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With Innovation at the Forefront, Harri Charges Full-Speed into 2024

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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The company’s active user base doubled annually, facilitating 7.2M job applications, 2.6M messages and the creation of 237K job listings.

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  • The company’s active user base doubled annually, facilitating 7.2M job applications, 2.6M messages and the creation of 237K job listings.
  • Harri was also recognized by Ventana Research’s Annual Digital Leadership Awards for its work with Michele Corkins of Hawaiian Bros Island Grill.
  • As the company moves into 2024, Harri has already shown no plans of slowing down, with its first quarterly release of the year rolling out today.
  • Harri has a robust roadmap planned for 2024 that harnesses intelligence and automation to simplify operations for frontline leaders and expands on Harri Engage to support the new hire experience and further improve employee retention.

Chicago Vocational Career Academy Receives Tool and Equipment Donation in Memoriam of Bears Great Dick Butkus

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Tool + Equipment is donating professional-grade tools and equipment to Chicago Vocational Career Academy in memory of Dick Butkus. Prior to Butkus' passing, the retailer had partnered with him and was working towards a donation to his alma mater as part of the company's Tools for the Trades™ program, designed to address the trade labor shortage by providing professional-grade tools to high school career and technical education programs.

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  • CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Tool + Equipment is donating professional-grade tools and equipment to Chicago Vocational Career Academy in memory of Dick Butkus.
  • "After watching his father's career as an electrician, Tools for the Trades™ is a program my father was passionate about," said Matt Butkus, Dick Butkus' son.
  • The equipment will allow Chicago Vocational Career Academy to start a new welding class and expand trade learning options to better expose students to the value of a career in the trades.
  • As Dick Butkus' alma mater, we are honored to be a part of his legacy and excited to start a new welding class for our students with this donation," said Wesley Mickens, instructor at Chicago Vocational Career Academy.