On Wednesday, in the course of afternoon trade, Shares of Kroger Co (NYSE:KR), climbed 0.80%, and is now trading at $33.91.
Kroger declared that associates working at stores in Kroger’s Columbus division have ratified a new labor agreement with UFCW Local 1059.
“We are happy to reach a contract that is good for our associates. This new contract provides wage improvements, affordable health care and ongoing investment in our associates’ pension fund to support their retirement,” said Joe Grieshaber, president of Kroger’s Columbus division. “This agreement comes after thoughtful and productive work by both the company and union bargaining committees. I want to thank our associates for supporting the agreement and for the excellent service they provide to our customers every day.”
The contract covers more than 12,000 associates working in 85 stores, 64 fuel centers and 83 pharmacies in the Columbus metro area and suburbs and region.
The Kroger Co., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a retailer in the United States and internationally. It also manufactures and processes food for sale in its supermarkets. The company operates retail food and drug stores, multi-department stores, jewelry stores, and convenience stores.
During an Afternoon trade, Shares of Angie’s List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI), dipped -0.32%, and is now trading at $4.70.
Small business has always been the engine that drives American jobs but even the best engine can’t run without fuel.
“Service companies tell us – and economic indicators bear it out – that it’s getting harder and harder to find new employees to backfill practiced service pros who are retiring,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “We’re hoping to assist turn this tide.”
Hicks will kick off the inaugural Angie’s List Service Industry Job Fair Friday, August 28, 2015, at her corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. The event will connect more than 25 Central Indiana companies that are highly rated on Angie’s List looking to fill positions ranging from administration to sales to entry-level general labor.
“We’re starting small, hoping to learn how best to make these connections, but we intend to replicate it in markets across the country,” Hicks said. “These are great jobs that can lead to lucrative careers, and consumers get the benefit of great customer service. It’s a win for everyone.”
The National Federation of Independent Business’s small business optimism index was up in February 2015 and optimism in the small business sector is high. But finding good workers remains a problem, according to the NFIB, reporting that jobs hard to fill raised to 29 percent and 89 percent of companies looking for workers said they were seeing few or no applicants qualified for open positions.
Angie’s List, Inc. operates a local services marketplace and consumer review site in the United States. The company provides marketplace to research, shop for, and purchase local services for home, health, and automotive service needs.
Finally, Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVID), lost -0.13% Wednesday.
Avid(R) (AVID) declared Jewelry Television (JTV), a leading television retail network, has embraced Avid Everywhere(TM) to improve production efficiency, enhance collaboration, and produce a high volume of media to meet a demanding 24/7 production plan. The end-to-end media administration and shared storage workflow, built on the Avid MediaCentral Platform, enables JTV to streamline operations, quickly access media assets, and create higher quality content.
Reaching more than 85 million homes across the U.S., JTV employs 1,300 team members at its facility in Knoxville, TN. The facility comprises of three HD studios, a call center, and a distribution center. JTV also has an office in Bangkok, Thailand with 100 employees. The speed of content creation and distribution at JTV requires the network to operate more like a live sports operation than a typical broadcaster requires, and amplifies any workflow issues or inefficiencies.
“Other manufacturers offered parts and pieces of a solution, but only Avid offered a complete, comprehensive workflow,” said Tim Engle, chief strategy officer at JTV. “With Avid Everywhere, we have the powerful collaborative workflows we need to streamline every aspect of our production process and produce the highest quality content for audiences across the U.S.”
Avid Technology, Inc. develops, markets, sells, and supports software and hardware for digital media content production, administration, and distribution in the United States, the other Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific.
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