The Great Return: More companies calling employees back to the office

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic dropped in February as more companies reopen their offices.

Dollar General creating 10,000 new jobs in 2022

Discount retail chain Dollar General plans on hiring another 10,000 workers by the end of the fiscal year as it continues expanding.

IRS to hire 10,000 workers to help with tax return backlog

The backlog includes at least 10 million individual tax returns and 4 million business tax returns going back to last year.

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia amid Ukraine invasion

Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by its network and any card issued outside the country will not work at Russian stores or ATMs.

Biden announces $54M Siemens investment, planned US factory jobs

President Biden joined the CEO of Siemens USA to announce a $54M investment to produce equipment for electrical infrastructure, creating 300 more jobs at California and Texas sites.

Boeing donates $2 million to Ukraine relief efforts

Boeing announced on Thursday that it will be donating $2 million to support humanitarian response efforts in Ukraine. 

Publix to remove Russian vodka from shelves

The Lakeland-based supermarket chain, which has nearly 1,300 stores throughout the southeast, announced it is pulling all Russian-made vodka brands from its shelves to support the people of Ukraine.

Google employees to return to offices in April

It’s back to the office for Google employees for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Car insurance rates 'aren't skyrocketing' despite 4% annual inflation: report

Record-high price inflation has resulted in car insurance rate increases over the past year, but average rates are actually about the same as they were before the pandemic.

Jeep can be sued over girl’s death in north Phoenix: Arizona Supreme Court

4-year-old Vivian Varela, who was riding in the back seat of her mother’s Lexus sedan, died in the 2015 crash. Melissa Varela was preparing to take an exit from the Loop 101 freeway in north Phoenix when traffic stopped because an emergency vehicle was blocking the off-ramp, according to one of her lawyers, Brent Ghelfi.