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Featured: The Women Achiever Magazine, August 2022 Issue According to a recent Forbes article, organizations with women holding at least 30% of leadership roles are 1.4 times more likely to have sustained, profitable growth. Jen Holtvluwer serves as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Shauna Coleman as Chief Human Resource Office (CHRO), and Stephanie Richelieu Stagger, is […].
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In this era of globalization, the advancement of technology has made organization’s more efficient. Doing business beyond the borders of your home country is now easier than ever. Therefore, commercial freight and cargo shipping is now a multibillion-dollar industry. If you happen to be a company that needs to send or receive shipments, you might […].
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