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U.S. Employers Remain Positive About Hiring In Q4 2017

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employers (21 percent) plan to add staff in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. employers surveyed, 71 percent expect to maintain their headcounts; just six percent expect workforce reductions, and two percent are unsure. Employers in all four regions in the U.S.

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OSHA Electronic Records Submission Delayed, But Not for Long

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OSHA recently announced another delay in the deadline for employers to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data to the agency. As a brief recap, the revised recordkeeping rule requires employers with 250 or more employees to submit their OSHA 300A Annual Summaries for each separate establishment by December 15.

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New Jersey Tax Credits Encourage Job Creation, Investment

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is contemplating a move from Brooklyn to Middlesex County, where the manufacturer and distributor of nuts, dried fruits, and trail mixes would acquire a 61,950-square-foot facility in Perth Amboy to increase cost-effectiveness and expand into other retail channels. Gourmet Nut Inc.

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Consumer Price Index + 2.9% (Past Twelve Months)

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percent, its largest 12-month increase since the period ending February 2017. 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 June. percent for the period ending November 2017. The food index increased 1.4 percent, and the energy index rose 12.0 Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average. preceding month.

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Ebuys Opening Tennessee Distribution Center

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The global online shoe retailer will create approximately 160 new jobs as part of the expansion. Driven by the need to expand Ebuys’ online fulfillment capabilities, the new 600,000-square-foot facility will be operational in February 2017. Ebuys, Inc. will open a new distribution facility in La Vergne, TN.

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Harbor Freight Tools’ South Carolina Expansion To Create 500 Jobs

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Work on the new project is expected to break ground by the end of 2017, with completion expected in early 2019. Founded in 1977, Harbor Freight Tools is a family-owned national tool retailer based in Calabasas, CA. We wish Harbor Freight continued success and look forward to working with them in the years to come.”.

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Less Is More In New England

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From the July/August 2017 Isssue. According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the May 2017 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated at 4.9 percent (seasonally adjusted), unchanged from April 2017 and down four-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago. By the BF Staff. percent in 2016, was down 0.8 The NH Dept.