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"For nearly 50 years, Starbucks has been a leader in providing relevant, industry-leading benefits and a total compensation approach that is best-in-class for both part and full-time employees," a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement. "Continuing in that tradition, this announcement is the next phase of its commitment to ensuring the well-being of partners with one of the most significant investments to hourly pay in the U.S. in the history of the company."

Tech titan Keith Rabois announced this week he is leaving California's Silicon Valley and moving to the Floridian metropolis of Miami. 

While more employees are paying attention to their health plans, droves of others are grappling with how to obtain insurance after a swath of industries were forced to lay off employees in an attempt to weather the virus-related economic downturn. 

Shoppers are spending more than ever on videogames, and one of GameStop Corp.’s biggest investors says the struggling retailer should get a bigger piece of the pie.

The companies have agreed that Simon will pay $43 a share for Taubman under the new deal, they said Sunday. That is down from the original price of $52.50.

Bath Iron Works is one of the Navy’s largest shipbuilders and is a major employer with 6,800 workers in Maine

The company expects to file voluntary petitions for reorganization following Chapter 11 in the U.S. bankruptcy court

White Castle announced that it will be breaking ground in Orlando next week as it prepares to build its largest restaurant location in the world.

President-elect Joe Biden has proposed increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2026, up from the current $7.25. Raising the pay floor would help low-wage workers, Mr. Biden said before the Nov. 3 elections.