After supply chain issues during the pandemic caused widespread shortages, some retailers now find themselves with the opposite problem: excess inventory. With 21 percent more inventory than they had a year ago (equaling a whopping $732 billion), many retailers are worried their profit margins are about to take a hit.
USDA Invests More Than $59M to Improve Dietary Health and Nutrition Security
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $59.4 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program’s (GusNIP) Produce Prescription and Nutrition Incentive programs designed to encourage families and individuals to eat more healthfully by increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables.… Read full story
Security Summit Focuses Special Week on Identity Theft to Protect Taxpayers, Tax Professionals as Holiday and Tax Seasons Approach
WASHINGTON – November 18, 2022 – The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax agencies and the nation’s tax industry, today announced a special week focusing attention on empowering taxpayers to protect sensitive financial information against identity thieves as the holidays and the 2023 tax season get closer.… Read full story
Mount Vernon Service Clubs Compete to Raise the Most Funds for Food For The Hungry
MOUNT VERNON — Three service clubs in Mount Vernon have started a friendly competition to raise funds for Food For The Hungry. The service clubs include Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon, Rotary Club of Mount Vernon, and Soroptimist of Mount Vernon & Knox County.… Read full story
Celebrate the Holidays, Sporting Events Responsibly
OIU, DOLC offer resources and reminders for consumers and liquor permit holders
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) and the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control (DOLC) remind consumers and liquor-permitted establishments to take the necessary steps to ensure a safe holiday season.… Read full story
Freight Processing Lead Position Available
Freight Processing Lead – 5418
Big Lots
Full-Time
Description
When you join our team, you’ll enjoy extra savings with a 20% discount on almost everything in store – even food! And a 30% discount on Indoor and Outdoor furniture. Additional benefits include a same day pay option (hourly associates only), discounts on Apple products, Verizon, AT&T services, and more!
AG Yost Decks Home-Improvement Contractors with Lawsuit
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a central Ohio home landscaping contractor and his partners for allegedly swindling more than $130,000 from homeowners who made payments for decks that were never built.
The ringleader, Daryl Allen, was previously in trouble with the Attorney General’s Office for shoddy home-improvement work and had been prohibited from doing business.… Read full story
Ohio’s Youth Hunters Harvest 9,515 Deer During Two-Day Season
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The two-day special youth hunting season concluded with 9,515 deer harvested on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19-20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Each fall, hunters 17 and younger take to the woods with a nonhunting adult for a special weekend of deer gun hunting.… Read full story
Study Challenges “Good” Cholesterol’s Role in Universally Predicting Heart Disease Risk
Lower levels of HDL cholesterol were associated with increased risks for heart attacks in white but not Black adults, and higher levels were not protective for either group.
A National Institutes of Health-supported study found that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, often called the “good cholesterol,” may not be as effective as scientists once believed in uniformly predicting cardiovascular disease risk among adults of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. … Read full story
Governor DeWine Announces Safety and Security Support for Colleges and Universities
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that 33 colleges and universities in Ohio will receive a total of $5 million in funding for security projects that enhance the safety of students and staff.
“These funds will go directly toward helping our institutions of higher education become more secure,” said Governor DeWine.… Read full story