Work & Business
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Pints for Philanthropy: Creature Comforts Raises Money for Local Causes
Creature Comforts is collecting more than money from beer. They’re collecting research to see if their involvement with local philanthropies is a success. The study is under the Department of Management at the University of Georgia and began in November. Each month Creature Comforts picks a new philanthropy in the community.…
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Walmart Neighborhood Opens on Atlanta Highway
By Jane Mo This Walmart is not your typical toy and furniture filled retail store. The new Atlanta Highway neighborhood market consists of a grocery store, a pharmacy, and a gas station. It has provided jobs for 95 people. The neighborhood market is between two Walmart super centers. One is located at…
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Smart Pills Move Off Campus, Into Workplace
It’s a quarter till 10 p.m. You’ve been up since six this morning, and on your feet since eight. You’re a pharmacist, pulling the second of back-to-back 14-hour shifts at a big retail store. Now, as your long shift winds down and you get ready close the pharmacy to the…
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Don’t Forget the Tip… or Do? The Great Debate
By Katya Riedlinger Some restaurants around the country are experimenting with big pay increases for their workers and cutting out tipping. The discussions about which works best for workers and customers is a hot topic here in Athens, too.
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Seasonal Jobs Make Their Way to Athens area
By Richard Banton If you’re looking for a job, more than 200 seasonal positions have opened up across Northeast Georgia. The Georgia Department of Labor’s Career Center will host a job bair on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where 20 employers hope to recruit candidates. Seasonal employment is…
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Starbucks Stirs Controversy: Why the Change?
By: Chelsea Beimfohr It’s the beginning of November and the holiday season has officially kicked off. Department stores have busted out the decorations, Black Friday sales are just around the corner, and holiday treats are back on the menus of bakeries and coffee shops across the country. The coveted holiday cup…
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Oldest Businesses in Downtown Athens
The Golden Pantry recently celebrated its 50th year of service in Athens. However, what some people might not know is that a number of businesses have been operating in Athens for nearly 200 years. Here is a list of seven businesses that have been in Athens before 1950. 1. Athens…
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ICYMI: Businesses Update Credit Card Technology
Businesses, not credit card companies, can now be held responsible for credit card fraud. As of Oct. 1, if a business does not update their credit card reader they, will be held liable for any credit card theft.
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Caterpillar Announces Job Cuts
By: Chelsea Beimfohr Caterpillar announced today it will eliminate up to 5,000 jobs by the end of next year – and that number could double to 10,000 by 2018. Caterpillar says more than 20 facilities around the would could be affected by this restructuring, but the company is still contemplating which…
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Grady Newsource Explains: Athens-Clarke County Livable Wages
By Blis Savidge Improving the standard of living was a key issue at the Athens-Clarke County Federation of Neighborhoods program on Monday night. County Commissioner Melissa Link challenged the Georgia legislators who attended to consider pushing the state to allow local governments more control over minimum wages. According to the Massachusetts Institute…