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Walmart adding 4 fulfillment centers, more than 4,000 jobs
Read full article: Walmart adding 4 fulfillment centers, more than 4,000 jobsWalmart is adding four new fulfillment centers to its existing capacity, a move that will bring more than 4,000 jobs and make next- or two-day shipping available to more Americans.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill that would provide over $500 million to raise teacher salaries
Read full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill that would provide over $500 million to raise teacher salariesRon DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday at the Mater Academy Charter School in Hialeah Gardens to sign a bill that would provide funding to school districts and allow them to raise the average minimum salary for teachers. WATCH LIVE: Governor Ron DeSantis Makes a Major Announcement in Hialeah Gardens https://t.co/akI1jozNOy Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) June 24, 2020So what we have today, what well be signing, is a bill that will provide $500 million directly to teachers, all public school teachers in school districts or charter, and it will take Florida from No. 5 in the nation for average minimum salary, DeSantis said. DeSantis said that the funding would be distributed so that schools would be able to modify salaries as early as this summer. The governor thanked teachers for their ingenuity and flexibility in transitioning to teaching students via distance learning as the COVID-19 pandemic overtook Florida.