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by MaryLou Costa
Hybrid working needn’t be as two-dimensional as working from either the office or home. With pandemic restrictions loosened, many people are turning to hotels, cafes and bars as an alternative to co-working spaces and offices giving a much-needed boost to he hospitality sector.
These so-called “third spaces” are growing in popularity for people who crave some kind of buzz and atmosphere while they work, but aren’t yet ready for office, or even co-working environments.
Researchers from the Business School at City University of London, and Goldsmiths, University of London, visited 36 different venues in London, including coffee houses, pubs, hotel bars, churches, museums, libraries and train stations to conduct in-depth interviews with customers who regularly work from such spaces.
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75% of tech and social media experts who appeared in the media in one week were men, a report found.
This reflected a wider bias towards male experts across all areas.
Insider profiles 10 British female experts you should know about.
There are no shortage of social and digital media gurus but you d be forgiven for thinking they were nearly all male given how much air time they get.
But social media expertise is not a male-dominated space. This International Women s Day, Insider profiles 10 female social media experts in the UK you need to follow.
Brian Crisby’s bill would change how some Maryland counties elect their commissioners. (Courtesy Maryland Matters)
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One Maryland lawmaker wants to change the way several rural counties elect their commissioners, arguing that those counties’ current systems disenfranchise people of color.
In five counties – St. Mary’s, Charles, Calvert, Queen Anne’s and Garrett – commissioners are elected by a countywide vote, regardless of what district they’re from. Del. Brian M. Crosby (D-St. Mary’s) called that system “anti-democratic” at a House Ways and Means Committee meeting Tuesday.
First row, from left, Joshua Gurland and Sarah Ekstrom; Second row, Ellen Cole and Ruth Marino; Third row, Margaret “Maggie” Lopez.
Washington Property Company of Bethesda has promoted five of its professional staff members as 2020 comes to a close.
Joshua Gurland is WPC’s new senior vice president of leasing. He joined WPC in 2013 as Vice President of Commercial Leasing. During his time at WPC, he has been directly responsible for leasing over 1.3 million square feet of office and retail space within WPC’s portfolio.
Sarah Ekstrom, who has been WPC’s controller since joining the company in 2015, has been promoted to vice president of accounting. Ekstrom has 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, information technology, human resources, and legal and business operations, working with assets totaling more than $1 billion.