WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Wednesday setting a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour for workers under federal contracts,…

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Waffle Maker Riot Captured Black Friday 2011 has seen its share of noteworthy, bargain-fueled madness. Shoppers lined up earlier than ever to take advantage of midnight openings and to get discounts at some stores that even opened on Thanksgiving Day. There have been reports of shoppers pepper spraying one another in the hunt for deals […]

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CLEVELAND, OH – Average retail gasoline prices in Cleveland have risen 11.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.38/g Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.46/g, according to gasoline price website ClevelandGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Cleveland […]

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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today applauded the expected news that Ohio’s nearly two million Social Security recipients will see a 3.5 percent increase in their Social Security benefits beginning in 2012. “The economic downturn has been particularly hard for seniors, who often struggle to balance the high cost of their prescriptions against grocery and utility […]

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Employees enjoy flexible work schedules, fitness centers and a casual dress code Flexible work arrangements, including working from home and compressed work weeks; performance bonuses; a casual dress code; on-site medical facilities for employees and their families; and fitness centers are just some of the amenities that make Progressive car insurance a popular employer in […]

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Employees enjoy flexible work schedules, fitness centers and a casual dress code Flexible work arrangements, including working from home and compressed work weeks; performance bonuses; a casual dress code; on-site medical facilities for employees and their families; and fitness centers are just some of the amenities that make Progressive car insurance a popular employer in […]

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Good news for taking back your streets. We’ve learned the City of Cleveland is getting grant money to bring 25 laid-off officers back to work. The police union president Steve Loomis tells us it will allow the city to pay those officers for three more years. We expect to hear more […]

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Good news for taking back your streets. We’ve learned the City of Cleveland is getting grant money to bring 25 laid-off officers back to work. The police union president Steve Loomis tells us it will allow the city to pay those officers for three more years. We expect to hear more […]

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NEW YORK (CNN) – Macy’s plans to fill 78,000 temporary positions – an early Christmas gift for job seekers. The retailer says it needs the new employees to staff Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and warehouses for the holiday season. In total, the company is planning to hire 4 percent more workers […]

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NEW YORK (CNN) – Macy’s plans to fill 78,000 temporary positions – an early Christmas gift for job seekers. The retailer says it needs the new employees to staff Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and warehouses for the holiday season. In total, the company is planning to hire 4 percent more workers […]

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WASHINGTON — Young adults are the recession’s lost generation. In record numbers, they’re struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they’re becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II, and they risk […]

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WASHINGTON — Young adults are the recession’s lost generation. In record numbers, they’re struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they’re becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II, and they risk […]