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Murdoch

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Murdoch to step down as chair of Fox, News Corp.

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Rupert Murdoch will step down as board chair of Fox and News Corp. and be succeeded by his eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, the companies announced Thursday. Rupert Murdoch, 92, will step down from the roles effective mid-November at which point Lachlan Murdoch will become the sole chair of both companies. "On behalf of the Fox and News Corp boards of directors, leadership teams, and all the shareholders who have benefited from his hard work, I congratulate my father on his […]

todaySeptember 21, 2023

Amazon

Business News

Amazon to hire 250,000 workers for holidays

SEATTLE (UPI) -- Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will hire 250,000 people for the upcoming holidays. This year's hiring announcement is 100K more than the company said it would hire during last year's winter holidays. The company said it is hiring full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers for its fulfillment centers and transportation roles throughout the United States. Amazon added 800,000+ jobs since 2018, to add 250,000 more Amazon said it has added more than 800,000 such jobs in the past five years, adding […]

todaySeptember 19, 2023

business stores

Business News

How local stores are bringing customers in

Local retail businesses are managing to bring in so many new customers every day, thanks to the use and application of a few known methods. These tried and tested techniques are highly effective in enticing customers into stores. All local businesses which have physical stores in the area would do well to bear them in mind. They are generating a profit and creating future custom for the businesses in question. They are well worth knowing about for all retail business […]

todaySeptember 13, 2023

corn seed

Food & Drink News

Fall seed harvest off to good start

(FarmWeekNow) -- Widespread drought and other weather challenges shouldn’t have a big impact on the production of corn and soybean seed for next year. In fact, seed industry representatives are quite bullish about new product offerings for 2024. “The (seed) crop is just now starting to get harvested, and all signs are thumbs up on what we have for the crop,” Eric Boeck, head of Syngenta Seeds, told FarmWeek at the Farm Progress Show (FPS). “Whether we have more soybeans […]

todaySeptember 12, 2023

meat alternatives

Food & Drink News

Plant-based meat alternatives struggle to make the cut

(FarmWeekNow) -- Offerings of plant-based meat alternatives expanded in recent years, but they haven’t captured consumers’ interest nearly as much as some economists expected. According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, the market for plant-based meats likely reached a tipping point as the initial period of exceptional sales growth appears over. “Whatever their reason for purchase, plant-based offerings appear to have fallen short of consumers’ expectations in terms of either cost or performance,” said Billy Roberts, senior food […]

todaySeptember 11, 2023

Illinois electric vehicles

Business News

Battery manufacturing plant coming to Illinois

MANTENO (Capitol News Illinois) -- A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotion, a Chinese battery manufacturing and development company, announced on Friday that it will build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Manteno, about 50 miles south of Chicago. The roughly $2 billion project is set to create 2,600 jobs and begin production in 2024. The plant […]

todaySeptember 8, 2023

County Market Hy-Vee

Business News

Jacksonville County Market bought by Hy-Vee

JACKSONVILLE -- Iowa-based grocery chain Hy-Vee is coming to Jacksonville as the County Market store on West Morton Ave. was sold Thursday. It was confirmed via multiple sources, including WLDS, of the store's sale. The sale was later revealed to current County Market employees. "This time the rumor is true," Tina Potthoff, senior vice president of communications for Hy-Vee. "We are very excited to come to Jacksonville and be a part of the community." Potthoff declined to provide specific details […]

todaySeptember 8, 2023

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