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Business Briefs

Clark County Business Briefing

January 12, 2020, 6:05am Business

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Taco Bell tests $100,000 manager salary, paid sick leave

January 10, 2020, 4:34pm Business Briefs

A newly unveiled plan in the fast food industry may make you exclaim "Yo quiero Taco Bell!" Read story

Aircraft parts maker Spirit announces 2,800 layoffs

January 10, 2020, 4:31pm Business Briefs

WICHITA, Kan. -- Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems has announced it is laying off 2,800 employees at its Wichita facility due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. Read story

FAA seeks $3.9 million fine against Southwest Airlines

January 10, 2020, 4:30pm Business Briefs

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking to fine Southwest Airlines $3.9 million for failing to properly calculate the weight of planes and make sure that loads were balanced before more than 21,500 flights in 2018. Read story

U.S. adds 145,000 jobs; unemployment holds at 3.5%

January 10, 2020, 4:29pm Business Briefs

WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added 145,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5 percent, signaling that the job market remains strong at the start of 2020 even if hiring and wage gains have slowed somewhat more than a decade into an economic expansion. Read story

SuperValu to lay off 280 in Clackamas County

January 9, 2020, 6:06pm Business Briefs

Grocery wholesaler and retailer Supervalu plans to begin long-anticipated layoffs at a Clackamas County warehouse in March, eliminating 280 jobs by July 4, according to a letter the company sent to state employment officials Thursday. Read story

Schnitzer Steel: Fiscal 1Q Earnings Snapshot

January 9, 2020, 6:05pm Business Briefs

PORTLAND --Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (SCHN) on Wednesday reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $7 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. Read story

AAA opens renovated Vancouver store

January 8, 2020, 6:19pm Business Briefs

Emergency services and travel-planning company AAA is taking the wraps off a newly renovated Vancouver store, designed to turn the local branch into "a world-class travel planning destination." Read story

HP reiterates opposition to Xerox takeover offer

January 8, 2020, 6:19pm Business Briefs

HP Inc. has again rejected a $33.5 billion merger proposal from fellow printer manufacturer Xerox. Read story

Nurses reach tentative agreement with Providence

January 8, 2020, 6:18pm Business Briefs

Nurses at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center reached a tentative contract agreement early Friday that could help avert a feared strike. Read story