(Washington Business Journal) — District laws requiring that developers of taxpayer-funded projects hire D.C. residents and pay their employees a living wage are poorly monitored and rarely enforced, a new audit finds. The failure of multiple District agencies, primarily the Department of Employment Services, to manage or even implement the “first source” and living wage programs […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — A Far South Side alderman’s drive to break the City Council stalemate that has prevented Wal-Mart from building as many as five Chicago super-centers is turning into Big Box, Round Two. On the eve of a Chicago Plan Commission vote that will provide a crucial test of Wal-Mart’s strength, Ald. Freddrenna […]