Business & Economy
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business
Amazon offers to pay college tuition for most US workers
Amazon is offering to cover four-year college tuition for most of its approximately 750,000 hourly workers in the United States, the latest major employer to offer the perk to attract and retain hourly employees in a tight job market.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Another Utah Olympic bid? Not a matter of “if” but “when”
President and CEO of the Salt Lake City Committee for the Games Fraser Bullock says the prospect of a future Utah Olympic bid is buoyed by local support.5 years ago
Merlin Delcid, CNN Business
El Salvador buys 200 bitcoins as the digital currency becomes legal tender
El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency on Tuesday, kicking off a radical monetary experiment that could pose risks to the fragile economy.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Matching people with autism to tech jobs in Utah
Auticon.us, a global consulting firm that helps place adults with autism in tech-sector jobs, has just opened an office in South Salt Lake.5 years ago
Becky Bruce
Jobless rate drops slightly to 5.2% nationwide
The economy added 235,000 jobs in the month of August, which resulted in a .2% drop in the jobless rate to 5.2% nationwide.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Yes, businesses and colleges can legally keep the unvaccinated out
Some people argue that businesses that require vaccines for employees or ask people if they are unvaccinated violate the Constitution. Here's what we found out.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Delta Airlines to charge unvaccinated employees more for insurance
Delta Airlines makes a major change to its insurance policy which will cost unvaccinated employees an extra $2,400 every year.5 years ago
Colby Walker
Intermountain to increase minimum wage to $15/hour
Intermountain Healthcare announced on Wednesday that they would be raising the minimum wage for both clinical and non-clinical employees to $15 an hour starting on September 19.5 years ago
Dan Bammes
Utah Food Bank gets $100K memorial contribution
The Michael and Robin Lally Forward Foundation is giving $100,000 to the Utah Food Bank in memory of Robin's late sister, Heather Farr.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Is the electric road the path for the electric vehicle?
What if you could charge your electric vehicle while you drive down the road, reducing the size of the battery and the price of the e-car?5 years ago
Karilyn Frazier
An Ogden power outage affecting nearly 800 customers
An Ogden power outage is affecting nearly 800 customers, most of those without electricity are in South Ogden.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Consumer prices are at 13-year high, raising inflation concerns
Investopedia's Caleb Silver told Utah's Morning News on KSL supply and demand drives inflation on things like gasoline, groceries and home appliances.5 years ago
Mary Richards
Planners at The Point want the public to see their framework
Planners at The Point want the public to see their framework.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Plans for a development to include affordable housing on prison land
Plans for a development at the state prison have just been released.5 years ago
Dan Bammes
Truth-in-Taxation law holds taxes in check while property values rise in Utah
With the increase in property values, some Utah residents are worried property taxes will rise just as fast. But Utah has the Truth-In-Taxation law.5 years ago
Tami Luhby, CNN Business
Inflation wiped out America’s pay raises
Companies big and small are raising wages to attract workers and hold onto employees as the economy revs back into gear. But those fatter paychecks aren't going as far, thanks to rising inflation.5 years ago
Karilyn Frazier
Provo-Orem metro ranked in top 10 safest big cities in the US
Utah County has cities which are considered the safest in the United States.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Utah drivers paying 69 cents more a gallon than 46 other states
Higher demand, rising crude oil prices and a tighter fuel supply mean higher gas prices for drivers in Utah and nationwide, says the AAA.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Monthly jobs report says economy is growing
The nation's monthly jobs report for July shows unemployment dropped a half percentage point, to 5.4% from 5.9% in June.5 years ago
Eric Butler
Car thefts are on the rise nationally and locally
The number of car thefts are on the rise over the last decade, locally and nationally.5 years ago
PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer
US jobless claims drop by 14,000 to 385,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 385,000 more evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding briskly from the coronavirus recession. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims — a proxy for layoffs — dropped last week from a revised 399,000 […]5 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Opinion: Pandemic puppies have spoiled us all for working at home
In one survey, thousands of people agreed that their pandemic puppies were more important than a regular paycheck. Jeff Caplan can relate.5 years ago
Heather Kelly
Money Making Sense: Some would rather quit if they can’t work from home
Nearly 40% of workers surveyed would rather quit than be forced to go back to the office, others would take pay cuts and ditch PTO.5 years ago
