Online shopping giant Amazon is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde” and “Shark Tank,” with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff to watch.
McDonald’s, Sheetz and Chipotle are just some of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart and Costco in boosting wages, in some cases to $15 an hour or higher.
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was giving nearly $4 billion to various charitable organizations within all 50 states, as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. $1.4 million of that was going to Natrona County Meals on Wheels.
I always advocate that you shop local when you can. I also recognize that all of us do shop Amazon by necessity sometimes. If you want to support your fellow Wyomingites, I did come across 7 very cool things on Amazon that are made and sold by our Wyoming neighbors.
The program's expansion is part of the company's plan to control more of its deliveries on its own, rather than rely on UPS, the post office and other carriers.