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JBS, Tyson Foods invest in smartwatch app that monitors workers

2 years 8 months ago

This story originally appeared in Investigate Midwest.  Two of America’s largest meat companies — JBS and Tyson Foods — have invested in a smartwatch application that allows managers to monitor workers’ movements. The startup behind the application, Mentore, claims to improve worker productivity while reducing injuries. The repetitive, fast and taxing work of cutting and packing protein […]

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Madison McVan

Real per-capita retail sales dropped 0.4% in September

2 years 8 months ago
Advance retail sales figures for September are out today. And just to be different, I'm reporting them adjusted for both inflation and population growth, annualized into a full-year spending figure. Ordinary newspapers will tell you that retail sales were flat compared to last month, but only this blog will take the next step and adjust ...continue reading "Real per-capita retail sales dropped 0.4% in September"
Kevin Drum

AT&T Illinois to pay $23M to settle federal probe

2 years 8 months ago
CHICAGO (AP) — AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a federal probe into its illegal efforts to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, prosecutors announced Friday. The U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago said in a news release that under the agreement, the company admits that it arranged to [...]

Body found outside a north St. Louis home

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Police were called to the 4700 block of Wren to investigate a possible homicide. The victim's body was found in the front yard. There are about 30 evidence markers on the porch and in the yard. This is a developing story. More details will be posted as they come into the [...]
Joe Millitzer

St. Louis advocates optimistic the city’s reparations effort will advance

2 years 8 months ago

Reparations is often something people hear about in an international setting — such as ongoing reparations that are paid to Holocaust survivors or reparations South Africa paid to apartheid victims. This weekend, elected officials — including St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and Congresswoman Cori Bush — will gather for a “Reparations Block Party and Teach-in” […]

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Rebecca Rivas