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2018年2月27日 星期二

Macy’s $30 million State Street deal | Anti-NRA business backlash | Standing desks' health consequences

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February 27, 2018

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Macy's to sell top floors of State Street store for $30 million

Tuesday, Feb 27

Macy's has struck a deal to sell the top half of its State Street flagship store to a real estate investor planning to turn them into offices.

Why more companies should hop on the anti-NRA bandwagon

ROBERT REED: In addition to acting as responsible corporate citizens, companies breaking with the gun rights group are teeing up an important new business strategy.

Anthony Stefani of Bar Cargo carves out a place in Stefani restaurant empire

BACK STORY: Anthony Stefani has joined his family's Chicago restaurant business, opening Bar Cargo, a Roman pizza bar in River North.

White House and Boeing reach deal on Air Force One

The White House announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with Boeing for two presidential airplanes for $3.9 billion, ending months of negotiations that began after Donald Trump threatened to cancel the program even before he took office.

Study: Standing desks could be harmful to your productivity — and your health

Thinking of getting standing desks for your employees. . .or even for yourself? You might want to think again.

Ebony to pay freelancers $80,000 to settle lawsuit after #EbonyOwes campaign

The freelancers were "regular contributors" to both Ebony and co-owned Jet magazine, but the publisher "failed and/or refused" to pay the amounts due for their work, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in September in Cook County Circuit Court.

Supreme Court divided over Illinois organized labor case that could affect 5 million government workers

The Supreme Court is divided in a major organized labor case over "fair share" fees that nonmembers pay to help cover the costs of contract negotiations.

Conflict of interest causes NLRB to vacate pro-corporation ruling

The National Labor Relations Board threw out its most important ruling of 2017 — a 3-2 victory for major U.S. corporations-following an internal agency report that found that a potential conflict-of-interest had tainted the vote.

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