Tag: The Associated Press
A marketing dilemma: How to handle a competitor’s setback
Imagine: You’re in charge of marketing for a major automaker, and your biggest competitor just recalled thousands of vehicles. Now customers are worried about...
A costly trade war still looms over us
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Feb. 1 to slap steep tariffs on imports from key American trading partners – 25% on...
UPS to lay off 130 Warwick employees
WARWICK – The United Parcel Service Inc. is facing questions from employees over its plans to layoff 130 workers in Warwick.
UPS filed a Worker...
Pay transparency grows; job-seekers reap benefits
U.S. employers are increasingly posting salary ranges for job openings, even in states where it’s not required by law, according to analysts with several...
Closures of Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun sting rural eastern Conn.
NORWICH, Conn. – Unemployment in eastern Connecticut is soaring, despite relatively few cases of COVID-19 in the region, largely because the pandemic forced two...
A guide to surviving financially as the bills come due
The coronavirus has dealt a financial blow to millions of Americans and now April’s bills are coming due.
The good news is there is help...
Weil: Fewer OSHA inspectors is a dangerous matter
In many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers died on the job.
In...