Fast Facts: Oct. 8
October 8, 2010
- The U.S. Postal Service is the biggest civilian employer in America.
- Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the world.
- The original Macy’s department store made a total of $11.06 on its first day of business in 1858.
- Before picking the name “”Nike”” for their shoe company, “”Falcon,”” “”Bengal”” and “”Dimension 6″” were considered.
- Every employee at the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters gets three pints of free ice cream a day.
- 90 percent of U.S. businesses are family owned.
