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FEATURED ARTICLES

Strategies for building an effective threat management team

The unfortunate reality is that tragic events, such as school shootings or violent incidents, have become a part of national discourse.

Top challenge for 57% of end users is outdated physical security or IT

A new report details shifts in the physical security industry, especially in regard to priorities and challenges.

CES Report: AI Poised to Transform Every Industry

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's CES keynote was a harbinger of things to come - both for the world and at the show itself

Why do paramedics … ?

Of all the public safety roles in society, EMS is often the most misunderstood. Here are answers to some common questions from someone in the field.

BUSINESS TIPS

Legal Brief: Update on the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

TLDR: The ban has been struck down and the old rules remain in place for now

Strategies to Increase the Value of Your Security Business’ RMR

Effective strategies to increase recurring monthly revenue (RMR) offer numerous benefits and set security businesses apart.

More Than 8 in 10 Campuses Use Their Security Cameras Daily

Campus Safety’s Video Surveillance Survey finds entrances, exits, perimeters and parking facilities are most often monitored by cameras.

Change from the Trenches POV

When making big corporate changes, the why is just as important as the what if you want to avoid frustration and unhappiness among employees

Modern Selling: How to Lead Successful Discovery Calls

Everything about business-to-business buying has changed in the last 20 years. Today’s customers do their own research, do not want to meet with another person until they need a price, and are very skeptical of any tone that sounds like a sales pitch.

That’s weird: Police: Burglary suspects pocket-dialed 911

Two Minnesota burglary suspects were arrested after police said one of them accidentally called 911 and left the line open as the pair discussed the crime.

STATE NEWS

Arkansas

Governor Sanders signs 23 bills into law, including education and firearm measures

FILE – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gives the State of the State address to a joint session...

Maryland

Counties with the highest unemployment in Maryland

Photo Smoothies // Shutterstock 2.13.25 – Arundel News Network The first jobs report under...

Kansas

Why Kansas wants to modernize outdated paper-based regulation system

The Kansas regulation making process uses paper and wet ink stamps, with files carried between agencies. State officials want modernization software.

Oklahoma

Bills would eliminate Oklahoma’s law mandating prices be marked up at least 6%

A state law that requires retailers to mark up prices on products by at least 6% could be erased from the books under legislation being considered at the Capitol.

Louisiana

Why are people leaving Louisiana? A new report says slow job growth.

The report suggests Louisiana’s sluggish job growth is driving so many residents out. “We know from national surveys that the number one reason Americans move long distances is for economic opportunity,” said Plyer.

Texas

Texas Or Bust: Lone Star Living

A new report from Realtor.com shows precisely which states are sending the most transplants.