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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.

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Spikes in violent theft frightening customers, damaging business of brick-and-mortar retailers
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Retail insiders blame soft-on-crime policies, understaffing, urban trends

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De-risking global supply chains: Looking beyond material flows
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Global supply chains are undergoing an irrevocable shift. While material flows remain critical, they are only the most visible aspect of this transition. Beneath the surface, changes in information exchanges, financial reconfigurations, and human capital movements are posing far greater risks to the benefits of global trade. The US, China, and the rest the world must handle these changes with care and perspective.

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New congressional districts for Alabama: SCOTUS rules on race v. geography

New congressional districts for Alabama: SCOTUS rules on race v. geography

Montgomery Advertiser, June 19, 2023

Score a win in Alabama for the Voting Rights Act. Last week, Alabama finally received confirmation that its congressional districts will need to be redrawn. This comes after the current districts were found to dilute the voting strength of Black Alabamians, in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA). 

Sheldon Jacobson: Dad, you were right

Sheldon Jacobson: Dad, you were right

Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2023

When I was a boy, my father was my hero. He could do nothing wrong. What he said was always right, and what he did had no fault. At night, when my father would make his nightly rounds, saying good night to each of his children, I, the only boy of three, was the last to be visited by him and received the most time and attention. These times still stick in my mind, after more than 50 years.

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