Hiring & Labor
Wages, hiring, scheduling and the labor laws that hit local employers.
Main Street · LaborMinimum wage increases hit January 1. Here's what local owners need to plan for.
At least 11 states raise their minimum wage on January 1, 2027, from 40 cents in Ohio to $1.27 in Michigan. What changes, where, and how owners are adjusting prices and schedules.
HiringHiring is still hard. What local owners are doing about it.
Nearly 9 in 10 small businesses trying to hire report few or no qualified applicants. Pay, schedules and the perks that actually work.