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Reliable Routines for Children with ADHD
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, September 20, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Signs.com is pleased to announce the following members as its Board of Directors: Melvin C. Green, Gregory Prawitt, Nicole Tommey Davis, Michael Ward, Blake Green, Alex McArthur, and Marty McGhie.
“We are excited for the opportunity to take Signs.com in a new direction. We have an exceptional team of people from different backgrounds and experiences. We are looking forward to working with each of them as we move forward and know that they will provide a significant impact on the future success of Signs.com.”
- Marty McGhie, CEO of Signs.com
Melvin C. Green
Serving as Chairman of the Board, Mel was the Chairman of Ferrari Color before the recent acquisition by Signs.com. Mel earned an Associate’s degree from Weber Junior College (now Weber State University) and graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business. Mel has also served as Chairman of the Board of the Worker’s Compensation Fund of Utah. He currently serves as an advisor to many small companies and is a member of the Entrepreneur Board at Brigham Young University School of Business.
Gregory Prawitt
Gregory Prawitt is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Boulder Ventures Development Inc. Prior to this, he was a Partner at WSRP LLC for 20 years and Chief Financial Officer for Ernest F. Mariani Co. Gregory attended school at Brigham Young University where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Accounting.
Nicole Tommey Davis
Nicole Tommey Davis is the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Enclavix. Ms. Davis is an entrepreneur and the former President, CEO, and co-founder of DoBox, Inc. She was selected as the Lifetime Achievement Honoree Genius for 2018 by The Utah Genius Awards and was honored to receive Utah’s Governor’s Medal in Science and Technology for 2012 for her service to the technology entrepreneurial community as the Director of the Centers of Excellence Program. Ms. Davis holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Michael Ward
Michael Ward is the current President and CEO of Prime Alliance Bank. He was previously COO, General Counsel, and International Development for The Color Run. He also worked 22 years for the Mrs. Fields Famous Brands as the President of International Development & Chief Legal Officer. Michael attended the University of Utah, where he earned a B.S., then later attended the University of Denver College of Law obtaining his Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Blake Green
Blake Green works as Vice President at Worker’s Compensation Fund Insurance and has worked for the company for over 24 years. Blake attended the University of Phoenix where he earned a B.B.A.
Alex McArthur
Alex McArthur is the former Chief Marketing Officer for Purple Innovation. He is a Stevie Award Winner and has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Techcrunch, Nasdaq & Google/Youtube case studies. Alex attended Brigham Young University and was previously named Utah Business CXO of the Year.
Marty McGhie
Marty McGhie is the Chief Executive Officer at Signs.com. Marty previously worked as CFO for Ferrari Color, a position he held for over 27 years, and received many awards and multiple distinguished recognitions during his time. Marty holds both a BS in Accounting as well as a Master’s of Accounting/Information Systems degree from Brigham Young University.
About Signs.com
Signs.com was founded on the principle of offering the industry’s best customer service coupled with the easiest online sign experience. Founded in 2012, Signs.com has grown into the leading online company for custom signs, prints, and large format printing. With award-winning customer service, one-day production, free design services, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, clients include everyone from small business owners to Fortune 500 companies as well as individuals looking for custom home decor. Signs.com has been recognized for its incredible growth on the Inc 500, Utah Fast 50, Deloitte Fast 50, as well as receiving numerous other awards and recognitions. Check out the signs.com home page here.
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Did you know that demand for computer support specialists is projected to grow 11% from 2016–2026, which is faster than the average for all occupations? But only 45% of American high schools teach computer science?
In honor of National IT Professionals Day earlier this week, ExcelinEd is highlighting the increased demand for information technology and computer science, as well as what businesses, education leaders and policymakers can do to prepare students for this growing field.
ExcelinEd and Code.org’s IT + CS Business Advisory Council recently released Addressing America’s Growing Demand for IT and CS: The Case for Change in K–12 Education, which identifies what businesses, education leaders and policymakers can do to address our nation’s information technology and computer science skills gap. It is time more students have the learning opportunities families want and our nation’s employers need.
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ORR Joins Bureau of Economic Analysis to Release New Outdoor Recreation Economy Numbers for Every State
This news release was originally distributed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and is being shared by the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development with local media outlets.
Tom Adams, director of the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, is available for comments. He can be contacted at tomadams@utah.gov, (cell) 801-244-3869, (office) 801-538-8674.
SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 20, 2019) — Newly released economic data on the national and, for the first time ever, state levels reinforce what the outdoor recreation industry has long believed: Outdoor recreation is a powerful driver of national and local economies and it is growing faster than the U.S. economy as a whole.
This is the second consecutive year that the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has released formal, national-level data, a notable milestone for the industry now identified as a unique sector of the economy. For the first time, BEA also released preliminary data on the outdoor recreation economy at the state level for all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Having a rich set of both state and national data on outdoor recreation to draw upon will inform decision-making by businesses, policymakers, and managers of public lands and waters.
Highlights from BEA’s new report on the outdoor recreation economy:
Outdoor recreation accounts for 2.2 percent of U.S. GDP, generating $778 billion in gross economic output and supporting 5.2 million American jobs.
In terms of gross economic output, boating/fishing, RVing, motorcycling/ATVing, hunting/shooting/trapping, and equestrian sports are the five largest conventional outdoor recreation activities.
Outdoor recreation’s share of GDP is larger than a host of traditionally recognized industries, including mining, utilities, farming and ranching, and chemical products manufacturing.
The top five states where outdoor recreation accounts for the largest percentage of each states’ total GDP are Hawaii, Montana, Maine, Vermont, and Wyoming.
The top five states where outdoor recreation accounts for the largest percentage of total U.S. GDP are California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas.
“Since introducing outdoor recreation statistics last year, it’s been good to hear businesspeople, policymakers, and outdoor enthusiasts confirm the value of these data,” said Brian Moyer, director of BEA. “Today we’re taking these economic data to the next level by breaking them down by state, showing the impact of activities like bicycling, fishing, and skiing in the places where the equipment is made, the park fees are paid, and people have fun.”
“Outdoor recreation is vital to the economy in New Hampshire and around the country,” said Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). “As the co-author of legislation that secured this study, I understand how critical this new, state level data will be in helping to quantify the economic impact, demonstrate the importance of the outdoor recreation industry, and inform policymakers about how best to strengthen this important sector of our economy.”
“The Forest Service provides many services to the American public through outdoor recreation and we are pleased to be doing our part to sustain that thriving economy – serving 150 million visitors directly on our national forests and 300 million more on natural and scenic roads passing through our forests and grasslands each year,” said Vicki Christiansen, chief of the U.S. Forest Service. “We proudly partner with Outdoor Recreation Roundtable members and other businesses and local communities to deliver high-quality recreation experiences.”
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About the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)
Under the direction of Gov. Gary R. Herbert, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) provides resources and support for business creation, growth and recruitment, and drives increased tourism and film production in Utah. Utilizing state resources and private sector contracts, GOED administers programs in economic areas that demonstrate the highest potential for development. Learn more at business.utah.gov or by calling (801) 538-8680.
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Scholarship Deadline approaching for FASTER Utah School Defense Program Salt Lake City-- Scholarship deadline is fast approaching for educators wanting to participate in the FASTER Utah Program on Oct. 17-19, 2019. Scheduled at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range in Salt Lake City, applicants are encouraged to complete their paperwork at www.fasterutah.org before Sept. 30th. This training is timed during Fall Break to avoid competing with school-related responsibilities.
Firearm training is becoming a high priority for many Utah teachers, as criminals target schools across the country. FASTER Utah empowers teachers with the training needed to protect and defend schools from those who wish to cause harm. FASTER stands for Faculty / Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response and is a non-profit organization patterned after successful programs. Through this program, Utah school protectors are empowered with knowledge to defend themselves and their students in a variety of situations. In July, Utah's first group of faculty and administrators successfully completed the training to protect students in their schools.
This program offers a carefully-structured curriculum and hands-on training over three days. Qualified instructors help ensure participants retain critical life-saving knowledge under stressful conditions.
FASTER training is comprehensive hero training, which includes advanced handgun skills, trauma first aid, and force on force training in real-world situations. Those who graduate will pass a Law Enforcement Qualification Shoot with scores above the minimum for Law Enforcement. FASTER Utah's Training is free for those employed at a K-12 school in Utah. Brant Taylor, Executive Director, commented, “Our mission is to make scholarships for advanced handgun and trauma first aid training available to K-12 school faculty and administrators who have concealed firearms permits.” We never want money to be a limiting factor for teachers.”
