Deal would put Marlboro owners back together as they struggle with declining smoking rates Source: https://www.wsj.com/ By Jennifer Maloney and Cara Lombardo Aug. 27, 2019 Marlboro makers Philip Morris International Inc. PM -7.76% and Altria MO -3.97% Group Inc. are in advanced talks to merge, a potential blockbuster deal that would reunite two tobacco giants…
Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/ Karin Matura 8/20/2019 Costa Rican officials recently confirmed that 19 people have died from drinking tainted alcohol. The Dominican Republic is also investigating deaths that may be alcohol-related. How does this happen? How can we be sure that what we are consuming is in fact what the label says it is, and nothing…
By Billy Lyons August 17, 2019 Though bars are known for offering refuge to many, their reputation as a house of worship with better tasting holy water is not celebrated the same way as a religious institution. Bars and restaurants have been stigmatized as places where bad behavior is tolerated—both backstage as well as in…
Beer still tops wine and liquor as drinkers’ favorite adult beverage Percentage naming liquor rises to 29%, nearly tying wine at 30% Percentage who drink at all holding steady at 65% Source: https://news.gallup.com/ August 11, 2019 Beer continues to be the alcoholic beverage U.S. drinkers say they drink most often; but, for the first time…
Beer still tops wine and liquor as drinkers’ favorite adult beverage Percentage naming liquor rises to 29%, nearly tying wine at 30% Percentage who drink at all holding steady at 65% Source: https://news.gallup.com/ August 11, 2019 Beer continues to be the alcoholic beverage U.S. drinkers say they drink most often; but, for the first time…
The appropriateness of unsolicited advice. Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ Aug 04, 2019 We have all seen it: an obviously pregnant woman smoking a cigarette, drinking a beer-or both. The sight is upsetting, and perhaps you feel compelled to act. But assuming the woman is not carrying your child, or is not your daughter, sister, or best friend,…
New Overtime Threshold Proposed…The U.S. Labor Department has announced its long-awaited proposed overtime threshold, raising the minimum salary exemption to $35,308 per year. Currently, employees with an annual salary below $23,660 must be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours per week. Workers making less than the $35,308 threshold would automatically be eligible…
U.S. Retaliatory Tariffs Could Cost up to 78,600 Jobs in U.S. Beverage Alcohol & Hospitality Sectors Alcohol Trade Groups Urge USTR Not to Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on EU Spirits & Wines AUGUST 5, 2019 – BETHESDA, MD – Up to 78,600 jobs in the U.S. beverage alcohol and hospitality sectors could be lost…
By ABDEL JIMENEZ CHICAGO TRIBUNE | JUL 26, 2019 As Chicago considers five possible locations for a casino, an Indiana gambling facility just across the state line is making expansion plans of its own. Spectacle Entertainment, which owns two Lake Michigan riverboat casinos in Gary, announced plans earlier this month to move those gambling operations to a…
2019 is off to a record breaking start, but new law changes could mean even more profits By Brett Herrmann Jul 25, 2019 John Aden, owner of Lucky Cuts Gaming Parlor in La Salle, stands in front of the VIP machine in his recently opened business. Changes to the number of machines allowed in an…