American Pay Raise Company Tracker

Alabama

Regions Financial Corporations announced a base wage increase to $15 per hour; $40 million in charitable donations; and $100 million in capital expenditures.
Protective Life announced it is giving its employees a $1,000 bonus and increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Russell Lands announced employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Alaska

Home Bancshares, Inc. announced 850 full-time employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Arizona

Arizona Public Service announced it will pass on $119 million of savings for its customers.
U-Haul announced its 28,000 employees will receive bonuses totaling $23 million. Full-time employees will receive a $1,200 bonus and part-time employees will get a $500 bonus.
Western Alliance announced a base pay raise of 7.5 percent for the lowest-paid 50% of employees; increased bonuses; and increased match of its 401(k).
YAM Worldwide announced bonuses of $2,000 for employees who have been with the company for longer than 6 months, and bonuses of $1,000 for all other employees.

Arkansas

Walmart announced a base wage increase to $11 per hour; bonuses totaling approximately $400 million.
Bank of the Ozarks announced bonuses up to $1,200 for 2,300 employees.
Tyson Foods Inc. announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.

California

Apple announced it will repatriate a portion of its overseas cash, which will pump $350 billion into the U.S. economy. Apple plans to create 20,000 jobs and establish a new Apple campus.
Wells Fargo announced a raised base wage from $13.50 to $15.00; $400 million in charitable contributions; and make a $100 million capital investment over the next three years.
Disney announced 125,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to a $50 million investment into a new employee education program.
Charles Schwab announced it will provide 9,000 non-executive employees with a $1,000 bonus in addition to adding over 1,200 employees and will build out new business centers in Austin and Dallas. The company will also increase their annual philanthropy contribution.
Summit State Bank announced $2,000 bonuses for non-executive employees.
Jordan Winery announced $1,000 bonuses for its employees.
First Northern Community Bancorp announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and raise its minimum wage by $2 an hour. The company will also contribute an additional $100,000 to local non-profits and charities.
Visa announced it will significantly increase its 401(k) contribution to 10 percent of employees base salary.
PodcastOne announced all full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Saban Capital Group announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Community Valley Bank announced its employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to increasing its community contribution budget and enhancing its employee education and training opportunities.
Ares Management LP announced it will restructure from a private equity firm to a corporation.
Cisco Systems, Inc. announced it will repatriate $67 billion back to the U.S.
Mission Produce announced it is giving all U.S. based employees a $1,000 bonus in addition to increasing investment in new facilities and technology.

Colorado

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced their 71,000 employees will receive benefits including cash bonuses of up to $1,000 for hourly and salaried restaurant employees.
Bank of Colorado announced it will give all full-time employees $1,000 bonuses.
Canary LLC’s CEO announced the company will hire more employees and increase capital spending.
First Southwest Bank announced it will raise its minimum wage to $14 an hour plus full benefits.
National Bank Holdings Corporation announced employees making less than $50,000 will receive a bonus of $1,000.

Connecticut

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for their 9,500 employees making less than $75,000 per year.
Cigna announced it will raise its minimum wage to $16 per hour in addition to an increase to retirements accounts, affecting more than 30,000 of the company’s workers.
Charter Communications announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Webster Financial announced it will give $1,000 bonuses to its employees.
Avangrid announced they will pass along tax savings to its gas and electric customers.
Information Services Group announced it will make an additional contribution of $500 to its employee’s 401(k) accounts.
Windsor Federal Savings announced $250 bonuses for all employees excluding upper-management.
Pitney Bowes announced it will make an investment of more than $18 million to raise wages of its hourly employees.

Delaware

Navient announced 98% of their 6,700 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Mountaire Farms announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus.
Delaware Supermarkets Inc. announced $150 additional bonuses to 1,000 non-management employees.

District of Columbia

Washington Gas announced it plans to reduce 1.1 million customer rates in DC, Maryland, and Virginia by approximately $34 million starting in 2018.
Pepco announced it will provide a credit lowering customer bills starting in the first quarter of 2018.