This training is also available to others who pay the full tuition of $500, which covers additional Utah educator scholarships. Taylor noted, “This training is valued at $750, but we are offering this at the reduced cost of $500 to teach as many as possible.”
Applicants should already own a handgun with a substantial holster that covers the trigger guard and fits on their belt on their preferred side. Participants should also have two extra magazines, a way to carry them, along with eye and ear protection. They should have completed a concealed carry class for a Utah Concealed Carry permit to be familiar with Utah laws.
Taylor remarked, “We invite all school staff with concealed firearms permits to apply for a training scholarship at www.fasterutah.org. School staff members interested in attending should take a concealed firearms class immediately if they have not done so already.” Some concealed carry classes are offered at no cost to educators. A list of free concealed carry classes will be available at www.fasterutah.org.
Taylor added, “We want to thank the NRA Foundation and Friends of the NRA for their generous contributions to help cover costs of ammunition, airsoft equipment and targets for training. We are seeking volunteers in every county throughout Utah. Please contact us if you are interested in helping our local heroes.”
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About FASTER Utah-- Brant Taylor and his team has been serving Utah with firearm and trauma first aid training for more than a decade. To learn more about the program, visit the website at www.fasterutah.org Brant Taylor of FASTER Utah is available for interviews. For more information about FASTER Utah, please contact Brant Taylor at 801-981-1932 or email Brant at info@fasterutah.org
Are You An Overprotective Parent?
4 Ways To Let Go And Let Your Child Grow
Good parents want to be involved in their children’s lives, but for years educators and psychologists have been asking the question: How much parental involvement is too much? When does trying to help your children in school, sports, and myriad other ways go too far, hurt their development, and become over-protective?
The explosive college admissions scandal seemed to answer that question. Television actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to jail for paying $15,000 to influence the boosting of her daughter’s SAT score. Fourteen other parents in the probe have also pleaded guilty.
While most parents don’t cross that legal line, early education expert Christine Kyriakakos Martin says too much parental involvement can be harmful in a variety of ways, sometimes leading to children becoming ill-prepared for the challenges of adulthood.
“The consequences of being an overprotective parent is that your child will lack self-confidence to make decisions and take risks,” says Martin (www.youvegotthisparenting.com), author of You’ve Got This! Keys To Effective Parenting For The Early Years. “They’ll lack the coping skills to get up when they fall down from a bad experience and try again.”
Martin offers four ways for parents to stop being overprotective and promote more strength and independence in their children:
Stop teaching fear. While there are non-negotiables when it comes to teaching your child safety — for example: wearing a helmet when biking, no talking to strangers, no texting when driving — Martin says sometimes parents overprotect when they create too many boundaries, which in turn may teach children to live fearfully. “When you don’t allow them to play outside much, you’re impeding their freedom,” Martin says. “Play develops the imagination and self-confidence. Overprotective parents don’t want their children to fall down, and getting back up and brushing themselves off is a necessary component for healthy growth and development.”
Don’t be their full-time problem-solver. Martin says many parents want to take care of all of their chidlrens’ problems and make things easier for them. At some point that needs to stop, she says, because adult life is rife with adversity and unforeseen obstacles that we must learn to deal with independently. “Teaching children problem-solving skills encourages them to be independent,” Martin says. “Learning to resolve conflict on their own and work through problems builds resilience and teaches them how to handle adversity.”
Teach responsibility. “If you make their beds and clean their room, you’re doing them a great disservice,” Martin says. “It’s about learning early lessons in responsibility. Doing these things for a prolonged time can debilitate your child and set them up for a lack of life skills as adults. Let your child take on reasonable responsibilities and let them feel a sense of accomplishment.”
Let them branch out. Sometimes parents develop a comfort zone with their child’s pursuits and restrict them when the child wants to expand. “Let your child have some freedom to make some of their own decisions about their interests,” Martin says. “Interests change, and the more varied experiences they have, the better for their ability to make decisions and adapt to different situations.”
“Parents are right to protect their children in a dangerous world,” Martin says. “But having them grow up in a bubble hurts them and their ability to deal with the world as adults. The best thing you can do for your children is to find that balance between protecting them and teaching them to be strong and self-sufficient.”
About Christine Kyriakakos Martin
Christine Kyriakakos Martin (www.youvegotthisparenting.com) is the author of You’ve Got This! Keys To Effective Parenting For The Early Years. An early education expert and consultant, Martin is the founder and owner of Sunshine Preschool in Hopkinton, Mass. She has spoken on child-development topics at national education conventions and colleges.
