Today’s Solutions: December 15, 2024

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Better jobs and higher wages for Goodwill's unique high school for dropouts

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana realized that many of the people in its job-training programs lacked a high school diploma, it recognized a chance to make a lasting difference in its community. Rather than focusing simply on job training, Read More...

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Competitive wages and benefits: A restaurant’s labor shortage experiment

Florida voted last year to approve a new $15 minimum wage, and although the increase will be incrementally implemented, one popular chain restaurant is adopting higher wages and benefits early as a way to address their labor shortage. According to ​​Caribbean-food chain Pollo Tropical, boosting Read More...