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Drones have raised productivity and lowered costs for farmers [Video]
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Drones have raised productivity and lowered costs for farmers [Video]

Agricultural drones were a novel new idea less than a decade ago, but now, they are quickly becoming a cost-effective farming tool thanks to larger payloads, changes in regulations, and improved technology.  Arthur Erickson with Hylio says the technology has already reached a point where farmers get a quick return on investment, and the outlook […]

Podcast From Rock Star to Roadblock: How Promoting Top Salespeople Tanks Team Productivity and Sales Quotas by Keith Rosen [Video]
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Podcast From Rock Star to Roadblock: How Promoting Top Salespeople Tanks Team Productivity and Sales Quotas by Keith Rosen [Video]

Manager: So, dear salesperson, you really want to be a manager because you think you’ll make more money, be able to delegate more, have more autonomy and executive power, just attend meetings, and have more time? Company: Wait, here’s a great idea. Let’s promote our top producer to a management position. Why train

Indiana Fever fire coach Christie Sides [Video]
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Indiana Fever fire coach Christie Sides [Video]

The Indiana Fever fired coach Christie Sides on Sunday, the organization announced.Sides went 33-47 in her two seasons with the squad, including going 20-20 this season. The Fever made the playoffs as the sixth seed and were swept in the first round by the Connecticut Sun.Video above: Thousands pack TD Garden for first WNBA game everIndiana is the sixth team to make a coaching change this offseason, joining Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington and Los Angeles. All of the coaches let go had three years or less experience.Whoever takes over the Fever will have a strong young core to work with, led by Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston. The pair have won the last two WNBA Rookie of the Year awards.”We are incredibly thankful to Coach Sides for embracing the challenge of leading us through an integral transition period over the last two seasons while also positioning us well for future growth,” said Kelly Krauskopf, president of basketball operations for the Fever.”While decisions like these are never easy, it is also imperative that we remain bold and assertive in the pursuit of our goals, which includes maximizing our talent and bringing another WNBA championship back to Indiana. Coach Sides was an incredible representative of the Fever and our community, and we wish her nothing but success in the future.”Krauskopf came back to the Fever earlier this month after spending time with the Indiana Pacers.Sides was a longtime assistant in the league, spending time with Chicago (2011-16), the Fever (2017-19) and Atlanta (2022) before getting the head coaching job. She replaced Marianne Stanley and her interim successor, Carlos Knox, who coached in the 2022 season.Sides had two years left on her contract.The Fever haven’t had a head coach last for more than three years since Lin Dunn, who coached from 2008-14. Since then, they’ve had Stephanie White (2015-16), Pokey Chatman (2017-19) and Stanley (2020-22).Indiana had a brutal schedule to start the season and lost eight of their first nine games. The Fever finally got going after the Olympic break, winning seven of eight to get into playoff contention.

Greensboro begins demolishing Regency Inn and Suites [Video]
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Greensboro begins demolishing Regency Inn and Suites [Video]

NEW AT 4:00. THE CITY OF GREENSBORO IS TAKING THE FIRST STEP IN TURNING A RUNDOWN PROPERTY INTO SOMETHING VIBRANT AND ACTIVE PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. JOSHUA DAVIS WITNESSED THAT MOMENT. DEMOLITION STARTED TODAY AT THE REGENCY INN AND JOINS US NOW WITH REACTION. PRETTY SOON, THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY WILL BE COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED AND CLEARED OUT, PAVING THE WAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A CITY THAT CONSISTENTLY NEEDS THOSE RESOURCES. WHEN YOU THINK OF DEVELOPMENT, ITS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT. OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS, CREWS WILL BE DEMOLISHING THE REGENCY INN AND SUITES, LOCATED ALONG NORTH OHENRY BOULEVARD IN GREENSBORO. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERES A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPERS OF THIS SITE THAT WILL BE GOING OUT THIS WEEK. AS WELL. THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. WE BELIEVE THIS SITE COULD ACCOMMODATE BETWEEN 150 AND 200 UNITS. OVER THE LAST YEAR, WEVE PUT 400 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BACK INTO THE MARKET IN THE CITY OF GREENSBORO, AND THATS REALLY JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO WHAT WE REALLY NEED. NEIGHBORS I SPOKE TO SAY THEYRE HAPPY TO SEE THE PROPERTY BE USED FOR SOMETHING POSITIVE. ONE WOMAN TOLD ME THE INN HAS BEEN A NUISANCE FOR YEARS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT PROPERTIES LIKE THIS THAT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEYRE IN FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, ITS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ALSO STABILIZE THE AREA. BUT THERES STILL CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND WANT TO BE KEPT IN THE LOOP OF ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. A FEW YEARS BACK, THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH BUSINESS OWNERS, WITH NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, AND THEN ONCE WE KIND OF GET SOME DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS BACK IN, WELL HAVE THAT SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS AGAIN, JUST SO WE ENSURE THAT THERES NEIGHBORHOOD BUY IN. MITCHELL SAYS HER DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK AT A VARIETY OF PROPOSALS AND IDEAS TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY CAN BE BUILT HERE, FROM A REHABILITATION CENTER TO TOWNHOUSES AND EVEN TINY HOMES. IN GREENSBORO, IM JOSHUA DAV