Business Briefs - La Crosse Tribune
Private sector firms added solid 190,000 jobs in August — WASHINGTON — Hiring by U. S. firms picked up a bit last month as the private sector added 190,000 net new jobs, payroll firm Automatic Data Processing said Wednesday. The job growth was an improvement over July’s 177,000 figure, which was revised down from the initial report of 185,000. But the August figure was below analyst expectations of about 210,000 net new private-sector jobs. The construction industry added 17,000 net new jobs in August, up from 15,000 the previous month, ADP said. Amazon expands Dash buttons — LOS ANGELES — Need some Ice Breakers breath mints but don’t want to leave your house. com’s Dash Button program is definitely real — and has added 11 new brands such as Orbit gum, Hefty trash bags and Depends undergarments. This brings the total of Dash Button brands to 29. The Seattle-based online retail giant said the program offers more than 500 products for purchase. With Dash, customers can order products by pressing the button, which is connected to Wi-Fi. Dash Buttons are now available to all Prime members, and the first button is basically free. Source: lacrossetribune.com
