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Starbucks CEO stands by pledge to hire refugees

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz presided over his last annual shareholder meeting as head of the company Wednesday by standing by its pledge to hire refugees and expanding on previously announced goals to hire veterans and at-risk youth. The moves underscored the progressive image Schultz has helped cultivate for Starbucks as he prepares to cede the CEO job next month to Starbucks President Kevin Johnson. Schultz, who will remain executive chairman, defended the promise on refugees to a shareholder who criticized his willingness to have the company’s reputation ...

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Labor nominee says he won’t let politics influence hiring WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Labor Department says he won’t allow potential political pressure from the administration to influence his hiring decisions. Alexander Acosta tells a Senate committee he regrets that political tests played a role in employment practices used by a subordinate when Acosta headed the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under President George W. Bush. Google’s YouTube losing major advertisers upset with videos SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — AT&T, Verizon ...

Casual for a Cause

CFBank employees raised $585 through the “Casual For A Cause” event for the Community Action Agency Healthier Buckeye Food Pantry, located in Lisbon.

Salem doctor leads state optometrists

SALEM — A Columbiana County eye doctor now has a new title. Dr. Rebecca Brown was selected as the president of the Ohio Optometric Association at the internationally recognized East West Eye Conference. “It really is a great honor to serve my profession and the many people receiving ...

Columbiana County Property Transfers

Butler Township Matthew and Darby Mitchell to Scott Merriman, home and 10 acres on Winona Road; $258,000. Center Township Joey Davis, et al, to Jeffrey Coil Jr., commercial vacant property on state Route 45; $35,000. East Liverpool Aaron and Melanie Pickering to Randy Beckwith, home on Princeton Street; $68,500. East Liverpool CIC to Robert Cochran, property on First Avenue; $100. East Palestine Richard Bieber Jr. to Thomas Figley, et al, duplex on James Street; $13,500. Gerald Griffin to Sean Cope, duplex on Alice Street; $40,001. Jesse Hess estate to Amie Saunders, ...

Wal-Mart buys online clothing seller ModCloth

NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart has bought trendy clothing seller ModCloth, part of a big push to pick up smaller online brands as it tries to make headway against Amazon. The company declined to specify the price on the deal that closed Friday, saying only that it was in the same range as its previous two purchases of online businesses. Those were $51 million and $70 million. Wal-Mart is working hard to attract younger and more affluent shoppers, but winning over ModCloth’s devoted customers, fans of its vintage-inspired patterned dresses, inclusive sizing and community feel, may be a ...