Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes were shot out of a cannon. Luke Perry was buried in a mushroom death suit. Aretha Franklin had three viewings with a different wardrobe for each and another outfit change for her burial. Elizabeth Taylor left instructions that she arrive late for her own funeral. If you want something unusual for […]
Newsletter – This Month SBJ
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Give new hires a better first-day experience
Ever been on a bad first date? One where the person you were meeting didn’t look like their dating app picture, the conversation was awkward and you didn’t have anything in common? After two hours of fumbling your way through an uncomfortable dinner, would you want to go back to the dating app and repeat […]
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Serving an aging population
In addition to holding church services and engaging in mission work, Calvary Church operates a day care, a private Christian school from pre-K through high school and a thrift shop which uses its proceeds to benefit children’s causes locally and globally. According to Ryan Mobley, Calvary’s groups and discipleship pastor and business administrator, “Part of […]
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Ensure the future of your small business
Imagine building your small business over a period of 20 or 30 years of hard work, then, a few years ahead of your planned retirement, a health scare takes you away from work for several months. During your time away, your team doesn’t know how to handle all aspects of the business, customer service suffers […]
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Real estate commissions have changed
Important changes to the way real estate agents are paid went into effect Aug. 17, but will buyers and sellers be affected significantly? In the past, the seller of a property has generally paid the entire commission, which is typically a percentage of the property’s sale price. The commission is then split between the seller’s […]
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Q&A with Dan Mahony
Dan Mahony is originally from New Jersey and worked for higher educational institutions in South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky before becoming president of the Southern Illinois University System in March 2020. He began his career in public accounting and later worked in intercollegiate athletics before holding faculty and administrative positions. He and his wife, Laura, […]
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Scoop and run
Today, the sick and injured are transported in mini-emergency rooms on wheels with staff trained to care for traumas. But in the old days, ambulances were horse-drawn wagons, and later, hearses with a driver who couldn’t do much more than give a bandage. In much of the country, from the late 1800s through the 1960s, […]
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Medical students get practice through Standardized Patient Program
Eight private exam rooms, each with a large, one-way mirror, line a curving corridor. On the other side of the mirror is a room where instructors watch what is happening in the exam room while listening through headphones. In the exam room is a patient dressed in a gown awaiting the entrance of a medical […]
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The Samaritans of HSHS St. John’s Hospital
Volunteers can be the life force of an organization. HSHS St. John’s Hospital’s volunteer group, the Samaritans, provide vital services that add to the comfort of patients and their families while offering an opportunity to give back to the community. Katie Sundby, who until recently served in the Children’s Miracle Network at HSHS St. John’s […]
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AI and employment practices
Applicant screening, video interview analysis, resume filtering and ranking, candidate sourcing, game-based cognitive and emotional assessments and predictive analytics are just some of the artificial intelligence functions businesses are increasingly relying on for hiring and employment practices. Roughly 83% of employers, including 99% of Fortune 500 companies, use some form of automated tools as part […]
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Widening the pathways to work: Reaching untapped pools of talent
Did you know that 25% of the working-age population in the U.S. has some sort of disability? Or that 28% of adults in the U.S. have been impacted by the justice system with an arrest or criminal record? Did you know that almost 10% of Americans are connected to the military as active duty, veterans […]
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AI and the law
Artificial intelligence has rapidly transformed various sectors, from health care and finance to transportation and entertainment. As AI technologies become increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, they present unique challenges and opportunities for the legal field. Most people probably don’t realize it, but the state of Illinois has taken a leading role in establishing artificial intelligence policies. […]