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  2. The cult of Costco: How one of America’s biggest retailers ...

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    At the same time, Costco is choosy about what it sells. A typical warehouse offers some 3,800 unique items, called stock-keeping units (SKUs), compared with some 120,000 at a Walmart store.

  3. Minimum wage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chicago: $16.20 since July 1, 2024. The base wage for tipped employees is 60% of the non-tipped minimum rate. [232] Chicago's minimum wage increased to $14 an hour on July 1, 2020, and reached $15 on July 1, 2021. Cook County: $14.05 since July 1, 2024 eventually aligning with Illinois' statewide $15 minimum wage by 2025.

  4. Congestion pricing in New York City - Wikipedia

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    In December 2017, as part of its report, Fix NYC recommended implementing tolls based on time of day and geographical zone. Cars would pay up to US$11.52 , trucks would pay up to US$25.34 , and taxis would pay a US$2 to US$5 surcharge per trip if these vehicles drove into Manhattan's central business district during rush hours.

  5. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.

  6. United Parcel Service - Wikipedia

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    United Parcel Service. United Parcel Service, Inc. ( UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [ 1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [ 6] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.

  7. Rockford, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    17-65000. Website. rockfordil .gov. [ 8] Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (with a small portion of the city located in Ogle County ). The population was 148,655 at the 2020 census, making Rockford the ...

  8. Reddit - Wikipedia

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    Reddit ( / ˈrɛdɪt /) is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network. Registered users (commonly referred to as "Redditors") submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, and videos, which are then voted up or down ("upvoted" or "downvoted") by other members. Posts are organized by subject ...

  9. List of town and city fires - Wikipedia

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    1858 – A large fire in Auckland, New Zealand, destroyed 3 hotels, 20 shops, more than 50 houses, the police station, theater, post office and several other buildings in the centre of town, an entire city block. [16] At the time Auckland had a population of about 6,300. [17] 1858 – 1858 Christiania fire severely damaged the city.