WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/14/2014) [WORKFORCE-Updated] United States Postal workers are protesting at 150 locations as part of a National Day of Action to send a message to the Postmaster General and the USPS Board of Governors. The Union claims scheduled closings of distribution centers will cause job loss and slow down mail processing.
Read moreWISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/14/2014) [HEALTH] Philanthropist Paul G. Allen has announced a multi-million dollar grant aimed at addressing one of the most tragic outcomes of the Ebola crisis in Liberia: the care of children orphaned by the virus. According to UNICEF, at least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have lost one of their parents to Ebola so far this year. The challenges facing these orphans will impact their young lives for decades.
Read moreWISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/11/2014) [SHOPPING] Shopko announces that its stores will be open for extended hours beginning Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27 through Friday, November 28. Special store hours and pricing will be available at the retailer’s Shopko and Shopko Hometown stores and on Shopko.com. Shopko stores will be open from 7 am to 1 pm on Thanksgiving Day for shoppers wanting to beat the rush or pick up their last minute needs for their Thanksgiving feast. The stores will re-open for Black Friday at 6 pm on Thanksgiving night and remain open until 11 pm Friday, November 28. Over 850 items will be featured at Shopko store locations at door buster
Read moreWISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/28/2014) – NewPage Holdings Inc. (NewPage) says net sales during the 3rd quarter of 2014 improved by millions of dollars over last year. Net sales in the third quarter of 2014 were $796 million compared to $780 million in the third quarter of 2013.
Read moreWISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/22/2014) [COMMERCE] Microsoft is making a 5.4 Million Dollar software grant to Goodwill Industries International. The grant affects the Milwaukee, WI area and 20 other Goodwill agencies in the United States.
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