Lawrence adds Hy-Vee Health Market amid natural remedies boom
Lawrence retailers expand in complementary medicine as national chains and online stores press traditional offerings. The Journal World notes rising use of herbal medicines and vitamins, with 27 billion dollars spent yearly on such therapies. Hy-Vee opens a 10,000 square foot Health Market in Lawrence to boost customer health management.
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Mellissa
Lacey/JOURNAL-WorRLD
Proto Lynn Quiring
Medicine Shoppe
Life Span Health & Wellness Center
Lawrence
Quiting
Lynn
St. John’s
Quiring
Journal of the American Medical Assn
U.S
Anita Green
National Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Ron Pearson
Sons raise work hours for fathers after birth study
University of Washington economists Shelly Lundberg and Elaina Rose report that fathers increase work hours and effort after a first child, especially if it is a son. The study, using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, challenges gender blind notions of parenting roles.
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University of Washington
Shelly Lundberg
Elaina Rose
Lundberg
Rose
European Association of Labor Economists
Society of Labor Economists
Milan
Italy
Review of Economics and Statistics
U.S
Hong
Minorities seek board seats via nontraditional routes
The article notes companies look beyond executives to diversify boards, citing Linda Griego’s rise from rebuild efforts after Los Angeles riots to joining Blockbuster's board. It highlights women and minority underrepresentation in Fortune 1000 directorships and surveys by Catalyst and the Hispanic Center for Corporate Responsibility.
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Linda Griego
Los Angeles
L.A
Griego
Blockbuster Inc
Video-Entertainment
America
Engine Co. No
Catalyst Research Organization
Hispanic Center For Corporate Responsibility
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco
Blockbuster
Rodney King
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