Find Your North Star in 2021 from WPO Chicago

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Best wishes for a life you were meant to live in 2021:  happy, healthy, productive and prosperous.  It starts by finding your own North star.

Season's Greetings From WPO Chicago!

©2020 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved.

Wishing you a happy holiday season and a wonderful (much better) new year.

The Light At the End of the Tunnel on the Global Pandemic

According to Bill Gates, the health emergency could end during the spring of next 2021.

"For the spring, the numbers are going to change drastically and it will be possible to return to normality," commented the tycoon [Bill Gates] during an interview for NBC. He also thanked people to become aware of the importance of wearing a mask and other necessary care for decrease the number of infections.

Read more about what else Gates said on predicting the end of the global pandemic.

She Roots Out Racism in the Construction Industry

Deryl McKissack is the fifth generation in her family to carry on the building business tradition. The roots of her firm date back to the 18th century.  

As a 59-year-old Black woman and the founder and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based architecture, engineering, and construction management firm McKissack & McKissack, Deryl's seen racism and sexism firsthand.  

Her firm is a 2020 Inc. Best in Business honoree and she is a leading voice combating bias in her industry.  

Read more about how she built her business with $30 million in revenue – and with a mission to root out racism in the construction industry.