Kathe Jewett recalls 39 years serving devoted patrons as HoJo’s declines amid shuttered sites and repurposed buildings.
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Associated Press
Angor
Maine
Simon
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson’s
HoJo’s
Wademiark
Kathe Jewett
Jewett
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