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Raises give workers a lift

Companies plan to increase workers’ pay, but will that give the economy a pick-me-up, too?

By Katie Johnston Chase
Globe Staff / August 22, 2010

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After seeing a drop in donations during the recession, the state Special Olympics chapter slashed its annual budget by $1 million, laying off employees and freezing the salaries of the remaining 24 full-time workers. (Full article: 949 words)

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