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By avoiding these common pitfalls and embracing proactive strategies, brands can chart a course toward enduring success. Today, it feels like everybody has a brand. From major corporations to celebrities and young entrepreneurs, the digital landscape and social media have democratized brand launches. While capital is helpful, it’s not the decisive factor in a brand’s longevity.

Frank Shrontz ran Boeing for 10 years while the company was headquartered in Seattle. In 1992, he was part of a group that helped save baseball in Seattle.

The men's locker room at Surrenne. SurrenneSurrenne, a luxury wellness and longevity club, has just opened in London's Knightsbridge. The four-floor subterranean space features a gold-leaf ceiling, a snow shower, and the UK's only Tracy Anderson studio. You can apply to be a member for $12,500 a year. If that's not in your budget, here's a visual tour through the elite space.

Stormwater management is often a term property owners are not familiar with until it is too late. Stormwater is the natural water runoff after rain events. In rural or forested areas, this runoff can absorb into the earth allowing for natural transpiration to occur. In cities where land is developed, this stormwater lands on pavements and then flows downstream collecting oils, trash and other pollutants before eventually flowing into recreational and drinking waters.

In the U. S, a monumental shift in wealth is occurring toward women. Acknowledging that more women are employed in this generation and financially independent than any other time in our history, there is no doubt that the combination of longevity in women, the aging of baby boomers and “The Great Wealth Transfer” is compounding the vast amounts of inherited assets passing to women from their spouses and parents.

The Corporate Council on Africa will host its 16th annual U. S.-Africa Business Summit at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center May 6-9. The event will bring together more than 1,500 American and African senior officials, international investors and private sector executives and focus on key economic sectors such as energy, finance and health.