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How do you find that breakthrough moment and then maintain the momentum? Three industry leaders share their tips for building a great brand. Starting your brand is the easy part; then comes the legwork, maintaining relevancy, and looking for those breakthrough moments. In a flooded market and a fractured attention economy, it can be difficult to keep eyes on your business.

IG Metall threatened strikes, which are possible from the start of December, and insisted on a 7% pay rise. Union leaders threatened strikes and warned Volkswagen on Wednesday against an “historic mistake” as the two sides started pay talks that will likely determine how aggressively Europe’s biggest automaker pursues layoffs and plant closures in Germany.

Orchestration strategies enable disparate supply chain resources to work together to minimize the costs and maximize the speed of supply chain operations, but they require visibility, analytics, and connectivity. Leading supply chain organizations are applying orchestration strategies to create opportunities to increase resource utilization, reduce costs, and enable faster and more efficient response to the many events that can disrupt operations on a given day.

Unionized workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort began an open-ended strike at 5 a.m. on Tuesday. About 2,000 workers went on strike Tuesday at Hawaii’s largest resort, joining thousands of others striking at hotels in other U. S. cities. Unionized workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort — the largest Hilton in the world — began an open-ended strike at 5 a.m.

Results from the railroad’s contractors and independent testers working in East Palestine include more details. The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and officials released and burned chemicals that spewed a toxic cloud over East Palestine, Ohio, makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of contamination and potential risks to their health.

Blockbuster remains a cultural icon. These repurposed signs prove it. When the streaming wars began in the early 2010s, Blockbuster faced a drawn-out, painful death. First, Blockbuster corporate went bankrupt in 2010. Then, its CEO staunchly refused to adapt to the times. By early 2014, all Blockbuster corporate locations closed, leaving only the existing franchises in their wake.