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Cook County leaders tout success of their guaranteed income pilot program
2025-04-23 08:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Cook Countys pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest it helped provide some economic stability.We got to make the case that these are great investments in our residents and our citizens, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.For two years as part of an initiative called Cook County Promise, recipients who had low to moderate income received $500 a month, which they could spend on whatever they wanted. They mostly used the funds on food, rent, utilities and transportation, according to preliminary survey results. People said the infusion of money helped reduce stress and helped them feel more financially secure.But after the last payments arrived in January, the county is forming an advisory committee to figure out whats next for the program.Cook County Promise is one of Preckwinkles signature initiatives, and it received national attention. She has vowed to make it permanent.I think...
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Singapore's billionaires get richer: Collective net worth jumps to $195b
2025-04-23 06:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang clinched the top spot among Singapore's richest, according to Forbes' annual list of global billionaires released on April 1.Joining him are medical devices company founder Li Xiting in second place and tech billionaire Forrest Li in third.The trio are among 49 Singaporean billionaires who made it to the list, up from 39 in 2024. Globally, they are ranked 182nd, 185th and 347th, respectively.Singapore's billionaires' collective net worth came to US$145.2 billion (S$195 billion) in 2025, compared with US$115.5 billion in 2024.Mr Goh, who holds a majority stake in Japan's Nippon Paint Holdings, overtook Mr Li Xiting, co-founder and chairman of Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, to claim the top spot with a net worth of US$13 billion.Mr Li Xiting, who topped the local list in 2024, has a net worth of US$12.8 billion.Mr Forrest Li, chief executive of Singapore-based internet company Sea, more than doubled his net worth from US$3.6 billion in 2024 to US$8...
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RFID Journal Live!2025: E SAN (Eczacbaº Industrial Raw Materials Company), SniperAction Photo, UPS Best RFID/IoT/AI Implementation Finalists for RFID Journal Awards
2025-04-23 06:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
The winners will be revealed at the RFID Journal LIVE! 2025 conference and exhibition to be held on May 6-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The 2025 RFID Special Achievement Award is being awarded to Dr. Antonio Rizzi, full professor of logistics and supply chain management in the University of Parmas Industrial Engineering DepartmentRFID Journal, the leading source of news and in-depth information regarding radio frequency identification (RFID) and other Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, has unveiled the finalists for this yearsRFID Journal Awards.This years entrants feature a wide range of projects from the complex and large-scale, to smaller implementations that demonstrate how RFID and IoT solutions have become the technology of choice for companies with the need to increase visibility in their supply chain, gain operational efficiencies and enhance customer satisfaction.The finalists hail from all around the world, including Italy, Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Turkey, Spain, the Unit...
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