ASSOCIATE NEWSLETTER
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MARCH 2018
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MARCH 2018 NEWSLETTER
Exciting News
Feeling the Love
APG East News
FROM SAN DIEGO, THE DAILY TIMES, THE HIGH ROAD AGENCY, & THE CHESAPEAKE REGION
IDAHO PRESSTRIBUNE WEDDING SHOW, DEB TOBIN VALENTINES
NIEPORTE NAMED PRESIDENT, VIP PETHERBRIDGE, PRINT PLANT UPGRADES
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Movie Trivia
MOVIE NIGHT TRIVIA
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MEMO: To all 401(k) Participants FROM: Mark Adams RE: Plan Announcement DATE: 03/01/2018 As many of you know, Adams Publishing Group decided in May 2017 to move to a discretionary 401(k) contribution effective June 1, 2017. Associates with one year of service are eligible for the contribution as long as they were actively employed on the last day of the year. This includes associates from recently acquired businesses as our plan gives credit for eligibility for the contribution for any prior service with a predecessor employer. We had expected to announce that contribution in February, but because of the four acquisitions made during the latter part of last year, our year-end financial audit, performed by an outside firm, has taken longer than expected. Therefore, we expect to make an announcement of our company contribution in mid-March, and deposit it into your 401(k) accounts on the first available payroll thereafter. Thanks in advance for your patience! Mark Adams
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EXCITING NEWS
APG REPRESENTED AT KEY EXECUTIVE MEGA-CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO, CA (Feb. 27, 2018) Mark Adams recently spoke to a group of Key Publishing Executives at the 2018 Mega Conference in San Diego about the importance of investing in community newspapers. When talking about publishing and why he feels it’s a great investment, Adams emphasized five key points, which were: • The ability to leverage existing large brands • Dedication to community service • The availability of seasoned and talented industry leaders • A large variety of publications available for purchase • Fantastic integration opportunities Adams also spoke about which publications were the best to acquire. Newspapers in solid, growing communities that are underserved by other local media outlets are high on his list, along with familyowned papers that are like-minded and have a similar vision and passion for the industry, and papers that have an upside, meaning digital, retail and circulation growth potential. When it comes to Adams Publishing Group (APG), he told those in attendance that the keys to success revolved around four crucial components. 4
“First, let the newsrooms do what they do best, because they know better how to do it than we do,” Adams said. “Also, you must hire good talent and retain top-level marketing and sales executives while investing in the future. And finally, you must have realistic expectations on your operating margin and revenue growth.” Adams also knows that in any successful business, it all starts with having the right people. Without our associates we’re really nothing,” said Adams. “Our associates are the backbone of all of our businesses and I think even more so in our newspaper company. It is a people business - our subscribers, our advertisers, our associates - it’s all about people and without our community of associates we really have nothing to offer. So it’s our goal to provide the best work experience for anybody that comes to work for Adams Publishing Group.” APG is the fourth largest publishing company in the country, based on the number of publications owned, so Mark Adams certainly understands what it takes to build and grow community newspapers. The future is bright for APG as the investment from the Adams family continues to make a difference in the landscape of publishing. It’s only going to get bigger and better, so hang on for the ride! Mark enjoys discussing the newspaper business, so if you have a question for him, feel free to email him at askmark@adamspg.com.
ROB BUNCH Rob Bunch, Managing Director at The High Road Agency, also contributed with his approach to building a digital agency at the Mega-Conference Tuesday afternoon.
