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Instacart shoppers to strike for better protection against coronavirus

(UPI) -- Employees who shop for Instacart, which allows customers to order groceries for delivery through a smartphone app, are planning to strike nationwide Monday to demand the company provide better protections amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a blog post this week the Gig Workers Collective announced they would refuse to accept orders until the company provides hazard pay, safety gear including hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and soap -- and expands paid sick leave to include workers with pre-existing conditions […]

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Business & Lifestyle

MacMurray College to close after 174 years

JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed/Midwest Sports Network) -- Amidst ongoing fiscal issues, a central Illinois collegiate institution is closing its doors. MacMurray College's board of directors announced Friday that the 174-year-old institution will be shutting down at the end of the 2019-20 academic year. Additionally, the news was delivered by board chairman and 1969 alum Charles O'Connell via the website and on YouTube.  MacMurray's board stated that there was no viable financial path forward. Contributing factors included continued declining enrollments, rising costs […]

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Financial News

Tax help available from Illinois Department of Revenue, AARP

(The Center Square) – Senior citizens, people with disabilities and low-to-moderate income families can get free income tax preparation and filing assistance for their 2019 state and federal tax returns. The Illinois Department of Revenue and the American Association of Retired Persons have partnered to set up a network of volunteers who can help. The program is open to people making $56,000 a year or less and people 60 years of age and older. People with disabilities and taxpayers who speak […]

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Business & Lifestyle

How to streamline month-end close financials for your business

Streamlining your month-end closing process can be invaluable for any firm. The firm may be trying to cut back on the amount of time, energy and money it’s wasting. However, most CPAs today have little idea of how to better optimize their existing processes. Fortunately for accountants, a series of handy tips exist to help master the month-end close process. Modern accounting systems may be vastly better than what accountants once relied upon. You can’t rely on digitization alone. Follow […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Ten steps to running lead-generating webinars

Webinars have become popular among digital marketers, primarily due to its effectiveness in delivering an impact. However, for a webinar to make an impression, it needs to be carefully orchestrated. This guide walks you through the entire process of running successful lead-generating webinars, from signup to follow-up. Why use webinars for lead generation? Here are some worthy reasons why you should be using webinars for lead gen: Ability to capture high-quality leads: If someone goes through the trouble of signing […]

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Business News

Customer service improvements for your business

EDITOR'S NOTE: In any scenario, ensuring you provide the best customer service is paramount. The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has forced many businesses to close. Others have switched to remote and e-commerce operations. During this health crisis, it is important to provide great customer service more than ever. Good customer service is more about understanding your customers and offering empathy. There is a possibility that you see the situation differently. It's crucial to resort to the customer's perspective of things and try […]

todayMarch 23, 2020 31

World

South Korea welcomes Trump’s letter to Kim Jong Un

SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- South Korea says it positively evaluates U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to send a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, offering U.S. assistance on the novel coronavirus. Seoul's unification ministry spokeswoman Cho Hye-sil suggested Monday at a regular press briefing Trump's letter to Kim contributes to peace in the Koreas, Yonhap reported. Over the weekend, North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the sea, according to the South's military. "The exchange of letters […]

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Your Health

How CBD can help reduce the symptoms of endometriosis?

From effective pain relief for headaches in treating severe cancer pain, CBD has come a long way to become the best remedial plant product of recent times. Moving forward, researchers all over the world have illuminated the effects of CBD on endometriosis. Yes, CBD from cannabis plants can help reduce the symptoms of endometriosis. But how? What is endometriosis? It's a painful condition where bits of the tissue that lines the uterus, known as the endometrium begins to grow on […]

todayMarch 19, 2020 25

Illinois

Illinois businesses buckle down amid growing coronavirus concerns

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) — As fears over the spread of the coronavirus grow, Illinois’ retail and service sectors are preparing for already thin profit margins getting thinner. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday the cancellation of the city's St. Patrick’s Day parades, turning away what Gov. J.B. Pritzker said brought more than a million people to the city. “We don’t take it lightly,” Lightfoot said. “Nonetheless, we concluded that holding a parade at this time posed an unnecessary risk to […]

todayMarch 12, 2020 59

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