Walmart Expands Veteran Hiring

Walmart Expands Veteran Hiring
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Nate Waits wakes up before 3 a.m. four days a week to get to his job at a Bentonville distribution center for Walmart Stores Inc., where the former Marine is among more than 92,000 veterans the company has hired in the past two …
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Tech Fund Replaced With University Fund
Abbott released a statement praising the Legislature and saying the new fund will elevate higher education statewide, ultimately creating “better jobs” for Texans. The state budget includes $ 40 million for it. Perry is preparing an expected 2016 …
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New shelter planned for Fort Worth's East Lancaster area
Many east-side residents and businesses tried to stop construction of a new family shelter being built by Union Gospel Mission when the project came to the Fort Worth City Council in December 2013 for a zoning variance. The community failed to stop the …
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5 things to know: Including Wal-Mart wants a shot at liquor sales in Texas

5 things to know: Including Wal-Mart wants a shot at liquor sales in Texas
Rumors of big real estate deals are always floating around North Texas, but there's some serious speculation that another major financial firm is looking for a large piece of office space in Dallas-Fort Worth. Omaha, Nebraska-based TD Ameritrade …
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Texas had record job growth in 2014
Applicants thronged the State Farm job fair in Richardson recently. The Dallas-Fort Worth area's jobless rate fell to 4 percent in December. Although the drop in oil prices is likely to slow the state's economy this year, D-FW's economic diversity …
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