It helps to know someone. Almost all of the 100 Best rely heavily on employee referrals. Principal Financial Group and many others get about 40% of their new hires this way. At Wegmans it’s a family thing: About one in five employees is related to at least one other staffer.
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Ticket brokers are making large profits on tickets for Saturday night’s men’s college basketball showdown between No.1 Memphis and second-ranked Tennessee.The contest will be played at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Individual ticket prices have ranged from $145-$3,000, with Seat Exchange.com. reporting the highest price to date.The online broker set noon Wednesday as its closing…
Federal prosecutors are seeking to compel FedEx Corp. (FDX) to settle a pending drug-trafficking case by adding money-laundering charges against the parcel shipping company, attorneys and analysts said. More: continued here
Today the Teamsters are launching a campaign to remind the American public that people who drive trucks are not airline pilots. You’d think we wouldn’t… More: continued here
FedEx gunman note: A letter from the suspect was found by investigators, though its contents have not been made public. More: continued here