World Cup disrupts work across economies and offices
German firms set viewing areas and flexible shifts to keep staff watching World Cup matches. Brazil shuts down for games. Uruguay buys time for fans with early closings and shift modifications. Studies note productivity losses while consumer spending rises on related goods.
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Berlin
Brazil
Europe
Britain
Italy
Renato Brunetta
Netherlands
Adam Gardner
Cambridge University
England
Allianz
Vera Werner
Germany
Hohenheim University
U.S
South Africa
America
ABC
Ghana
Univision
Challenger
Gray & Christmas
Chicago
Centre For Economics and Business Research
Home Plus
Challenger, Gray & Christmas
John Challenger
Edmunds.com
Santa Monica
Calif
Avi Steinlauf
Uruguay
Metalworkers
Marcelo Abdala
Fiat
Termini Imprese
Tvs
Paraguay
Suburban life is turning serious in Johnson County
Alan Scher Zagier reports Shawnee Kansas and Johnson County rise as an economic and cultural hub surpassing city influence. The piece notes museums universities and research centers shaping suburban studies and changing views of what suburbs mean today.
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Shawnee
Kan
Kansas City
Johnson County
Kansas
Burger Kings
America
Hollywood
Mindi Love
California
Center For
UC Riverside
Long Island
New York
Levittown
Hofstra University
National Center For Suburban Studies
Lawrence Levy
New York Center
Robert Puentes
Brookings Institution
Johnson County Museum of History
Shawnee, Kan
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