Employee engagement startup Mystery rebrands as Glue and uses software and AI to boost stickiness

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After a series of pandemic-induced pivots, Mystery was looking for the thing that would stick. And in becoming an employee engagement company, the startup was focused on helping companies boost morale and stickiness among a distributed workforce.

Fittingly, Mystery has become Glue in a rebranding for the 5-year-old Seattle startup announced on Tuesday.

“It just makes sense. We’re trying to solve retention problems for companies,” CEO and co-founder Shane Kovalsky said. “We’re trying to keep people connected and make sure the best people stick around. We’re the Glue that keeps your company together.”

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FAA Enlists WhiteFox in Effort to Protect Airports from Drones

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WhiteFox Defense joins the FAA’s Airport UAS detection and mitigation research program in Atlantic City and Seattle. Drone sightings near airports are on the rise, and the risk to those in the air is very real.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selected WhiteFox Defense to join their program testing the most effective drone detection and mitigation technologies.

In an important effort to protect airports, passengers, and crews from unauthorized drones, the FAA’s National Security Programs and Incident Response section is testing drone detection technology.

This technology aims to provide greater airspace awareness without disrupting other elements of the National Airspace System (NAS).

Initial testing took place at Atlantic City Airport, home of the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center, before expanding to additional airports around the country.

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Syndio Launches New Product Focused on Making Promotions Equitable & Explainable

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SEATTLE, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, Equal Pay Day shines a spotlight on pay inequities due to gender, race, and ethnicity. The pay gap, however, is rooted in a problem that goes far beyond just pay: opportunity inequity. Without equal access to opportunities to advance to higher-level, higher-paying jobs, the pay gap is exacerbated. To close the pay gap – and make Equal Pay Day January 1 for everyone – organizations need to look inward and hold leaders accountable to provide equal opportunities for women and employees of color to advance.

Today, Syndio, the world's leading workplace equity analytics platform, is expanding its groundbreaking OppEQ™product with Promotions, a new solution that helps companies analyze and address the leading cause of pay gaps: disparities in promotion rates across gender, race, and ethnicity.

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York Co. woman's business helps military spouses find employment; New bill aims to get more hired

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YORK COUNTY, Va. - — A bill re-introduced in Congress would incentivize employers to hire military spouses.

The Military Spouse Hiring Act would expand an existing program and give employers a tax credit if they hire military spouses.

"The frequency of moves often means the employers will look at them and say, 'Wow, you're they type of person I want, but you're likely to move soon, so I'll hire someone else,'" said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), one of the bill's sponsors.

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