Category Archives: Business

Jobhunting? What’s More Important Than Work Experience?

Posted on August 14, 2018

by Grant Bailey Employers now favour relevant apprenticeships or experience over university degrees, a study has found. Researchers who polled 1,000 decision makers found 49 per cent prefer to see experience from a relevant apprenticeship or previous position on a candidate’s CV. Just 24 per cent said they would be more likely to take on…… MORE

Unemployment Down Statewide in April

Posted on May 24, 2018

Unemployment rates fell in all 120 Kentucky counties between April 2017 and April 2018, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 2.7 percent. It was followed by Campbell, Oldham and Shelby…… MORE

Target Opening Near UK

Posted on April 18, 2018

Target has announced it will open a small-format store near the University of Kentucky, the retailer’s first such store to open in Kentucky. The store is anticipated to open in summer 2019. It will occupy the ground floor of Hub on Campus Lexington, a luxury apartment complex, located at 500 S. Upper St., near Pine St.…… MORE

Kroger Recalls Water for Babies

Posted on December 5, 2017

(CNN)–The Kroger Company has recalled six months’ worth of Comforts FOR BABY Purified Water with Fluoride Added after discovering mold in the product. Kroger, the largest grocery store chain in the country, tested the water after receiving customer complaints and found contamination by a species of mold called Talaromyces penicillium. In addition to the “hay…… MORE

Netflix email scam hits millions of subscribers | The Independent

Posted on November 7, 2017

An email scam has been targeting Netflix subscribers, hoping to gather personal information and payment details from those who use the streaming service.  Account holders around the world have been sent a well-crafted email, designed to look official, asking them to update their account information otherwise be suspended.  Coming with the subject line “Your suspension…… MORE

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