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| 8/7/2017

› Pet products retailer Chewy.com to employ 1,100 in Hollywood
Online pet products retailer Chewy.com is bringing 1,100 jobs to Hollywood. The 1,100 employees will include an undisclosed number of new hires. The move is expected to take place in October or November.

› Visit Orlando joins ranks leaving Visit Florida
Visit Orlando is one of a dozen tourism agencies cutting ties with statewide promotion agency Visit Florida.

› As HSN awaits takeover by QVC, quarterly revenues slip but net income rises
Its CEO star left to run a weight-loss business. Now it's about being acquired by rival TV/online sales competitor QVC. What's next for HSN?

› CSX unions not happy with CEO Harrison’s letter or changes
Two of the unions that represent CSX workers aren’t happy with Hunter Harrison’s letter to the railroad’s customers earlier this week. In the letter, Harrison, the CSX president and CEO, apologized for recent disruptions in service and laid some of the blame on employees.

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