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Silicon Valley businesses can improve Latino grades
We all know about report cards. They’re regular reminders of how we’re doing, in school, in life, in business. The 2018 Silicon Valley Latino Report Card is such a reminder, and it has some good news, and some bad news, not only for Latinos but for our entire community as it updates our original 2011 Latino Report Card. The short message is: Not all are thriving in Silicon Valley. Underneath the surface of successful tech companies, the region has transformed to one with skyrocketing housing…
Key activist investor piles new lawsuit on Elon Musk, claiming he manipulated Tesla stock
Prominent activist short-seller Andrew Left is suing Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk and his company, claiming Musk sought to “burn” stock traders like him when he claimed he wanted to take the automaker private. Left’s complaint, filed Thursday, is the seventh known lawsuit Musk now faces over his Aug. 7 decision to claim he was thinking about taking Tesla private for $420 per share and had “funding secured” to do so, Reuters reports. Musk and Tesla “…artificially manipulated the price…
A primer for prevailing wage in Silicon Valley
Quick facts that employers should know about California’s prevailing wage.
An inventive Portland brand opens a retail space (Photos)
Dfrntpigeon, an apparel brand that started two years ago as an outlet for underrepresented youth, on Wednesday opened its first retail location. The store is at 1445 N.W. Lovejoy St. inside New Avenues INK. It features a display area and design and production equipment that can be used by aspiring designers. The store was made possible by a $20,000 grant from U.S. Bank. “New Avenues for Youth and Dfrntpigeon embody our community’s spirit of creativity, diversity and social good,” said Stacey…
Hire Stakes: Companies assess the role search firms can play when filling executive jobs
Hiring and retaining the right people is crucial to a company’s future. There are times when a company might opt for assistance in its hiring process, turning to an executive search firm to help fill a critical opening on its staff.
How does this NetApp executive keep from being pulled in a million different directions?
Anna Schlegel focuses on her priorities while fulfilling a wide variety of roles.

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