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  • Review: State of the Union address

    On Tuesday, President Obama delivered his seventh and final State of the Union address to the Congress. Unlike the previous six, this was not a long list of policy agenda items he would like to see the Congress address in the coming year. It was, instead, a broader conversation regarding the state of American democracy.

  • Lowe's goes on seasonal hiring spree

    Temperatures might be at a bitter low across the country, but it's that time again for big-box home improvement stores.

    Lowe's announced today that it's getting ready to hire 46,000 seasonal employees to help with the busy spring and summer season.

  • Brooklyn development site acquired for $158 million

    Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Forest City Realty Trust announced that it has closed the sale of 625 Fulton Street, a development site in Brooklyn, New York. The Rabsky Group purchased the property for $158 million, of which $100 million was paid at closing with the balance due in 90 days.

  • Publix Super Markets CEO is stepping down

    Publix Super Markets is getting a new CEO after Ed Crenshaw announced his retirement on Wednesday.

    The company announced that Crenshaw will step down effective April 30. Upon Crenshaw’s retirement, current company President Todd Jones will become president and CEO. 

  • Chain to increase employee wages — without cutting hours

    Sheetz, the family-owned and operated convenience store chain, announced it will invest more than $15 million to raise the wages of store employees across the company. And it is doing so without cutting back on hours for full-time employees.

  • Publix Super Markets' CEO to retire

    Publix Super Markets named a new CEO to replace current chief executive Ed Crenshaw, who announced his retirement on Wednesday.

    The company said that Crenshaw will step down effective April 30, 2016. Upon his retirement, current company president Todd Jones will become president and CEO.

  • The Vitamin Shoppe overhauls board of directors

    The Vitamin Shoppe is changing the structure of its board of directors as it looks to enhance its corporate governance practices.

    The company announced its board will rotate the role of lead director for the second time since the company's Oct. 28, 2009, initial public offering. David Edwab, who served as lead director since April 2011, has stepped down from that role and John Bowlin, who became a member of the Vitamin Shoppe board in October 2014, will now serve as lead director.

  • Industry veteran in cancer fight

    Carl Nottberg, a veteran retail facilities executive, is battling cancer.

    Nottberg, senior VP of business development at USM, is suffering from multiple myeloma, a relatively uncommon form of cancer that attacks the plasma cells in the bone marrow. He has been in and out of treatment while his immune system is attacked, and hospitalized for weeks at a time.

  • Kroger wishes retiring Fred Meyer president well, names successor

    Photo: Jeff Burt

  • Starbucks commits big time to China — and not just with more stores

    Photo: Jack Ma and Howard Schultz, China Partner Family Forum

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