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Starbucks workers in Valparaiso file for union election

Workers at a Starbucks in Valparaiso filed for a union election that could make the coffee shop on LaPorte Avenue just the second unionized Starbucks in Indiana, saying they have trouble paying their bills at a time when the company is reaping record profits.

Hourly workers at the Starbucks at 2310 LaPorte Ave., near Target at the Valparaiso Marketplace outdoor shopping mall, asked the National Labor Relations Board for union representation. An overwhelming majority of workers at the store signed union authorization cards, according to the Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board of Workers United.

Spokespeople for Starbucks, the Seattle-based

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Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud – Business News
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Trump firm fined $1.6M

The Canadian Press – | Story: 406089

Donald Trump’s company was fined $1.6 million Friday as punishment for a scheme in which the former president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks — a symbolic, hardly crippling blow for an enterprise boasting billions of dollars in assets.

A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization for its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business records.

The amount

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Healthcare and Data Tracking – Rickard & Associates
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Healthcare and Data Tracking – Rickard & Associates

Recently, Facebook’s parent company Meta was fined by the European Union regarding its privacy policies and advertisement targeting.

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The recent decision in the EU may impact how Meta operates in the United States.

The ruling found that Meta violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which provides individuals with the right to reject the collection and processing of personal data for advertisement targeting.

Meta plans on appealing to the ruling.

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Lubbock’s business news includes big plant plans, Joyland loss, more
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Lubbock’s business news includes big plant plans, Joyland loss, more

Alana Edgin is a business reporter for the Avalanche-Journal, as seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

Alana Edgin is a business reporter for the Avalanche-Journal, as seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

Hello AJ readers!

One of the biggest stories this week was a sad one, as the potential saviors of Joyland Amusement Park backed out of the deal. The news broke on Tuesday, when the Dean family announced that the longtime park would not reopen for the 51st season.

“It is with a broken heart that we must announce that Joyland Amusement Park will not be reopening after all,” the post stated. “The local group of investors that originally agreed to purchase

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Reasons Not to Have an Estate Plan
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Reasons Not to Have an Estate Plan

We often hear from clients many reasons why they waited so long to draft their estate plans.

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We often hear the same reasons over and over as to why people don’t have an estate plan or haven’t gotten around to drafting an estate plan.

Some of the most frequent reasons and why they shouldn’t stop you from having an estate plan are:

  1. I don’t have enough money, property, etc. Estate
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Banking regulator launches consultations on mortgage rules, proposes additions – Business News
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Banking regulator launches consultations on mortgage rules, proposes additions – Business News

Loan risks increase

The Canadian Press – | Stories: 405884

Canada’s banking regulator is launching public consultations on existing and newly proposed mortgage lending rules as it says loan risks have increased considerably since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions says the consultations around the B-20 mortgage underwriting rules will focus on measures to ensure borrowers will be able to manage their debts.

A key part of the existing rules is the minimum qualifying rates, otherwise called the mortgage stress test, which

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Sauk Valley News Press Releases
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Sauk Valley News Press Releases

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”), announced that KSF has commenced an investigation into Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR).

(PRNewsfoto/Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC)

In May of 2022, the Company disclosed dismal 1Q22 financial results and guidance for Q2 including adjusted EPS of $0.02compared to analyst estimates of $0.04 per share, which the Company explained “includes a negative $0.02 impact driven primarily by unrealized losses on marketable securities,” government revenue growth of only 16% year-over-year for Q1

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‘I am not looking to ban’ them, says the head of safety agency [Video]
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‘I am not looking to ban’ them, says the head of safety agency [Video]

Backlash over speculation of a possible nationwide ban on gas stoves prompted the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to clarify the agency’s position on Wednesday.

“Contrary to recent media reports, I am not looking to tire gas stoves and the @USCPSC has no proceeding to do so,” the PCSC chair tweeted Alex Hoehn-Saric.

The tweet comes after criticism from Republicans and natural gas industry advocates over the possibility of a national ban following a CPSC commissioner’s statements in a recent media interview.

“This is a hidden hazard,” Richard Trumka Jr., an agency commissioner, told Bloomberg earlier this week. “Any

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