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Secretary Perdue Statement on Administrative Actions to Streamline H-2A Process
(Washington, D.C., September 20, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement highlighting actions announced by the Department of Labor (DOL) which will modernize the burdensome H2A visa process. First, DOL published a common-sense rule that eliminates the requirement to advertise a job opening in print newspapers instead shifting to advertising on the DOL and State Workforce Agency websites, which are further reaching and more cost effective. Also, DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced updates to the pertinent H-2A forms and online filing process for the H-2A temporary agricultural program. These two actions will ease regulatory burdens on our farmers and ranchers, making it easier for them to follow the law and hire farm workers through the H-2A program.
“Both of these actions by DOL are critical changes the Administration is making to improve the H-2A application process,” Secretary Perdue said. “President Trump is committed to ensuring our farmers and producers have access to a stable, legal agricultural workforce. By streamlining these processes, DOL is bringing the H-2A process into the 21st Century allowing farmers to be able to better and cost-effectively advertise for workers they need and fill out the required forms faster and more efficiently, because no one should have to hire a lawyer to hire a farm worker. I commend President Trump for his continued support of America’s farmers, ranchers and producers.”
Background:
In addition to making it easier for Americans to find and fill open jobs, the Final Rule will reduce regulatory burdens like the requirement that all employers advertise in a print newspaper of general circulation in the area of intended employment as the method of recruitment. Department of Labor’s system updates increase ease of use for farmers and producers who apply for H-2A employees. As any employer knows, hiring forms, applications and rules are cumbersome, time intensive, and duplicative that lack flexibility and common sense. These changes demonstrate the Trump Administration’s commitment to releasing the regulatory burden from our agricultural producers, making it easier for them to hire a stable and legal workforce. The more time a farmer spends on paperwork, the less productive they are, hurting their business and way of life.
DOL’s new labor application process modernizes two forms by making them electronic forms, removing time intensive paper applications that require delivery via mailing. The Department of Labor will continue to accept online submissions of the current Form ETA-9142A (and job orders uploaded using the current Form ETA-790, Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order) through the iCERT System until October 16, 2019. Beginning October 1, an employer seeking to employ emergency, H-2A workers or those starting on or after December 15, 2019 must submit a job order using the new form ETA-790/790A (and corresponding addendums) and an H-2A application using the new form ETA-9142A (and corresponding appendices) in the FLAG System.For more information, visit DOL’sForeign Labor Application Gateway(FLAG) page.
DOL’s Electronic Recruitment Rule rescinds the requirements to advertise a job opening in the newspaper, expands and enhances electronic job register, and utilizes State Workforce Agencies to promote job openings.
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Shadows of the paranormal collide with truth in new religious thriller
One teen must reach for help beyond herself in ‘Kirus’ by Brian L. Willis
ST. JOHNS, Ariz. – A journey of exploration and treasure hunting lead the Bracken family to find the truth of biblical ideals hidden within modern folklore in Brian L. Willis’ new religious thriller for teens entitled “Kirus” (published by Archway Publishing).
The action revolves around Elizabeth Bracken, a seventeen year old, homeschooled girl in Oscoda, Michigan, in search of her father Ryan. Her father disappears on a trip to research the origins of a strange black diamond. With the help of Damon Craig, her cousin from Sitka, Alaska, Liz sets out to rescue Ryan.
“Kirus” contains adventure, treasure, missing people, rescue, lost and cursed races, modern wonders, miracles, fear, acts of bravery, leaps of faith, budding romances, death, life, answers, questions and God’s role in all of it.
“Our world is in turmoil. We’re surrounded by influences of good and evil, and our lives our filled with trials. I believe any book that encourages faith and reliance on God is relevant in a day when God is commonly pushed aside and forgotten,” Willis says, adding “When readers finish ‘Kirus’ I hope they’re inspired to be better people and that their faith in God has increased.”
“Kirus”
By Brian L. Willis
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 266 pages | ISBN 9781480878983
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 266 pages | ISBN 9781480878976
E-Book | 266 pages | ISBN 9781480878969
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Brian L. Willis is a husband, father, and author of the novel, “Airlis.” He now lives with his wife, Tiffany, and five children in a small town in Arizona. To learn more about Willis and his books, visit www.brianlwillisbooks.com.
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