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The Work-From-Home Era Is Bad for Burglars

Burglary was already on the decline, with home-security improvements the likeliest explanation.

The Corporate Transparency Act: Everything Security Industry Leaders Need to Know

The Corporate Transparency Act, a new reporting requirement that went into effect on Jan. 1, requires millions of small businesses to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Integrator Insights: Don’t Lose Your Keys!

It is easy to assume your card access system is always going to work, but we know what happens when we assume something.

4.15.24 – NESA National Monitor

Public Safety Updates Pittsburgh police will no longer respond to all burglar alarms4.12.24 - Pittsburgh ...

Here’s One Thing Americans Would Take a Pay Cut For — Besides Remote Work

An Empower survey found a high percentage of respondents would take a pay cut for better retirement benefits and remote work options

These are new rules for what’s appropriate to say at work

Problematic language is lurking in all corners of the workplace. This guide will help you understand how to communicate more effectively.

How to Calculate Net Income

Calculating net income shows how much remains of total revenue after subtracting total expenses for a certain timeframe. Net income can go by other names, including net profit, net earnings, and the bottom line.

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Oklahoma City emerges as 5th hottest job market in the U.S.

Oklahoma City is recognized as the 5th hottest job market in the country, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article.

Pittsburgh police will no longer respond to all burglar alarms

Beginning April 15, officers will only respond to alarms meeting specific criteria, including human-activated hold-up alarms and panic alarms, medical alert alarms, "priority locations" such as government buildings, critical infrastructure, or any location that has the potential to become a larger threat to public ...

Here’s how the Arkansas General Assembly creates, amends and passes bills

The path from an idea to a law requires several steps. This guide can help you follow the Arkansas General Assembly as it considers changes to state law.

Laura Kelly signs workers compensation bill for Kansas, after labor and business negotiate

Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill that updates Kansas’ workers compensation system into law on Thursday that increases maximum benefits to injured employees.

How Louisiana is adding to latest job growth, 303k jobs added in U.S. in March

President and CEO Will Green of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry said the state needs to improve on developing skills; depending on the needs of industries largely based in a specific region.

Reeling From Bridge Collapse, State Lawmakers Still Got Other Business Done

A tragedy in the Port of Baltimore threatened to overwhelm their best-laid plans at the end of this spring’s legislative session, but Maryland state lawmakers still managed to pass several key measures that look beyond the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and ahead to the future.

10 unusual bills proposed in Mississippi’s 2024 legislative session

Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, is looking to get ahead of the curve as technology quickly advances with SB 2088, which would act as a protection to employees from forced human microchip implantation