EXCITING NEWS
the president’s Florida resort Monday, the official federal holiday honoring King. At gatherings across the nation, activists, residents and teachers honored the late civil rights leader on what would have been his 89th birthday and ahead of the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Trump marked his first Martin Luther King Jr. Day as president buffeted by claims that during a meeting with senators on immigration last week, he used a vulgarity to describe African countries and questioned the need to allow more Haitians into the U.S. He also is said to have asked why the country couldn’t have more immigrants from nations like Norway. In Washington, King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, criticized Trump, saying, “When a president insists that our nation needs more citizens from white states like Norway, I don’t even think we need to spend any time even talking about what it says and what it is.” He added, “We got to find a way to work on this man’s heart.” In Atlanta, King’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, told hundreds of people who packed the pews of the Ebenezer Baptist Church that they “cannot allow the nations of the world to embrace the words that come from our president as a reflection of the true spirit of America.” “We are one people, one nation, one blood, one destiny. ... All of civilization and humanity originated from the soils of Africa,” Bernice King said. “Our collective voice in this hour must always be louder than the one who sometimes does not reflect the legacy of my father.” Church pastor the Rev. Raphael Warnock also
at the resort for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Video posted by WPEC-TV showed several hundred pro-Haiti demonstrators yelling from one side of the street Monday while waving Haitian flags. The Haitians and their supporters shouted “Our country is not a shithole,” referring to comments the president reportedly made. Trump has said that is not the language he used. The smaller pro-Trump contingent waved American flags and campaign posters and yelled “Trump is making America great again.” One man could be seen telling the Haitians to leave the country. Police kept the sides apart. Trump dedicated his weekly address to the nation, released Monday, to King. “Dr. King’s dream is our dream, it is the American dream, it’s the promise stitched into the fabric of our nation, etched into the hearts of our people and written into the soul of humankind,” he said in the address, which he tweeted to his followers. “It is the dream of a world where people are judged by who they are, not how they look or where they come from.” The president’s remarks appeared not to resonate with the Rev. Al Sharpton, who also used the holiday to take aim at the racial rhetoric Trump is said to have used. “Trump Tower is in the wrong state,” Sharpton told a crowd of 200 at the National Action Network in Harlem. He said it was embarrassing that Trump is from New York. “What we’re going to do about Donald Trump is going to be the spirit of Martin Luther King Day,” he said.
TODD FOSTER NAMED EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES MARYVILLE, TENN. (Friday, Feb. 19, 2018)
Associated Press writer Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to this report.
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Foster succeeds Frank “Buzz” Trexler, who retired Nov. 30 after nearly three decades of leading The Daily Times’ newsroom.
He was the executive editor of the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, and managing editor of the Bristol Herald Courier and The News Virginian in Waynesboro, Va.
Foster rejoins Daily Times Publisher Carl Esposito nearly eight years after they both left the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier, which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. “It’s an honor to once again work for Carl and to inherit a talented newsroom so ably led by Buzz,” Foster said. “We are fortunate to have attracted such an accomplished journalist and proven leader to succeed Buzz, and I certainly look forward to the opportunity of working with Todd again,” added Carl Esposito, publisher of The Daily Times and President of Adams Publishing Group’s Tennessee and North Carolina operations. In recent years, Foster has worked as a
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Foster also was a reporter for People magazine; investigative, police and prisons reporter for The Oregonian in Portland; investigative and environmental reporter for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash.; and special projects editor at the Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal. His alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University, inducted Foster into its College of Media and Entertainment Wall of Fame in 2003. Foster was a judge for the Pulitzer Prizes in 2011 and in 2009, along with Esposito, was a social media fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communications’ Knight Digital Media Center.
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Award-winning chef Adam Hayes hosted “Demo and Dine,” sponsored and organized by Youth Builders of Greeneville Monday at First Presbyterian Church. The event was a sell-out. Hayes is chef at Lonesome Valley’s Canyon Kitchen in Sapphire, North Carolina. For more details and photos, see an upcoming edition of The Greeneville Sun’s Lifestyles Accent section.
