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From garage startup to 100+ employees: Inside one NC company"s plan to go national

In 1985, he founded a startup in a Raleigh garage. This week, it gets the capital its CEO says could help it go national......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 17th, 2019

Why a children"s book startup is giving hazard pay during pandemic

CEO Jessica Ewing said frontline employees deserve to benefit from the company's growth this .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 1st, 2020

Montco medical device company cuts spending, furloughs some workers

Strata Skin Sciences, a publicly traded medical device company based in Horsham, has put an undisclosed number of employees on leaves of absence as part of its plan to conserve cash during the Covid-19 pandemic. The move, which Strata (NASDAQ: SSKN) s.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 21st, 2020

Amazon employees plan "online walkout" to protest firings and treatment of warehouse workers

A group of Amazon employees are calling for workers to walkout in protest of the company's labor practices......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 17th, 2020

Inside China’s Plan to Power Global Blockchain Adoption

China is about to launch its national blockchain platform, part of Beijing’s grand strategy to lead the digital transformation of the world economy......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 14th, 2020

Hospitality startup lays off 79 Denver-area employees

The company had been quickly expanding in Denver prior to the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 14th, 2020

National chain to close six restaurants in metro Birmingham – and they may not reopen after COVID-19

The Nashville-based parent company of restaurant brands like Logan’s Roadhouse and Old Chicago has fired almost all of its 18,000 employees as COVID-19 has kept its doors closed. According to the New York Post, CraftWorks Holdings, which filed for ba.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 7th, 2020

National insurance brokerage to hire 150 new employees in Denver

The hiring push is on top of a similar one the company made in Denver last year......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 6th, 2020

"I feared for my safety": Amazon confirms coronavirus exposure at Washington, DC-area warehouse after worker speaks out

AP Amazon told employees in a voicemail on Thursday that a person who had been inside the warehouse in Springfield, Virginia, had subsequently been diagnosed with COVID-19, a source told Business Insider. The company confirmed the incident.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 3rd, 2020

Inside GM’s four-week sprint to build emergency ventilators

About 100 Amazon&am… at a plan to go on strike at noon on Monday, alleging management has been unresponsive to safety concerns and the spread of the coronavirus at the facility. Employees are... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 1st, 2020

Instacart workers strike as Amazon employees plan to follow

Some of the roughly 200,000 workers at U.S. online grocery delivery company Instacart said they were striking Monday as labor unrest grows globally over safety and wages for people working through the coronavirus crisis......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 30th, 2020

Four Ways To Keep Your Team Committed When Your Enterprise Is In A Crisis

If you have a culture where employees enjoy coming to work, and are fully involved/consulted in the company's growth plan, then they will be more committed to seeing the company perform and survive in any situation......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 30th, 2020

Amazon workers say company not doing enough to stop spread of virus

Many employees leaving the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Moreno Valley did not want to comment about safety protocols inside the warehouse after one of their co-workers tested positive for coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 27th, 2020

Valley startup formed by WebPT exec has new CEO, pivots to new business plan

The cloud-focused company, which plans on moving to a new downtown Phoenix locati.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 26th, 2020

Startup Scene: How this biotech firm pivoted to make a coronavirus test

As a national shortage of tests for the novel coronavirus continues to challenge mitigation efforts, one Virginia company that initially held off is throwing its hat in the ring. Aperiomics Inc. decided to start offering its own tests for COVID-19 as.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 25th, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook gives employees OK to work from home this week

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has green-lighted a plan to let employees at most of the company's offices work from home March 9-13 as is it contend.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 8th, 2020

Zoom, the hot video-conferencing startup that"s helping remote workers amid the spread of coronavirus, is asking employees at its San Jose HQ to work from home (ZM)

Reuters/Carlo Allegri Videoconferencing company Zoom is asking employees at its San Jose, CA headquarters to .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 4th, 2020

Oracle employees "tip-toeing" around company culture as they plan "log-off" protest against Larry Ellison"s Trump fundraiser

Oracle Corp. workers calling themselves "Employees for Ethics" say they're being careful to follow the rules even as they take a stand against company founder Larry Ellison's fundraiser for President Donald Trump's reelection campaign......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 19th, 2020

Employees brace for job cuts as Walmart rolls out ‘Great Workplace’ program

The company is rethinking roles at 1,100 U.S. stores. “Terminations are part of the plan,” workers’ rights groups say......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 18th, 2020

Expedia cost-cutting measures will impact employees, Diller says

Though Expedia Group leadership didn’t explicitly say there would be layoffs, the company’s new plan to simplify its business and cut costs “has an effect, obviously, on people,” according to company Chairman Barry Diller. The Seattle-base.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 18th, 2020

Walmart employees brace for job cuts as retailer rolls out ‘Great Workplace’ program

The company is rethinking roles at 1,100 U.S. stores. “Terminations are part of the plan,” workers’ rights groups say......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 18th, 2020