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August 2018
DEPARTMENTS
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EVIL HR LADY
How should you staff your seasonal business?
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LEADERSHIP by Allison Joy
Happy hour is team socializing — but personality
assessments lead to team building
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Ting Sun, executive director of Natomas Charter
School, on the role of charter schools in public
education
TASTE
Traditional butcher shops are making a comeback
in the Capital Region
SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL SECTION
How are Property Business Improvement Districts
supporting economic growth?
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CAPITAL REGION CARES
The ninth installment of our 23rd annual salute to
nonprofits
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Energy efficiency is low-hanging fruit to reduce
business overhead
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Stockton Installation Dinner | State of the Hospitality
Industry Luncheon | Nehemiah Emerging Leaders
Graduation | Comstock's Entrepreneur Issue Mixer
Buzzword of the Month: Wheelhouse / Readers
sound off on social / ICYMI: Last month’s hottest
web exclusives
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90 seed round
by Russell Nichols
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opinion
by Steve Oliver
DISCOURSE
by Daniel Barnes
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letter from the editor
Cannabis microbusiness permits could give small
operators a shot at success
interview by Rich Ehisen
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THE USUAL
by Suzanne Lucas
by Jessica Kriegel
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Sushi savant Chef Billy Ngo dishes up his
philosophy on cuisine
Meet the founder of Rhombus Systems, our
August Founder of the Month