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Gatto </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 08.16.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/the-new-watercooler/2022/08/" title="The New Watercooler">The New Watercooler</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>The benefits of employees spending time in the office together are subtle and invaluable.</p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/the-new-watercooler/2022/08/" title="The New Watercooler">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Kent Moe </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 05.16.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/greening-offices-future/2022/05/" title="Greening Offices’ Future">Greening Offices’ Future</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>The office real estate industry is leveraging science and technology to make properties a boon to—rather than a drain on—the planet.</p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/greening-offices-future/2022/05/" title="Greening Offices’ Future">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Harvey Alter </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 04.14.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/building-a-neurodiverse-office/2022/04/" title="Building a Neurodiverse Office">Building a Neurodiverse Office</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>Employees who have unique ways of learning and working make an office well-rounded and dynamic.</p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/building-a-neurodiverse-office/2022/04/" title="Building a Neurodiverse Office">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Richard M. Gatto </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 04.07.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/techs-office-return/2022/04/" title="Tech’s Office Return">Tech’s Office Return</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>Big Tech’s push to reverse the work-from-home trend is taking it to some unexpected places.</p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/techs-office-return/2022/04/" title="Tech’s Office Return">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Richard M. Gatto </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 03.02.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/office-workers-can-breathe-easier/2022/03/" title="Office Workers Can Breathe Easier">Office Workers Can Breathe Easier</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>As employers reestablish hybrid and in-person work models, workers want to return to offices with systems that can mitigate the risk of COVID-19’s spread. </p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/office-workers-can-breathe-easier/2022/03/" title="Office Workers Can Breathe Easier">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Richard M. Gatto </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 02.23.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/microsofts-back-in-the-office/2022/02/" title="Microsoft’s Back in the Office">Microsoft’s Back in the Office</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>Microsoft recently made a bold move by announcing that it is transitioning back to in-person work. Last September, the Seattle-based tech giant decided that its offices would stay closed indefinitely due to the Delta Variant.</p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/microsofts-back-in-the-office/2022/02/" title="Microsoft’s Back in the Office">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Richard M. Gatto </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 02.22.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/advanced-technology-center-set-to-train-next-generation-manufacturing-workforce/2022/02/" title="Advanced Technology Center Set to Train Next Generation Manufacturing Workforce">Advanced Technology Center Set to Train Next Generation Manufacturing Workforce</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>The College of Lake County (CLC) is making progress with its efforts to grow and diversify the local manufacturing workforce.</p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/advanced-technology-center-set-to-train-next-generation-manufacturing-workforce/2022/02/" title="Advanced Technology Center Set to Train Next Generation Manufacturing Workforce">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Richard M. Gatto </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 02.14.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/phoenixs-rise/2022/02/" title="Phoenix’s Rise">Phoenix’s Rise</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>True to its name, the Sunbelt has shown that its office real estate sector is brightening up.</p> </div> <a class="button" href="https://www.altergroup.com/phoenixs-rise/2022/02/" title="Phoenix’s Rise">Read More ›</a> </div> </div> <div class="postlist-post"> <div class="img-hold"> <div class="post-inf"> <dl> <dt>Author:</dt> <dd> Michael J. Alter </dd> <dt>Posted:</dt> <dd> 01.26.2022 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2 class="interior-title"><strong> <a href="https://www.altergroup.com/your-next-office-could-be-in-a-forest/2022/01/" title="Your Next Office Could Be in a Forest">Your Next Office Could Be in a Forest</a> </strong></h2> <div class="title-text"> <p>A desk isn’t an anchor anymore. 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