Bobcat Moved After Being Caught In Town DUNLAP (AP) — Ȯcials in a Tennessee community have moved a young bobcat that was found in an outbuilding in town. Dunlap Police Chief Clint Huth tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press that ȯcials didn’t check if the feline was a male or female, but it was about a year old. Ȯcials say the bobcat appeared
to be healthy, and after being caught last week, was relocated to a secluded area in Sequatchie County. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency website says bobcats are seldom seen by humans. But they do pose a threat when encountered. Last September, the wildlife agency issued a warning to not pick
up injured or what appears to be an orphaned wild animal after a woman picked up an injured bobcat and took it home. The bobcat later “became unmanageable” in the woman’s laundry room. Information from: Chattanooga Times Free Press, http://www.timesfreepress.com
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I started at he Greeneville Sun parttime in 1964 and full-time in 1965. I’ve seen many changes over the past 54 years in how the newspaper is produced. Today, I am a graphic designer, creating ads on computers – a job I love and never would have thought I would be able to do. I’m a member of Hardin’s Chapel UM Church and the church’s UMW. I like to read, watch ballgames, and spend time with my family. – Marie Cox, Graphic Designer
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The Greeneville Sun launches Employee Profile Series:
“SERVING YOU MATTERS MOST TO ME.” Each week a different employee of The Greeneville Sun is featured in a full-color ad that introduces and personalizes them, and what special role they play in the company. We want to emphasize their commitment to the quality of our products, length of time with the company, as well as their community involvement and personal interests. Employees decide whether they wish to participate or not, but we believe it’s important to remind our readers that we are LOCAL, and that we have local ties to the community, and readers can put a face to the person they have spoken with over the phone, in the office or by other means. The profile series will continue until all employees who wish to participate have been published, and at that time, we will consider establishing another theme or profile series.
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EXCITING NEWS
THE HIGH ROAD AGENCY WINS BIG! SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AAF ADDY’S
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. (Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018) The High Road Agency took home two Silver Awards at the Southwest Virginia American Advertising Awards on February 24, 2018. The first Silver ADDY Award the team received, in the brochure category, was for “Perpetuating the Legacy,” a publication produced as a fundraising tool for the Birthplace of Country Music. The publication was designed by Sarah Mast. The team’s second Silver ADDY Award, in the internet commercial category, was for “Hope for Tennessee PSA,” a comical video produced for Frontier Health using humor to talk about safe sex. The video was produced and edited by Stack Amos.
THE CHESAPEAKE REGION RECENTLY PRESENTED THEIR
2017 SALES AWARDS PRESIDENTS CLUB
Members earn this honor by making their annual budget, or making at least 10 of 12 monthly budgets. We had three sales staff that earned this honor this year:
SALESPERSON OF THE YEAR Salesperson of the Year for the Region Frank Gunsallus. Frank was 108% of his annual budget.
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FRANK GUNSALLUS
BRENDA ANDREW
JAMES CONSTANTINE
SALES DIVISION OF THE YEAR This honor was awarded to one of the four sales teams in the region that had the best performance for the year. This year’s winner was the Upper Shore Sales Team.
APG WEST
ONE OF THE LARGEST WEDDING SHOWS IN SOUTHERN IDAHO PUT ON BY IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE Idaho Press-Tribune has been putting on a Wedding Experience for the past 15 years. Three years ago they took this event from 20+ booths in one of the smallest venues to the largest venue in Canyon County, almost tripling the amount of booths and began charging an entry fee. This year was by far the most breathtaking and successful events produced. Revenue was $50,000 – made from sponsorships, booth sales, and ticket sales. Expenses were below $25,000 – which included a
coordinator, design elements, venue cost and food. Over 400 brides registered for the event – the largest registration to date. A unique element offered is access to the bridal registry to vendors to market to at a fee. At this time, there have already been several verbal commitments to attend for next year. One vendor, a DJ, signed 30 contracts in a 5 hour span of time at this event. Plans are already in the works on how to grow and make this event even better for next year.
FEELING THE LOVE Deb Tobin, editor of the Logan Daily News, surprised the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, Logan Police Department, and Logan Fire Department with homemade goodies for Valentine’s Day as part of a challenge Monica Nieporte, President of APG Ohio, gave to the ad directos and editors in the region. Ad directors and editors were challenge to find ways to stay engaged with important news sources and business leaders even in times they’re not working on a story or advertising project to keep relationships between the paper and the “powers that be” in each community strong. Deb really took the challenge to heart and made the rounds early on Valentine’s Day and received lots of words of gratitude.
