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Why Fast Food Companies Are Railing Against California’s New Minimum Wage

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Brands, McDonald’s, Chipotle, Starbucks and several other chains have donated $1 million each to Save Local Restaurants, a coalition of small business owners that are against the wage hike. The FAST Act was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom last year, with the intention of it going into effect at the beginning of January.

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Open competition launched to find design team for new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki

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Spaces for events, conferences, workshops, a library and a water-front café-restaurant are also a key requirement of the brief. At the end of Stage 1 of the competition, 3–5 entries will be selected to progress to Stage 2, where concepts will be developed into viable proposals.

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As CEO Salaries Skyrocket More Than 25%, Financial Security Is Wavering For Workers

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According to this report, the automobile, restaurant and leisure, household goods and apparel, health care providers, and internet industries — companies that employ larger quantities of low wage workers — demonstrate the largest pay gap ratios. Many are looking for ways to halt this disparity from its current expansion.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

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The food they produce is sold to both Bonton residents and local Dallas restaurants. Using his work at Bonton Farms as a model, Babcock is currently finalizing a proposal with the city of Dallas that he believes will eradicate food deserts in North Texas within 36 months. And that’s exactly what Bonton Farms is trying to prove.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Unfortunately, the entire experience was spoiled by an incident at a popular breakfast restaurant. In our book, Cashing Out: Win The Wealth Game By Walking Away , my wife, Kiersten, and I propose that you completely reevaluate the typical approach of working for 40 to 50 years and plan to exit the workforce after only 15.

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A day in the life: Claudia Ferreres, PA to Albert Adrià

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As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. I literally live 2 minutes away from the restaurants, so I just walk there.

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A Manual for Dealing with Rejection

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Not listening to client reactions is one of the worst things a salesperson can do in the heat of a proposal, Hopkins says. “I And legend has it more than 1,000 restaurants rejected the secret chicken-seasoning recipe of Harland David Sanders before someone finally accepted it (the “colonel’s” legacy is KFC).