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Retailers increasing logistics to cut costs

Retail employment in central Ohio is shifting away from stores and toward logistics activities such as trucking and warehousing, a new report on Franklin County retail activity shows. And while employment in the sector continues its decline, the rate...

News • June 13th, 2013

Maine Senate passes bill to require genetically modified foods be labeled

A bill that would require food producers to label products containing genetically-engineered ingredients continued to march forward in the Legislature on Wednesday.

News • June 13th, 2013

Average worker pay in Washington State tops $50k

Workers in Washington state are making more money these days, according to the latest findings from the state Employment Security Department.

News • June 13th, 2013

Oklahoma banks helped Moore school district meet payroll after tornado

After servers that contained payroll data for about 3,000 Moore Public Schools employees were lost in a pile of rubble in the May 20 tornado, it quickly became apparent that the district would be unable to make payroll for teachers who were due a...

News • June 13th, 2013

California considering teacher pay raises, smaller classes

Woodland school leaders want to shrink kindergarten class rosters now jammed with 30 students. Natomas Superintendent Chris Evans wants to add a week of school. And Washington Unified leaders will give raises to teachers in West Sacramento.

News • June 13th, 2013

Kansas governor signs tax bill cutting income taxes

Kansas Gov. Brownback signed a continuation of income tax cuts into law Thursday -- enacting a measure made possible by keeping sales taxes higher.

News • June 13th, 2013

Apple executive denies ebook price-fixing in NY trial

A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books.

News • June 13th, 2013

Judge rules online cigarette sales are taxable

Ruling clears way for collection of taxes on Internet cigarette sales

News • June 13th, 2013

Texas town hit by explosion denied FEMA aid

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide additional money to help rebuild the small Texas town where a deadly fertilizer plant explosion leveled numerous homes and a school, and killed 15 people.

News • June 12th, 2013

Nevada Gov. approves $19 billion two-year budget

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has approved bills to spend $19 billion in the next two years to run state government, conduct an audit on the cost of the death penalty and restore pay to state workers.

News • June 12th, 2013

State agency promised to create more jobs with increased funds, boosted cash reserves instead

South Carolina's Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole Services told lawmakers it would spend $3.8 million to hire 47 new agents, but instead used the money to boost the agency's cash reserves, according to a new report from the Legislative Audit...

News • June 12th, 2013

Online payroll system adds contractor management features

New functionality enables modern payroll for the entire workforce - employees and contractors

News • June 12th, 2013

State holds tax refunds for those with warrants

Greed is one of the seven deadly sins. But for Maryland's Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, greed is good.

News • June 12th, 2013

Why Some Companies Overhold Cash Reserves

As some U.S. corporations rankle investors by holding unprecedented levels of cash, research from the University of Michigan indicates that the CEO's prior job experience could have something to do with it.

News • June 12th, 2013

Texas governor woos businesses in New York

Former GOP presidential hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry visits New York and neighboring Connecticut next week as he continues his high-profile search for gun, drug and financial companies willing to move to his state.

News • June 12th, 2013

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