By Joey Nowak Cubs prospect Jorge Soler will be back in the starting lineup Thursday for Class A Daytona, Cubs farm director Brandon Hyde told the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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Massive Food Stamp Scam Busted At South Florida Convenience Store
By The Huffington Post News Editors
A pair of convenience store owners in south Florida have been busted for allegedly conducting a massive food stamp scam and using taxpayer money to stock their own shelves.
Police say Bassam Sale Abu Diab, 55, and his son, Matthew Bassam Abu Diab, 22, bought EBT cards at deeply discounted prices from customers and then turned around and used those credits to buy goods for their shop, 4M Food Mart in Daytona Beach, Fla., the Daytona-Beach News Journal reports.
The father-and-son team bought the cards from sellers desperate for hard cash for between 20 and 40 cents on the dollar. According to News Journal, the duo would pay $200, for example, for an EBT card loaded with $500 in credits. Then they used the cards to buy goods at Walmart and Save-A-Lot stores as a way to cheaply supply their own store.
Florida healthcare company creates buzz with 'Beer Cart Fridays'
Employees at a Port Orange healthcare staffing company are allowed to drink on the company’s tab, on company time, thanks to a perk known as “Beer Cart Fridays.”
Advance Medical CEO Jennifer Fuicelli told the Daytona Beach News-Journal she’s been rolling out the beer cart for two years as part of an “unorthodox corporate culture” that rewards employees for hard work.
She says the company began in 2005 with four employees and now has 350 workers in two locations — Port Orange and Broomfield, Colo.
The company also hosts costume days for Halloween, barbeques on the clock and a birthday “get out of jail free” card, for a paid day off.
Employees are restricted to one beer, which Fuicelli says is a small price that “pays huge dividends.”