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Jvion Launches AI-Driven COVID Vaccination Prioritization Index

Jvion Launches AI-Driven COVID Vaccination Prioritization Index

Accross the states, there has been widespread reporting on the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations. One problem, according to Reuters, is the challenge of organizing and delivering vaccines to smaller…

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Support for Resilience and Growth: SBA Launches 20 New Women’s Business Centers and a Free Interactive Learning Platform

Support for Resilience and Growth: SBA Launches 20 New Women’s Business Centers and a Free Interactive Learning Platform

Recently the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the launch of 20 new Women’s Business Centers (WBC) and a free digital e-learning platform geared to help women entrepreneurs grow and…

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DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 Assesses Globalization During COVID-19

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 Assesses Globalization During COVID-19

DHL and the NYU Stern School of Business today released the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 (GCI), and this year provides an assessment of globalization during the spreading COVID-19 pandemic.…

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S&P Global and IHS Markit Merger: Initial Thoughts

S&P Global and IHS Markit Merger: Initial Thoughts

On Nov. 30, 2020, S&P Global and IHS Markit announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction which values IHS Markit at an…

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Price of Impact Index Helps Companies Give Wisely

Price of Impact Index Helps Companies Give Wisely

An interesting new tool that shows cost of achieving specific outcomes compared to national averages, in terms of philanthropic giving, allows a company to benchmark their spending, improve budgeting, engage…

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Google and FAO Launch New Big Data Tool Called Earth Map

Google and FAO Launch New Big Data Tool Called Earth Map

A new tool developed by Google and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called Earth Map allows anyone access to multidimensional maps and statistics that show key climate and environmental…

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New Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index Ranks Key Areas of Risk

New Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index Ranks Key Areas of Risk

The Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index (LRMI), developed by the Center for Supply Chain Research at Lehigh University and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, has recently…

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These 3D-Rendered Maps Highlight Demographic Trends and Geographic Constraints of Countries

These 3D-Rendered Maps Highlight Demographic Trends and Geographic Constraints of Countries

If you want to view world population clusters in a new way, check out these 3D-rendered maps that use EU’s population density data and the mapping tool Aerialod by Alasdair…

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ProduceIQ: A Fresh Approach to Produce Industry Supply Market Data

ProduceIQ: A Fresh Approach to Produce Industry Supply Market Data

ProduceIQ, a new fresh produce supply market data offering, had me intrigued with “Cherries: The Immortal One.” This is a title of one of the articles written by Flavia Garcia,…

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Index That Quantifies Economic Value of Under-Utilized LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs is Launched

Index That Quantifies Economic Value of Under-Utilized LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs is Launched

The StartOut Pride Economic Impact Index (SPEII) has recently been launched by StartOut and Socos Labs. The Index, which quantifies the economic value of under-utilized LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, is funded by…

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