Firms are reducing salaries to preserve jobs. But that trade-off quickly gets complicated More: continued here
Read More »Fred Smith: U.S. needs energy independence (BizJournals)
Citing the need for energy independence in the U.S., FedEx Corp. CEO Fred Smith kicked off the Green Logistics Conference Monday at the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis by calling on the transportation industry to find alternatives to oil. More: continued here
Read More »SCORES (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
PGA Tour Verizon Heritage At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head 6,973 yards; Par: 71 Final (FedEx Cup points in parenthesis) Brian Gay (500), $1,026,000 67-66-67-64-264 -20 More: continued here
Read More »Van Pelt finishes 13th (Palladium-Item)
Richmond native Bo Van Pelt carded a 1-under 70 in Sunday’s final round of the Verizon Heritage. He started and finished the day in a tie for 13th place, winning $94,763 and earning 55 FedEx Cup points. Van Pelt has earned $554,159 this season, making the cut in seven of …
Read More »Chamber job fair expanding (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
FLORENCE – The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s annual job fair for high school seniors has been expanded to include all high school and college students. More: continued here
Read More »Mailing-in gold? Get rates in advance (Miami Herald)
In response to ”Mail-in gold: Legal loopholes?” (Action Line, April 15): More: continued here
Read More »Woman’s snacks gain popularity (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
After her beloved dog died, Marilyn Baker started to cook to cope with sadness. She eventually created spicy pretzels called Zels. More than 120 area stores now carry them, and Food Network cook Rachel Ray featured them on her national talk show. More: continued here
Read More »Chop shop discovered, police say – Atlanta Journal Constitution
MyFox Atlanta Chop shop discovered, police sayAtlanta Journal Constitution, USABy Jeffry Scott A stolen motorcycle in Henry County led authorities to a man who had been operating a chop shop at his home for several months and selling parts from the stolen bikes on eBay, police said. Trenton Dean Mallard, …
Read More »More firms cutting pay instead of people (Chicago Tribune)
Practice expected to increase amid weak economy Bosses at Avatech Solutions Inc. thought they had to slash payroll after sales cratered, but when it came down to it they didn’t want to lay off 35 or 40 people. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx building bigger facility west of Grand Junction Regional Airport (The Daily Sentinel)
McCauley Constructors, based in Windsor, broke ground recently on a $3 million FedEx shipping facility west of the Grand Junction Regional Airport. More: continued here
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