How texting is reshaping the way businesses hire
The U.S.’s unemployment rate is currently the lowest it’s been since 1969 at just 3.5 percent, and because of that, employers have to consider everything when it comes to reaching out to younger generations to find new employees. Where a phone call or an email might have been enough ten years ago, now recruiters are harnessing the power of text messages.
Businesses embracing texting to hire young employees
It's a job-seeker's market out there these days, but with Millennials and Generation Z making up the majority of people looking for work, businesses have to embrace new methods to get in contact with job candidates.
US suspends plans to hike tariffs Tuesday on Chinese imports
The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world's two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade war.
Tastes great, less land-filling ... beer in a paper bottle
Danish brewer Carlsberg says it is developing a paper beer bottle made from sustainably sourced wood fibers.
Delta to hire 12,000 employees by 2020
Delta announced it will hire 12,000 employees by next year as it expand its operations.
Samuel Adams unveils new beer so strong, it’s illegal in 15 states
Samuel Adams has announced a new beer that’s not just strong, it’s actually illegal in 15 states!
New hybrid ferry is a faster, more environmentally friendly way to ship goods
For goods to get from Connecticut to Long Island usually means enduring standstill traffic on I-95 and the Long Island Expressway. But now, thanks to Bob and Marilyn Kunkel’s hybrid cargo vessel the Captain Ben Moore, the trip can be made far faster and without any harmful emissions that could damage the environment.
More single women are working than ever before — here’s what that means for the economy
The U.S. workforce is comprised of increasingly more single women, and a projection from Morgan Stanley Research predicts that, by 2030, single women will make up an estimated 45 percent of all prime working age women (aged 25 to 44) — the largest portion in history — which will have a far-reaching positive effect on the U.S. economy.
GE freezes pension plans for 20,000 workers as it attempts to cut debt
Pension obligations represent about $21 billion of the company's overall debt.
Forget Tide Pods, Glenlivet creates creates whiskey pods
Want to have some whiskey without dirtying a glass? Now there's whiskey pods.
United Airlines to hire 10,000 pilots over next decade to offset retiring captains
Calling all pilots – United Airlines hopes to hire 10,000 aviators by 2029, as nearly half of the airline's 12,500 pilots are estimated to retire within that period.
US hiring slows but unemployment rate hits fresh 50-year low
The U.S. economy added a modest 136,000 jobs in September, a gain that managed to lower the unemployment rate to a new five-decade low of 3.5% but also suggested rising caution among employers.
Sports Illustrated, under new management, cuts staff jobs
Sports Illustrated’s new manager said Thursday that the 65-year-old sports magazine is cutting more than 40 jobs out of a staff of 150.
Bed Bath & Beyond increases projected store closures to 60
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said it is increasing its projected store closures to 60 in the fiscal year, according to reports on Wednesday.
TripAdvisor will no longer sell tickets to attractions that breed or import whales or dolphins
Travel website TripAdvisor announced it will no longer sell tickets or generate revenue from any attractions that are involved with the captivity of ocean mammals.
Costco, HomeGoods and Lowe’s among major retailers closed on Thanksgiving 2019
Many retail chains have expanded their Black Friday hours earlier and earlier over the years, sometimes into the previous day, to get a head start on the competition.
Stocks drop again to worst loss in weeks on economy worries
Stocks tumbled again on Wednesday as worries about a weakening global economy boomeranged around the world.
Smarties candy turns 70 with all-female leadership
This month marks a big milestone for a local company. Smarties candy is celebrating 70 years.
Chick-fil-A named cleanest fast-food restaurant, but has slowest drive-thru, new studies say
The chicken-centric chain was recently crowned as having America’s cleanest fast-food restaurants in a new survey, but at the same time, the Atlanta-based eatery was denounced for operating the slowest drive-thru in the industry, according to a separate poll.
Yuengling, Hershey's join forces to create limited-edition chocolate porter beer
Two Pennsylvania staples have joined forces to unite beer-lovers and chocolate connoisseurs.