Holiday hiring battle tightens as retailers seek staff
Retailers and shippers brace for a strong holiday season amid a 49 year low unemployment rate and a record 6.9 million job openings. Companies raise pay hold national hiring days offer bonuses and shift toward full time work while some warehousing firms adopt automation. UPS plans a first nationwide job fair across 170 locations with on the spot interviews and road tests after last year’s early surge.
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Washington
America
U.S
Tony Lee
The
Society For Human Resource Management
Kohl’s
Ryan Festerling
Kohl
UPS
Atlanta
Perrigo Names Murray Kessler as CEO in Strategic Shift
Perrigo Co Allegan names Murray S Kessler the new chief executive effective immediately as the company pivots to a consumer focused strategy with the Rx unit to be separated. Kessler formerly led Lorillard Tobacco and has held roles at Campbell Soup Pinnacle Foods Clorox U S Smokeless Tobacco and Altria. Three Holland area leaders make West Michigan 40 Under 40 list including Peter Beukema Suburban Inns Mike Goorhouse Community Foundation and Ryan Kilpatrick Housing Next.
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Allegan — Perrigo Co
Murray S. Kessler
Lorillard Tobacco Co
Perrigo
Murray Kessler
Rolf Classon
Rx Pharmaceuticals
Campbell Soup Co
Pinnacle Foods
Clorox
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co
Altria
Grand Rapids
West Michigan
Peter Beukema
Suburban Inns
Holland
Felch Street
Marriott
Eighth Street
Midland
Mike Goorhouse
Community Foundation
Holland/Zeeland
Goorhouse
American Enterprise Institute
Ryan Kilpatrick
Housing Next
Holland/Zeeland Area
Grand Haven Area
Kilpatrick
City of Grand Rapids Board of Zoning Appeals
Affordable Housing Fund Board
Michigan high court weighs six month window in unemployment fraud suits
The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments on when the six month period to sue starts in a case about a faulty automated unemployment system. More than 40,000 people faced wrongful accusations, deductions, and penalties before refunds were issued, with ongoing lawsuits alleging due process violations.
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Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Rick Snyder
Supreme Court
Aaron Lindstrom
Richard Bernstein
Lindstrom
Secretary of State
Lord
Bill Schuette
Snyder
Michigan
Schuette
Rep
Sam Singh
East Lansing
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Ford Motor Company
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GNTX
Gentex Corp
Nyse Diary
Huntington Banc Hban
Herman Miller, Inc. Mlhr
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Pfizer, Inc
PFE
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Tennant Company
TNC
Whirlpool Corp Whr
Howdy
OLD National Bank
Holland Banking Center
Oldnational.com
Tional Associates
FDIC
Villanova University
New York University Stern School of Business
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Holland-area
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