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APG EAST
MONICA NIEPORTE NAMED PRESIDENT OF ONMA BOARD OF TRUSTEES; NEW TRUSTEES NAMED ATHENS, OHIO (Friday, Feb. 16, 2018) The Ohio News Media Association has named new officers for 2018-19, led by Monica Nieporte, publisher of the Athens Messenger and president of APG Media of Ohio. Nieporte, who becomes ONMA’s first female board president, replaces outgoing president Bill Southern of The Toledo Blade and Block Communications. Southern remains on the board for one year in an ex officio capacity. Ron Waite, publisher of the Sandusky Register, will be the board’s vice president and president of the Ohio News Media Foundation, and Lori Figurski, regional advertising director for Ogden Newspapers in Martins Ferry, will serve as treasurer. Waite will be on the track to become board president in 2020. Bruce Winges of the Akron Beacon Journal remains as a member of the ONMA Executive Committee. ONMA Executive Director Dennis Hetzel serves as secretary to the board. 8
Nieporte is the president of APG Media of Ohio, based in Athens, OH and oversees operations of the Athens Messenger, Athens News, Jackson County Times Journal, Vinton County Courier, Pike County News Watchman, Perry County Tribune, Logan Daily News, Circleville Herald in southern Ohio; The CrescentNews in Defiance, Ohio and Gladwin County Record and Clarion in Gladwin, Mich. She is a graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. “I am honored to serve as the association’s president during this challenging and exciting period of change in our industry. It’s heartening to see so much innovation out there on the part of our members to identify new revenue streams and sustain the traditional products that generations of readers have always cherished. The executive team will continue to look for ways we can support those efforts and to be an important resource for our members,” Nieporte said.
IN MEMORIAM THOMAS RYANHIRST Tom was a part of the pagination department at APG Media, Ohio and was responsible for the layout and design of the Pike County NewsWatchman, Jackson County Times-Journal and was in the rotation to layout the Sunday edition of the Athens Messenger. He worked for the company since August of 2015. On behalf of the entire Adams Publishing family, we would like to extend our condolences to Tom’s family.
APG EAST
CARISSA PETHERBRIDGE APG OHIO JANUARY VIP Congratulations to Carissa Petherbridge of the Gladwin County Record and Clarion for being named the January VIP for APG Ohio. Carissa is the graphics/production manager at the Gladwin County Record & Beaverton Clarion. She was nominated by Nathan Paisley. “While we were waiting to fill a position, Carissa stepped up and took over additional duties on top of her own work to assist the Editor and did so with an excited and professional attitude– never a complaint. She assisted editorial with layout, website uploading, ideas, proof reading, and editing. The paper could not have gotten done on time this month if it was not for her. She continuously does various duties around the office on top of her own and is extremely deserving of this recognition.”
APG OHIO PRINT PLANT UPGRADES! The APG, Ohio print plant upgraded their Kirk-Rudy insert machine earlier this month to a Harris SLS 1000. This upgrade increased the plant’s insert capacity from an average of 3,000 - 4,000 inserts per hour (on a day without mechanical issues) to 13,000 and up to 20,000 inserts per hour. In addition an automated bottom wrapper and strapper was added to the line to help keep the line moving.
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HEALTH &
YOUR HEALTH MATTERS IT IS COLON CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. A SIMPLE SCREENING COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the U.S., but many colon cancers can be prevented with regular testing. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – no better time to learn the facts about colon cancer and get tested. It could save your life. The American Cancer Society recommends – if you are 50 or older – that you talk with your doctor about colon cancer screening. Only about 60% of adults of screening age are up-to-date on their colon cancer screening, and many have never been screened at
all. Screening can find colon cancer early, before symptoms develop, when it’s easier to treat and survival rates are more favorable. Some of the tests can help doctors find growths called polyps that can be removed before they turn into cancer. What’s encouraging is that fewer people have been dying from colon cancer over the past few decades. That’s due partly to improvements in screening. However, more than 50,000 deaths from colon cancer are expected this year, accounting for 9% of all cancer deaths.
