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Big Lots store closures update: Other retailers are swooping in to take over locations in several states

Fast Company Tech

The list includes locations in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. Zallie confirmed the proposed lease transfer with Fast Company last week. Fast Company reached out to Gordon Brothers for additional comment about the latest proposed transfers. Owner David G.

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Public vote counting starts for Amazon union drive in Alabama

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has begun publicly tallying votes for a proposed Amazon workers’ union in Alabama, which would be the first of its kind nationwide. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images. And they lost. The BHM1 drive, in contrast, is huge: about 5,800 workers.

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Daily Crunch: In latest earnings release, Twitter admits to miscounting users for the second time

TechCrunch

And it didn’t count right, revealing that it was reporting more users than it really had — by nearly 2 million — something Sarah points out is “a predicament that may have encouraged the company to more seriously consider its acceptance of Elon Musk’s proposal to take the company private in a $44 billion deal.” Oh Snap! :

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Dear Sophie: Which immigration options allow me to launch my own startup?

TechCrunch

company, such as a Delaware C corporation registered in California. The requirements for the proposed startup visa are the same as for IEP but would allow a longer stay — up to eight years total if the startup creates jobs and generates substantial revenue. and run their company for 2.5 years with an option for a 2.5-year

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Alabama warehouse workers prepare to face down Amazon in union vote

The Verge

The only other US Amazon employees to make it as far as a union election was a smaller group of maintenance workers at a Delaware warehouse in 2014. Amazon also proposed renting a floor of a local hotel for NLRB election agents and providing them with chauffeurs and food.

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Dear Sophie: Can an H-1B co-founder own a Delaware C Corp?

TechCrunch

It’s important to be aware of the proposed equity split between the founders. If you can make the investment so the company has the ability to pay the H-1B prevailing wage, we can usually effectuate the H-1B transfer for the founder in about 2-3 months. Simplest is if the founder on H-1B will own less than 50% of the company.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Ex-Twitter CEO and other execs sue firm over unpaid legal bills The lawsuit , filed in Delaware Chancery Court, alleged that Twitter has to pay more than $1 million to the former executives for legal bills they incurred while at the company to respond to requests by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission.

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