Study: 41% of Employees Support Higher Insurance Rates for Unvaxed Workers
Forty-four percent of working Americans say that the rise of the COVID-19 delta variant impacts their willingness to return to the workplace.
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Study: More Than 6 in 10 Companies Have High Volume Recruitment Needs
Survey finds most businesses need to ramp up their hiring, but many are struggling to attract quality talent and prevent candidate drop off.
IL: 9th Annual Assembly Show Set for Oct. 26-28 in Rosemont, Ill.
From Oct. 26-28 the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., will be filled with hundreds of leading vendors at the 9th annual ASSEMBLY...
SBA Awards $2.7 Million in Grants to 14 Women’s Business Centers
The U.S. SBA issued 14 awards of up to $200,000 each to organizations in 13 states as part of the Women’s Business Centers Resiliency and Recovery Dem...
WI: Aerospace Collaboration to Benefit Small Businesses, Air National Guard
A unique new military-civilian collaboration to promote aerospace innovation in Wisconsin has received a competitive federal grant.
Survey: 62% of Employers Plan to Increase Base Salaries to Attract Employees
While 50 percent of employers surveyed are offering signing bonuses, only 20 percent expect to still be doing so at the end of 2021.
Ports Support Congress’s Significant Investment in U.S. Maritime Infrastructure
The National Assoc. of Waterfront Employers and American Assoc. of Port Authorities join in a support letter to Congress requesting funding for port i...
U.S. Ports Receive Nearly $30 Million in FY 2021 Port Security Grants
The American Association of Port Authorities is pleased that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $100 million to over 44 U.S. Port Aut...
Hybrid Jobs Grew 30% or More in These 8 Careers: FlexJobs Reports
Hybrid work is quickly becoming the future of work, with 70% of companies planning to adopt the hybrid model in the near future.
U.S. Economy Adds 943,000 Jobs in July as Unemployment Dips to 5.4%
The U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July as a summer rush of travel and recreation spending powered the economy through surging coronavirus cases.