A retail giant raised its hourly wage to $20 benefiting over 35000 employees nationwide

Community hosts festival with food music and craft vendorsRadio station holds fundraiser to help homeless veterans

Engineers create water filter that removes 99 percent of contaminantsWrestling team wins state championship for fifth year in a rowStudy shows that audiobooks help people with reading difficulties

Toy store hosts craft day for kids to make their own toysPostal service hires extra workers for holiday package delivery

Movie theater offers discounted tickets for families on weekends

Research indicates that gratitude practices reduce symptoms of depressionA hotel started offering "pet-friendly rooms" with beds and toys for guests’ animals

A musician recorded a song for a movie soundtrack that was nominated for a regional awardA construction company used recycled materials to build a new shopping center, reducing waste by 40%

A study showed that drinking green tea daily can improve memory and focusA small business owner started selling handmade candles with natural scents, featured in a lifestyle blog

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• ·A tech startup released a new software tool that helps businesses manage remote teams more efficiently
• ·A study found daily breakfast improves high school students’ academic performance
• ·A software developer created a new app that helps users track their water intake and set hydration goals
• ·A global tech giant said it will invest $2.9 billion in renewable energy projects to cut its carbon footprint by 49% by 2030
• ·Local restaurants partnered with food delivery services to offer contactless delivery
• ·A tech company released a language-learning app
• ·Book publisher announces new children’s book series about environmental conservation
• ·Electronics store offers discounts on laptops for back to school season
• ·A wildfire in a national park was fully contained after firefighters worked for 10 days
• ·A smartphone company offered a trade-in program for old phones to encourage recycling
• ·A construction project to renovate a old library began
• ·A charity organization launched a campaign to protect endangered animals
• ·A heatwave in the southern states pushed temperatures to 108 degrees prompting heat advisories
• ·A new study showed that 75% of office workers prefer a hybrid work schedule
• ·A city added 50 new public benches in downtown parks and along busy sidewalks
• ·A museum hosted a lecture on space exploration by an astronaut