Connecticut governor signs $15 an hour minimum wage bill
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a bill that will raise Connecticut's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023. The current minimum wage of $10.10 an hour will climb through gradual increases...
View ArticleTarget to hire nearly 100 employees for new Bishops Corner location
WEST HARTFORD — Get those resumes ready because Target is looking to hire nearly 100 employees for the new Bishops Corner location in West Hartford. The ‘small-format’ Target store will open on August...
View ArticleWanted: Someone to eat ribs and travel the country. Salary: $5,000 a week
Summer barbecue just got a whole lot tastier. Reynolds Wrap is looking for someone to travel across the United States in search of the tastiest ribs. If the savory barbecue wasn’t enough, they’re also...
View Article83 layoffs set to occur at Lincoln National in Rocky Hill
ROCKY HILL — 83 people will no longer be with a job due to the closure of Lincoln National Corporation Facility. In a release sent out by Lincoln Financial Group, employee separations will take place...
View ArticleReport shows Connecticut lost 1,400 jobs in June
WETHERSFIELD — A new report shows Connecticut lost 1,400 jobs in June, nearly all coming from local government. The Department of Labor’s monthly report, released Thursday, indicates the state’s June...
View ArticleSurvey: Nearly half of CT residents plan to leave the state
HARTFORD – In a recent survey by InformCT, 47 percent of people who participated in the survey, said they’ll likely would be leaving the state within the next five years. The survey also showed the...
View ArticleLooking for part-time work through the holidays? Apply now, says the BBB
CROMWELL — Connecticut Better Business Bureau says if you are looking for a part-time job for the holidays – now is the time to start. Employment-seekers will find that some sectors of the economy...
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Your new job is waiting at the largest career expo in CT!
YOUR NEW JOB IS WAITING!… Get Hired Hartford Career Expo, a Goodwill event, presented by FOX 61 and HOT 93.7, will take place September 26th from 11AM-3PM at the Connecticut Convention Center in...
View ArticleThe Real Story: House Majority Leader Matt Ritter
State Representative & House Majority Leader Matt Ritter (D-Hartford) talks tolls, and why the votes aren’t there (yet). Also discussed: efforts to revive the “restaurant pay” bill vetoed by...
View ArticleThe Real Story: Rep. Rutigliano, restaurant owner
State Representative David Rutigliano (R-Trumbull), the owner of a restaurant group, weighs in on what prompted the “restaurant pay” bill: the many lawsuits by employees who say they have been...
View ArticleBoth sides dig in during Stop & Shop Strike
NORTH HAVEN - The Stop & Shop employee strike hit day 5 Monday and some employees believe the coming holiday weekend, and the potential for loss of a great amount of revenue, will cause the...
View ArticleMom hosts ‘job fair’ after kids ask for new phones, allowances
One mom is “NOW HIRING!!” after her kids started asking for new phones and allowances. “Yesterday I told them that I’ve heard their requests and that I’ll have a surprise for them today when they get...
View ArticleUS has 501,000 fewer jobs than first reported
WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market isn’t quite as strong as originally believed — with revised figures showing that the economy had 501,000 fewer total jobs this March than initially reported. The Labor...
View ArticleStop & Shop to hold local job fairs, looking to hire 1,000 associates
HARTFORD — Stop & Shop plans on hiring more than 1,000 part-time associates. To fill those roles, the grocery chain will hold job fairs at its stores in Connecticut, Western Massachusetts,...
View ArticleAmazon hosts hiring event in New Haven
NEW HAVEN -- More than 300 people turned out for Amazon’s 5th hiring event. Amazon has been looking to hire over 1,800 people, which is a hiring volume officials say you don’t see often. Bill Villano...
View ArticleYour new job is waiting…at Goodwill’s Get Hired CT
YOUR NEW JOB IS WAITING!... Get Hired CT Career Expo, a Goodwill event, presented by FOX 61 and HOT 93.7, will take place Tuesday, September 24th from 11AM-3PM at the Connecticut Convention Center in...
View ArticleWorkinCT: Get Hired CT brings employers and applicants together for more than...
It’s the annual meeting between employers and people looking for a job. Goodwill’s Get Hired CT is back at the Connecticut Convention Center looking to make a connection on September 24 from 11 a.m....
View ArticleNew STEAM academy at Hamden High School unveiled
HAMDEN -- It was an exciting groundbreaking at Hamden High School for the newly unveiled STEAM academy. STEAM promotes learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. The academy, named...
View Article1,000 Amazon employees plan walkout Friday, saying company’s climate pledge...
Despite Jeff Bezos’ announcement for plans to make Amazon carbon neutral by 2040, nearly 1,000 employees are set to walk out in protest Friday of what they say is their company’s inaction on climate...
View ArticleThis CEO raised the minimum salary of his employees to $70k and now he’s...
SEATTLE – A maverick CEO who slashed his own salary four years ago to raise his employees’ pay is doing it again. Dan Price, the head of Seattle-based Gravity Payments, said Tuesday that all of the...
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