Entries by andreacash

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WCHL Announces Most Recent Living Wage Certifications

Our thanks to 97.9 FM WCHL for spreading the word about our recently certified living wage employers. Have a listen the short clips below to learn more about these businesses and organizations – and please support them as you can! Elysian Fields Farm Law Offices of Amos Tyndall Ballet School of Chapel Hill  Transplanting Traditions […]

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Orange County Living Wage Increases to $16.60 an Hour in 2023

Orange County’s newly updated 2023 living wage for hourly workers is $16.60 an hour, or $15.10 for employers who pay at least half of employees’ health insurance costs. Orange County Living Wage (OCLW) adjusts the living wage annually to keep pace with rising rents. OCLW determines its living wage by using the widely accepted Universal […]

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New Year, New [Higher] Wages

In 2022, we welcomed 48 Orange County employers to our roster of living wage employers. Compare that to 2021, when we added 34 employers! Are you the leader of an Orange County business or organization that wishes to join the ranks in 2023? Here are some tips to help you achieve this goal as we […]

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Golden Fig Books Joins the Orange County Living Wage Roster

Orange County Living Wage is pleased to announce that Golden Fig Books has been certified as a living wage employer. Independently owned by David Bradley, the book shop opened this fall in Carrboro’s Carr Mill Mall. Seven days a week, the team offers a mix of new, used, and children’s books. Patrons can bring in their used books to possibly receive cash or store credit. Learn more at goldenfigbooks.com.  David […]

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Nearly One Year After the Death of Their Founder and Culinary Guide, the Beau Catering Team Carries on with ‘The Beau Show’

BY ANDREA CASH  When Chef Beau Bennett of Beau Catering suddenly died of an intracranial brain hemorrhage on a Friday in October of last year, his staff had to simultaneously process their devastating loss and successfully pull off three large catering events that same weekend. “The show must go on,” says Lauren Erickson Bennett, Beau’s […]