April 30, 2024

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| 6/16/2016

› Office Depot to hire 8,000 workers for back-to-school shopping
Office Depot announced plans Wednesday to hire 8,000 seasonal and regular retail workers nationwide to drive sales for its back-to-school shopping season. That's an average of five new employees per store.
» See also: Why Office Depot is hiring thousands of workers as its sales shrink

› Ex-Grooveshark workers now target ad blockers
A company that spun out of Gainesville-based Grooveshark shortly after it shut down last year is offering its solutions to other online publishers to recover revenue lost from ad-blocking software that users install to avoid advertising.

› Florida Credit Union Honors Students with College Scholarships
Florida Credit Union is proud to honor four recent graduates in Alachua County with scholarships for the fall academic semester. FCU provides two different scholarship opportunities annually for recent and past graduates looking to start or continue undergraduate degree programs.

› Cancer Treatment Centers in Boca names new CEO
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, headquartered in Boca Raton, has named Dr. Rajesh Garg as its new president and CEO, effective June 20. He will also serve as a member of the company's national board of directors.

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