(PRESS RELEASE/Washington Attorney General) Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook asserting the company formed an illegal monopoly in the personal
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Stevens County reports 103 new jobless claims at the end of November
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) Heading into the winter and the final month of 2020, jobless claims in Stevens County remain at historically high levels but nothing
U.S. adds 307,000 jobs in November, down by nearly a 100K from last month
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) The United States added 307,000 jobs in November, which is down nearly 100K from October’s job growth numbers according to Automatic Data
Stevens County unemployment rate nears pre-COVID-19 levels
(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent) After a big spike from the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevens County has seen its unemployment rate drop to roughly pre-virus levels, with
New jobless claims in U.S. dropped to 787,000 last week
(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent) New jobless claims in the United States fell by 55,000 to 787,000 which is still at historical levels but shows that employment
Wuesthoff Excavation adds welding to its services
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) MILESTONE MOVE: Twenty-five years after starting their own company, Wuesthoff Excavation takes over Chewelah Welding’s operations… Wuesthoff Excavation, Inc. was formed 25
TUMBLE THURSDAY: Stocks see big drop after somber economic outlook
(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent) Fear of second wave of coronavirus infections causing market drop… With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with over two million confirmed cases and