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A total of 304 participants attended the Asia Retail Leaders Conference 2021 staged by the Retail Centre of Excellence at Singapore Management University on 17 November in Singapore. SMU RCoE ARLC 2021 Speaker Panelist Session The full day hybrid conference revolved around the current developments and challenges faced by the retail industry such as prolonged and rising disruptions to businesses from the pandemic, changing consumer behaviour and up-and-coming technological innovations. 10 industry experts from the retail sphere and academic shed light on the critical relationship between digital transformation, trends, insights and topical issues such as sustainability, in empowering retailers and ... Read more

Fifteen building plans approved in August *****************************************      The Buildings Department approved 15 building plans in August, with two on Hong Kong Island, nine in Kowloon and four in the New Territories.      Of the approved plans, six were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, five were for commercial developments, and four were for community services developments.      In the same month, consent was given for works to start on 24 building projects which, when completed, will provide 411 170 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use involving 7 469 units, and 489 257 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic ... Read more

Dr. James Nearing, an Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami understands that knowing the right answer does not always imply comprehension. He wrote “Mathematical Tools for Physics” to teach physics students and undergraduates how to handle problems in an educated and intuitive manner in order to help them establish a firm foundation in important mathematical techniques.   Before diving into infinite series, complex algebra, differential equations, and Fourier series in-depth, the author reviews basic mathematics. The next chapters cover vector spaces, operators, and matrices. Multivariable and vector calculus, partial differential equations, numerical and complex analysis, and tensors are ... Read more

Eighteen building plans approved in July ****************************************      The Buildings Department approved 18 building plans in July, with seven on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and seven in the New Territories.      Of the approved plans, eight were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, three were for commercial developments, two were for factory and industrial developments, and five were for community services developments.      In the same month, consent was given for works to start on seven building projects which, when completed, will provide 372 311 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use involving 6 301 units, and 53 547 sq ... Read more

 MTLC Building Group, a commercial general contractor serving the Southeast, announces its promotion of Mark Pirtle to Vice President of Operations. In this new role, Pirtle will assist MTLC principals to ensure the most efficient operations during continued growth, while maintaining the company’s customer-first philosophy. He will also continue to manage specialized projects, utilizing his extensive experience in both ground-up construction and interior build-outs. Since joining MTLC four years ago, Pirtle has managed projects totaling more than $40 million. Among those are Nashville’s House of Cards and Johnny Cash’s Kitchen & Saloon. In Williamson County, some projects include Jeni’s Splendid ... Read more