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NEW YORK (AP) — Tractor Supply is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts, a move coming after weeks of online conservative backlash against the rural retailer. Tractor Supply said it would be eliminating all of its diversity, equity and inclusion roles while retiring current DEI goals. It did not elaborate on what […]

Tractor Supply ends woke policies, eliminates DEI goals

Tractor Supply Company has eliminated its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as part of what the retail chain says is a push to distance itself from “nonbusiness activities” after conservative backlash from some of its customer base.

Tractor Supply Co. backtracks on DEI roles and goals

Tractor Supply is eliminating its diversity, equity and inclusion roles, withdrawing its carbon-emission goals, ending support for Pride events and voting efforts, and ceasing data-sharing with LGBTQ+ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign. In a statement published Thursday, the retailer said the retreat is in response to customer feedback and...

Tractor Supply slashes all DEI roles, carbon-emission goals and Pride support

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply’s president and CEO Tuesday to step down after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts. The resignation demand emerged as Tractor Supply, which sells products...

Black farmers’ association calls for Tractor Supply CEO’s resignation after company cuts DEI efforts

Georgia State

Daily Mail

Many Americans are moving from large coastal cities to smaller towns, with states like California losing significant populations. Cities and towns across the US are offering financial incentives

How seven US cities are offering residents up to $50,000 to move there

GOBankingRates

If you're feeling stuck in your current job and wondering whether you'll ever move up and earn more, you're not alone. Many people experience frustration when their career isn't moving forward like...

9 Signs You’re Never Going To Advance at Your Current Job, According to Career Experts

(Source – Honeywell) Tractor Supply Co., a prominent American home-improvement store, announced significant policy changes on Thursday, igniting a nationwide debate. The company declared it would cease supporting Pride celebrations, abandon its carbon emission goals, and redirect its resources toward other areas. “We have heard from customers that we...

Tractor Supply Co. Faces Backlash Over Policy Changes

Saint Johns County, FL

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Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Florida State

Clermont, FL

A Florida man is currently facing several charges, including a felony charge, for allegedly shooting a Walmart delivery drone that he claimed was trespassing over his property. The shooting took place in Clermont, located approximately 26 miles west of Orlando. Florida Man Shoots Walmart Delivery Drone. The Lake County Sheriff's...

Florida Man Fires Shots at Walmart Delivery Drone, Faces Legal Action

There are several forms of contracts between owner and contractor which necessarily involve the architect/engineer. Three basic types are as follows:. The traditional and conservative method is the lump sum method of awarding a contract by an owner to a general contractor. The architect/engineer prepares the contract package including the plans and specifications. Thereafter, the project is placed out to bid with an award going to a general contractor.

Perils of Design-Build Contracts

Vermont State

In 2022, around 1.29 million women worked in construction in the United States, accounting for 10.97% of the industry, according to the 2022 American Community Survey. According to analysis from the National Association of Home Builders, within the construction industry, women are more likely to be found in such occupations as office and administrative support, management, business, and financial operations. Only 2.8% of women in construction work in actual trade roles. Increasing the number of women in construction could help address the current labor shortage problem. This post focuses on the number and the share of women working in construction across different states.

See which 3 states lead in hiring women in construction, trade roles

Iowa State

Moline, IL

Deere & Co. is laying off nearly 600 workers as the farm equipment manufacturer deals with declining demand. Deere confirmed Monday that the production positions being cut are concentrated at two factories in Iowa and one at its home base in Moline, Illinois, where 280 employees will be laid off effective Aug. 30. A combined 310 workers will be let go at the Iowa locations.

Struggling with falling demand for farm equipment, Deere & Co. announces nearly 600 layoffs

Fox Business

Construction workers are sounding the alarm over a serious crisis that has proliferated the industry: the suicide rate. They are fighting for the industry to talk about mental health.

Suicide rate among construction workers hits crisis levels: 'We have to watch out for each other'

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

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Des Moines, IA

Treasury Management Senior Manager Kevin Tiernan knew Bankers Trust needed to immediately provide additional deposit protection to customers following the series of regional bank failures in the spring of 2023. In the days that followed, Tiernan’s team at the Des Moines-based bank called all of their clients to ensure they...

Rising Stars 2024: Kevin Tiernan

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Letter to the Editor: Frasier hearings showcase impact of misinformation on Knox County residents

Over the course of three public hearings about the proposed Frasier Solar project in Knox County, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) got a first-hand look...

Letter to the Editor: Frasier hearings showcase impact of misinformation on Knox County residents

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