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Local Businesses Take School Security into Their Own Hands

Frustrated, angry and faced with aging school buildings, three failed school levies and a lack of state funds, local businesses in a rural township in Northern Ohio are determined to make their schools more secure and protect their students. More than fifteen businesses in the rural Crestwood School District have come together in an unprecedented …

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Ramping Up Procedures to Identify Suspect Mail and Packages

During the holidays –  from mid November to Christmas Eve –  FedEx delivers about 400 million packages and UPS delivers about 700 million packages. The events of this past October proved that the mail is still a method used by terrorists to deliver bombs to unwitting victims. The reality of the situation is that the …

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Police Body Cameras

Will Streaming Video Cameras be on a Police Officer Near You?

As you are probably aware, 52,000+ police officers are already wearing body cameras, especially in large urban areas. However, there’s now a 2.0 version of this product that allows officers to send real-time video back to the police station. It’s equipped with a built-in antenna and triggers the camera to start recording upon a command …

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Always Use Caution When Posting on Social Channels

Social channels connect people to a wide network of current and potential contacts. For employers, this provides a unique opportunity to connect with customers or clients. For employees, it’s a unique opportunity to participate with peers along with prospective customers/clients. This is the good news, but it’s also the bad news. Why? Because these “opportunities” …

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How to Retain Employees

When a skilled, valued employee leaves an organization, everyone loses, including the bottom line. In fact, the average cost of turning over a skilled job is 213% the cost of one year’s salary. Translation, if an employee who earns $50,000 a year quits, the organization will spend $106,500 on replacing that salary. The bottom line …

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