Regional Business News

In a tight labor market, positions in poultry plants
and lumber mills can be tough to fill. But that
spells opportunity for recruiters like Ray Wiley.

"I felt like a POW recording a message," one of the anchors said.

Apple’s network of stores — considered the most lucrative retail space on the planet — "absolutely" have achieved anchor status. And that means the stores could provide a lifeline and draw shoppers to smaller retailers and malls.

Most of the J-1 workers she interviewed felt they were given the least desirable jobs and shifts, and in many cases felt they didn’t have the ability to change shifts or speak up about mistreatment.

Expect to see a lot more of these new faces in the legal industry’s discussions about innovation.

The review — which included confidential planning documents — revealed a strategy aimed at forcing older workers into lower-paid positions and preventing high performers from being rehired for other positions in the company.

Watch for mergers that may change your life.

Walmart, America’s largest grocery, will deliver supermarket items to 40% of the nation’s homes by the end of the year.

"I felt like a POW recording a message," one of the anchors said.

The hospital, he lamented, is more like a factory — "it tests every ache and treats every laboratory abnormality, but it does little to heal its patients." Treating and healing are both necessary, but modern health care too often disregards the latter.