While it can be easy to see how sick days would be beneficial to your employees, they are equally valuable to you as an employer. Taking a day or two off from work affects immediate productivity, but the consequences of employees "toughing it out" and coming to work sick are far greater. Coming to Work Sick: Why Not to Do It When there's a lot to be accomplished...
The outdoor space at your home, when landscaped, will enhance the beauty, livability and the value of your home. We've put together some landscaping ideas to keep your yard looking beautiful with minimum effort and cost. We chose some of the best ideas out there for homeowners who want to upgrade their yards without breaking the bank. Our Climate: Choosing the Right Plants Our climate in...
As you may have noticed, there is a lot of news coming out lately about driverless cars – Google is one of the main players in the field, but Carnegie Mellon University made a big splash locally and nationally when it unveiled a very successful test-drive in the Cranberry area nearly two years ago. A lot has been written in the last couple years about the various...
“I’m paying for a product that I hope I’ll never use." It’s a common complaint of any business owner purchasing insurance, and it makes sense. No one wants to go through the stress of a claim, even if it’s handled efficiently by the insurance company. If you insure your restaurant properly, however, you can dramatically reduce the amount of anxiety and tension you face –...
When it comes to live Christmas trees, I’ve bought everything from tiny trees for my former dorm room to ceiling grazers for my home. I love the ritual of searching for the perfect Christmas tree. Ditto for the natural beauty and piney fragrance the tree emits. But how much do I really know about live Christmas trees? Not much, it turns out. I realized that...
