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60% of nursing home staff refused shots, Walgreens exec says
Many Americans have logged on to websites before sunrise, waited in long lines and driven hours to get Covid vaccines. Yet in nursing homes, many people have reacted the opposite way to vaccination opportunities: About 60% of employees at long-term care facilities declined the shots, said Rick Gates, Walgreens senior vice president of pharmacy and …
SnoCo Exec squeezed mental health fund to pay friend’s big salary
Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith and Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. (KIRO Radio, Hanna Scott) Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers squeezed a dwindling mental health and chemical dependency fund to pay his political ally’s high salary. It’s the latest controversy to come of Somers decision to gift his friend a cushy job in an attempt to …
Arlington-backed Aegis shuffles exec team — Washington Technology
PEOPLE Arlington-backed Aegis shuffles exec team By Ross Wilkers Feb 10, 2020 A defense technology services company recently backed by Arlington Capital Partners has hired one new executive and elevated a pair of other leaders to steer the contractor’s growth strategy. In a release Thursday, Aegis Technology Group said it has hired three-decade …
VISA exec says tokenization security technology just works
Protecting customers’ financial information has never been more imperative. As the retail industry becomes increasingly online, both buyers and sellers are looking for ways to make transactions more secure. Data breaches have been a major concern for both retailers and customers alike, and millions of consumers’ credit card information has already been compromised. Tokenization could …
BREAKING | Media exec Willem Breytenbach arrested for sexual assault
“Jimmy” is behind bars. The alleged sex offender Willem Breytenbach – who has been accused of rape by Johannesburg-based copywriter Deon Wiggett – was arrested at his psychologist’s practice in Hartenbos, close to Mossel Bay, in the Southern Cape on Tuesday. Breytenbach is a former Media24 executive, teacher and digital entrepreneur. Warrant Officer Rowan Andrews …
Houston Astros denied exec taunted women reporters. Hours later, the exec apologizes
Hours after the team trashed a Sports Illustrated report accusing assistant general manager Brandon Taubman of yelling at three women during the team’s Saturday postgame celebration, Taubman himself conceded he used inappropriate language and was embarrassed by his behavior. Previously, the team had called the Sports Illustrated article — which was backed up by journalists …
Alaska Air Exec Says Technology Makes or Breaks a Merger – Skift
When Charu Jain joined Alaska Airlines in 2017 as chief information officer a couple of months after it acquired Virgin America, she knew was in for a challenge. Each airline had hundreds of technological platforms for everything from crew scheduling to reservations to maintenance, and all would need to come together. Jain had been through …
Integris exec named to Modern Healthcare’s prestigious list
Why’d you choose to attend medical school in Cambridge, England? Because Christopher’s College of Medicine offered an accelerated, five-year program for earning both my premed and medical degrees. It was an intense three semesters a year; there were no summers off. I graduated from medical school at age 23 and trained in internal medicine across …
