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The Supreme Court rules in favor of Cornell employees in a retirement contribution management case

The Supreme Court rules in favor of Cornell employees in a retirement contribution management case

by Atmika Iyer | Apr 17, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Cornell University employees in Cunningham v. Cornell Thursday, determining that Cornell university mismanaged their retirement contributions by violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ...
Maryland local farmers take a chance amidst surging egg prices

Maryland local farmers take a chance amidst surging egg prices

by Lynn Liu | Apr 18, 2023 | Business

Local egg farmers are exploring niche markets as egg prices surge. When Charlie Pendorf and Ryan Ludemann started the Hydro Farm in Churchville, Maryland, they needed birds to register as a farm. That is how they got into the egg business. Today, besides egg...
A human rights movement ‘disguised as a coffee shop’ employs and empowers people with disabilities

A human rights movement ‘disguised as a coffee shop’ employs and empowers people with disabilities

by Ariel Gans and Jonathan Lehrfeld | May 31, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — “I have a learning disability, and at a very young age, I was told that I wouldn’t be able to walk and talk. Now, look what I can do,” said O’Donnell, who recently began work as a barista at Bitty and Beau’s Coffee, a coffee shop that primarily...
Experts urge Congress to Switch Country to daylight saving time permanently

Experts urge Congress to Switch Country to daylight saving time permanently

by Annie Klingenberg | Mar 10, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — As Americans prepare to switch their clocks forward on Sunday, members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee and a variety of experts Wednesday agreed that it’s time for the country to stop switching times. But they couldn’t agree on which...
FCC nominee Gigi Sohn addresses concerns at second confirmation hearing

FCC nominee Gigi Sohn addresses concerns at second confirmation hearing

by Michael Korsh | Feb 10, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — In her second appearance before the Senate Commerce Committee, Gigi Sohn, nominated to be a Federal Communications Commission commissioner, faced repeated Republican questioning Wednesday whether she could be impartial. The top Republican on the...
Black-owned vegan restaurant finds success in Milwaukee amid pandemic

Black-owned vegan restaurant finds success in Milwaukee amid pandemic

by Quinn Clark | Jan 21, 2022 | Business, Featured

The first time the Twisted Plants food trailer made its appearance on the streets of Milwaukee, the trailer disconnected from the hitch. The second, the grill tipped over. That was in 2019, and what began as a food trailer specializing in plant-based comfort food...
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