For more information about colon cancer, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org/colon.
AND KIDNEY MONTH. Each one of our kidneys is about the size of a fist, and together they represent only 0.5% of our body’s total weight. Packed inside these small organs are over 140 miles of tubes that filter our blood. In fact, our entire blood supply is circulated through the kidneys every five minutes! This rapid filtration is no small task; kidneys are responsible for separating toxins and waste products from the chemicals our body needs, regulating blood volume and pH, and producing certain hormones. Kidney disease is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S., and, unfortunately, we may not be able to tell when our kidneys are struggling.
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In fact, you can lose up to 90% of your kidney function before experiencing any symptoms. 26 million American adults have kidney disease, and most of them don’t know it. The primary risk factors for kidney disease are high blood pressure, diabetes and family history of kidney disease. Risk is also increased for men, African Americans and the elderly. If you have risk factors, you should ask your doctor about testing your kidney function. Tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, not drinking enough water, lack of exercise and poor diet can all contribute to a decline in kidney function, as well.
DON’T SMOKE. DRINK WATER. EAT SMART. MOVE MORE.
WELLNESS
Clever Tips for EATING LESS
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SCHEDULED PREPPING. Start scheduling an extra 10 minutes for food prep after the store:
• Cut up veggies and pre-wash fruits before putting them away. You are much more likely to munch on broccoli if it’s already cut, portioned and ready to go.
• Portion out snack food. Studies have shown that when you eat directly out of the bag (think potato chips, pretzels, etc.) you eat up to 50% more. This is especially important if you buy any snack food in bulk to save money because the larger the bag, the more you eat. Make enough snack baggies for the week and hide the large bag out of sight.
STRATEGIC STORING. Where you store food matters... a lot! Did you know that you are 30% more likely to eat the first thing you see when you open the cabinet? Or that foods left on the counter are eaten twice as quickly? The good news: the solution to battle these statistics is as simple as adding a little strategy into how you put your groceries away. If we are 30% more likely to eat the first thing we see, let’s make the first thing we see a good choice. Get your produce, yogurt and other healthy snacks out of the crisper drawers and put them at eye level in the fridge where you can see them. Do the same for your healthier options in the cabinets; any junk food should go up high and/or to the back of your cabinets. The same rule applies to what you choose to leave on the counter. Ditch the cookie jar and candy dish and try a fruit bowl. It may seem painful at first, but it can save you hundreds of calories a day… and that adds up to pounds fast! SENSIBLE SNACKING. The simplest most effective rule for snacking is to portion your snacks in advance. It’s best to avoid multitasking while eating. However, snacking is by nature typically a mindless activity. So, to avoid over-snacking, always serve yourself only what you want to eat. Remember, eating directly out of the container means eating 50% more. SMART SERVINGS. There are all sorts of interesting ways to trick yourself into eating less based on how you serve your food. Here are a few: • Use tall, narrow glasses instead of short, wide glasses. • Eat from smaller plates. This one has a huge impact, but it may take moving your large plates to a new, harder to reach location to make the transition. • When fixing your plate, put veggies on first and load up. • Use a plate whose color is in high contrast to your food. Using a plate that’s a similar color leads you to eat more (e.g., you eat more spaghetti on a red plate and more mashed potatoes on a white plate). For more information on why we eat more than we realize, visit mindlesseating.org.
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SAFETY INSIGHT
PREVENT AND PREPARE FOR AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER IN YOUR WORKPLACE, ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND COWORKERS. HOW TO RESPOND TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION:
• EVACUATE!
If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises. (Typically, there is a fire evacuation plan and regrouping place. These plans typically have alternate routes in case one route is blocked.)
• HIDE!
If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide where the active shooter is least likely to find you. Ideally, find a place that can be locked and, best, one with no window in the door.
RESPOND SAFELY WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVES:
• REMEMBER: Law enforcement will want to make sure there is not more than one shooter.
