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Macy's tightens financial controls after employee covered up what became a $151 million mistake
Read full article: Macy's tightens financial controls after employee covered up what became a $151 million mistakeMacy’s is tightening financial accounting measures after completing a probe of a rogue employee who hid $151 million in delivery expenses over a span of nearly three years.
Macy's tops expectations for the first quarter as luxury and beauty sales shine
Read full article: Macy's tops expectations for the first quarter as luxury and beauty sales shineMacy’s sales and profits fell during the first quarter as higher costs and other financial challenges had customers pulling back on spending.
Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections
Read full article: Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for electionsPrivate money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday put forward by Republicans in reaction to grants received in 2020 that were funded by donations from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Beyond the Lion and the Lamb: Let’s talk about March folklore
Read full article: Beyond the Lion and the Lamb: Let’s talk about March folkloreHave you ever heard that saying about March? You know, the one that goes, “March roars in like a lion, out like a lamb”? Well, for those who’ve experienced harsh winters, it usually rings true.
Once in a 221-Year Buzzing Symphony: Rare Cicada Emergence Takes Center Stage This Spring!
Read full article: Once in a 221-Year Buzzing Symphony: Rare Cicada Emergence Takes Center Stage This Spring!Waves of two broods of cicadas will take over the Midwest and Southeastern United States this spring.
Spring starts Sunday: Here’s when Easter, Passover, Mother’s Day, other holidays fall in 2022
Read full article: Spring starts Sunday: Here’s when Easter, Passover, Mother’s Day, other holidays fall in 2022It might've felt like spring in Florida for a while now, but the new season doesn't officially start until Sunday.
Where are you spring? Dreary, windy, cool on the first day of spring
Read full article: Where are you spring? Dreary, windy, cool on the first day of springAn area of low pressure will develop off of the Florida coast sending clouds and few showers back into Central Florida. A low will develop off the coast of Florida Saturday bring clouds, showers and wind to the peninsula. Future clouds and radarA gusty north wind combined with cloudy skies will keep temperatures in the 60s. The wind will crank up through Saturday afternoon to at time gusting near 40 mph along the coast, 20-30 mph inland. Wind gust forecastIt will be a little better Sunday as that area of low pressure off of our coast responsible for the dreary day Saturday departs.
Forecasting change: Spring is getting warmer
Read full article: Forecasting change: Spring is getting warmerFor most of us in Florida, spring does not hold the same allure as it does for our friends and relatives up north or in the Midwest, but spring is coming, and it is changing in Florida. During the past 50 years, the average spring temperature has been on the rise. Average spring temperatureAcross the country, 96% of cities are reporting an increase in the number of above-normal spring days. The graphic below shows that we have increased our “warm days” by almost 11 days. Warm spring daysThis means shorter winters, hotter days, more air conditioning, more pests and bugs and longer pollen seasons that make allergy sufferers miserable.
Short-lived cool down Saturday before spring-like warmth arrives
Read full article: Short-lived cool down Saturday before spring-like warmth arrivesAs it moves from north to south, clouds will go on the increase and slightly cooler air will trickle in. Areas north of Orlando will start off with more clouds, but those clouds will increase as the day goes on for Orlando and areas south. Since the front will take longer to arrive south of Orlando, temperatures will climb back into the mid 70s. Temperatures warm into the middle of next weekEveryone warms up Sunday ahead of a spring-like warmth through the middle of next week. Another cold front moves in Thursday to remind Central Florida it is in fact still January.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise to move headquarters to Texas
Read full article: Hewlett Packard Enterprise to move headquarters to TexasSPRING, Texas – Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it is moving its global headquarters to the Houston area from California, where the company's roots go back to the founding of Silicon Valley decades ago. Hewlett Packard Enterprise was created in 2015 when the computer hardware pioneer Hewlett-Packard Inc. broke into two parts after years of struggling to keep up with industry trends, such as consumers’ shift away from personal computers. The split left one new company, HPE, concentrated on the business of selling data center hardware and business software, while another new company, HP Inc., kept the legacy PC and printer operations. HP Inc. is still headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and remains the bigger of the two companies in terms of revenue. “We are incredibly committed to Silicon Valley,” he said.