Diversity Focus to cease operations CEO resigns
Diversity Focus announced it will cease operations after 11 years, with Chad Simmons resigning as president and CEO. Anne Carter said the board will align diversity work with established community organizations while continuing to meet, and investors will be consulted to gauge current needs. The group previously hosted the Workplace Revolution conference and partnered with the Employee Resource Group Consortium.
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Hearing loss ranked as top workplace injury debate grows
Eight years into his career Jeff Ammon, now 55, faced daily ear pain from loud industrial noise and left work in 2011. He lives in Lebanon Pennsylvania, shielded by soundproofing and online doctor visits. The CDC warns hearing loss affects 22 million workers yearly with $242 million paid in claims, while critics urge lower OSHA noise limits and broader exposure calculations beyond work sites.
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PepsiCo pivots to health as sales rise and profits beat
PepsiCo reports stronger third quarter results as health oriented products like Sabra hummus Naked juices and Lipton teas boost sales. Excluding some items earnings reach 1.40 per share while forecast for the year rises to 4.78. Frito Lay drives growth with 3.4 percent revenue to 3.68 billion.
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Energy deals eyed to break Dakota Access pipeline impasse
Whiting Petroleum CEO says economic opportunities for Native Americans could ease opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline. Protests by Standing Rock Sioux and allies have grown as regulators paused construction under the Missouri River. Standing Rock Chairman Archambault argues opposition stems from broader concerns, not economics.
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