• Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s CEO has said that the country’s largest supermarket operator currently has around 20,000 job openings
• Kroger has announced on September 14 that they have also teamed with Instacart to increase their ability to fulfill online grocery orders 

Orbital Marine Power to lead new $31 million energy project

• A firm behind the “world’s most powerful tidal turbine” named Orbital Marine Power has said in a statement on September 13 that their turbine can generate up to 2 megawatts
• Also included in their statement, they said that the 31.5 million project would receive a 24 million grant from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program

• From January 2021 to June 2021, about 123 million American households were formed but only 7 million new single-family homes were built during the time
• Single-family home development has been at an all-time low since 1995

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• The previous president for Lowe’s online presence, Mike Amend had been hired by Ford to oversee software, data, and technology
• Ford’s CEO, Jim Farley believes that improvements in the company’s tech space are key to his Ford+ turnaround plant which is designed to allow the automaker to generate more revenue through software services

U.S. and international scientists find Covid Booster, “not appropriate” currently

• A group of leading U.S. and international scientists on September 13 have said a review of scientific evidence behind the Covid booster vaccine shots has revealed that they are not needed currently
• The conclusion made by two senior FDA officials and the WHO came as more studies show that authorized Covid vaccines in the U.S. remain highly effective

Top NY and CA earners could have increased combined tax rate under House Plan

• Under the House plan proposal; those earning more than $5 million per year will have a 3% surtax and the top marginal income tax rate would increase to 39.6%
• Top Earners in California could see a combined tax rate of 59% and Top New York earners could see a 61.2% combined tax rate

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