• Provide any information you may have that is requested by law enforcement, such as how many shooters there are, their description, what the shooter(s) is wearing, weapon types (handgun, rifle, semiautomatic, or shotgun), etc.
• Carefully follow all law
enforcement instructions, including:
• Raise your hands above your
• Emergency medical rescue teams
won’t come in until police have the situation under control.
head.
• Put your hands up or behind your back.
• If there is a hostage situation, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), state police, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) representatives may also respond.
• Move in single file. • Submit to a pat-down.
• ACT!
As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent danger, attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter.
EVACUATE
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HIDE
ACT
HUMAN RESOURCES
MEET THE ADAMS HR FAMILY JO ANN HOPSON, PHR, SHRM-CP, CEBS
Vice President of Human Resources joann.hopson@adamspg.com 423.620.8771
TOM CLOUTIER
Talent Acquisition Director for Adams Publishing Group HR Manager – Maryland/Ohio tcloutier@adamspg.com 410.770.4159
PETE PASINI
HR Coordinator – Adams Publishing Group, Idaho/Utah ppasini@idahopress.com 208.465.8102
DEB BROOKS
HR Manager – Oregon, Washington, Montana dbrooks@skagitpublishing.com 360.416.2187
CHARLENE VOLD
Human Resource Coordinator – ECM Publishers, Inc./Southern Minnesota 763.712.2412
DEB MACHMEIER
Payroll/Human Resources Coordinator – Eau Claire, Wisconsin deb.machmeier@ecpc.com 715.833.9233
DON’T KNOW WHOM TO CALL? CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES.
AskHR!
Have a question, but don’t know whom to ask? The Human Resources staff is listening. You can always send an email to Ask HR if you have questions or concerns. Emails will be kept confidential and, if we print it in the APG newsletter, we will not use your name. Questions may be emailed to AskHR@adamspg.com or sent interoffice to your regional HR representative.
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RESOURCES
ASSOCIATE
REFERRAL PROGRAM Know someone who would be a perfect fit at APG?
WHAT’S IN IT FOR
YOU? $100
BONUS ONCE REFERRED ASSOCIATE REACHES 30 DAYS
REFER THEM AND YOU CAN EARN CASH
$200 BONUS ONCE REFERRED ASSOCIATE REACHES 90 DAYS
For any successful referral of friends, family members, or professional acquaintances, you will receive the following payment: • $100 for any person you refer after they complete 30 days of employment • $200 for any person you refer after they complete 90 days of employment • $300 for any person you refer after they complete 1 year of employment There The is NO situation in which an incentive will be paid for any associate who leaves for any reason prior to being employed for 30 days. To receive a referral incentive, the person making the referral must be an associate of the company on the day the referred associate is hired AND the day the referral bonus is due to be paid.
$300 BONUS ONCE REFERRED ASSOCIATE REACHES 1 YEAR
Please be aware that no associate is authorized to make an offer of employment to any individual or promise employment of any type. All decisions regarding employment offers will be made solely by management. Only On one referral incentive will be issued for each new associate; it will be paid to the first eligible person to submit the form below to the Human Resources Department. Former associates who may be rehired by the company are NOT considered to be a new referral and therefore will not be eligible for a referral incentive payment.
*THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION BEING COMPLETED BY THE PERSON YOU ARE REFERRING.*
APPLICANT NAME
APPLICANT PHONE NUMBER
APPLICANT EMAIL ASSOCIATE NAME
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MOVIE NIGHT
MOVIE NIGHT NOW PLAYING: MARCH BOX OFFICE
For your chance to be the lucky winner of a $25 Amazon gift certificate, answer the trivia question below correctly.
WHAT MOVIE HOLDS THE TITLE FOR THE HIGHEST GROSSING OPENING WEEKEND IN MARCH? All answers should be submitted to AskHR@adamspg.com. The winner will be drawn on Friday, March 16, 2018.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FEBRUARY WINNER, MICHELE KLUNTZ!
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