Florida

Harris Corporation announced it will contribute an additional $300 million to its employee pension fund in addition to giving its 17,000 non-executive employees stock awards of $1,470, or approximately $24 million in total. The company also plans to invest $20 million in technologies.
Darden Restaurants announced it will spend an additional $20 million on over 175,000 employees this year.
The Flood Insurance Agency announced $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees.
AutoNation announced that it will double its matching contributions to employees’ 401(k) plans as well as increase its deferred compensation match up to 100% for the first $5,500.
RGF Environmental Group, Inc. announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Duke Energy announced it will pass on savings from tax reform to its customers that results in customers’ saving an average of $187 on their electric bill over the next three years.
Joseph’s Lite Cookies announced it will give its employees raises of $3,000-$4,000 in addition to investing in new computer systems and new product packaging.
Don Ramon Restaurant announced unspecified bonuses and raises to staff.

Georgia

Aflac announced it will increase overall investment in the U.S. by $250 million; as well as increase the 401(k) match from 50% to 100% on the first 4% of compensation in addition to a one-time $500 contribution to every employee’s 401(k).
UPS announced it will make a $12 billion investment in pension funding and infrastructure.
Home Depot announced it will award its hourly employees with a bonus of up to $1,000.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. announced it will increase their employees base wage to $15 per hour; provide $50 million in additional community grants; and include merit pay raise and additional 401(k) contributions.
Total System Services announced $1,000 bonuses for 11,500 employees.
Synovus Financial Corporation announced non-executive employees will get a $1,000 bonus.
Yancey Bros announced $500 bonuses for 1,200 employees.
Shred-X announced it will buy a new truck and potentially hire a new employee.
American Proteins Inc. announced it will provide its 700 employees with $1,000 bonuses.
AR-15 Gun Owners of America announced its employees will receive a $300 bonus.

Hawaii

Hawaiian Electric Companies announced its 460,000 customers can expect to see lower electric bills as the company passes on savings from the corporate tax reduction.
First Hawaiian National Bank announced $1,500 bonuses to 2,264 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Bank of Hawaii announced $1,000 bonuses to 2,074 employees and a base wage increase from $12 to $15 per hour.
American Savings Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to 1,150 employees and a base wage increase from $12.21 to $15.25 per hour.
Central Pacific Bank announced all 850 employees will receive $1,000 bonuses and a base wage increase from $12 to $15.25 per hour.
Territorial Savings Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to 247 employees and a base wage hike from $11.25 to $15.25 per hour.
Hawaii National Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to its employees.
Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry announced the company will open additional retail locations.

Idaho

Melaleuca announced all 2,000 employees will receive a $100 bonus for every year they have worked at the company.
Ball Ventures announced $100 bonuses for its 260 employees.
DePatco, Inc. announced it will give employee bonuses.

Illinois

Boeing announced $100 million in charitable donations; $100 million for workforce development; and, $100 million for infrastructure and facilities.
McDonald’s announced it will open an additional 1,000 stores worldwide this year in addition to investing $2.4 billion to existing locations.
Discover announced it will raise its minimum hourly pay rate to $15.25 and give over 15,000 non-executive employees a $1,000 bonus.
First Midwest Bank announced employees will receive a $1,035 bonus. The company will also raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour and make a $2 million contribution to its charitable foundation.
MB Financial Bank announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to giving employees an unspecified one-time bonus. The company will also contribute $7.5 million to its charitable foundation to invest in charity work in the community.
Emkay, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for 150 employees.
Griffith Trucking announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
American Community Bank and Trust announced employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to increasing its hiring plans.
BMO Harris Bank announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour.
Ameren Illinois announced it will pass tax savings to customers, which will save electric customers an average of $2.50 to $3.00 per month and gas customers an average of $1 per month.
ComEd announced it will pass along $200 million in tax savings to its customers. The average customer can expect to see an estimated $2-$3 decrease in their monthly bill.

Indiana

First Farmers Bank & Trust announced a $750 minimum bonus for each full-time employee and a base wage increase by $2.50 per hour.
MutualBank announced $750 bonuses for full and part-time employees in addition to raising the minimum wage by $0.50 per hour.
1^st Source Corporation announced employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to issuing 10 shares of stocks valued at $500 to all employees and an increase to the tuition reimbursement program.
MainSource Financial Group announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, affecting over 200 employees.
Family Express announced a base wage increase to $11 per hour.
First Merchants Corp. announced it will raise its base wage by $1 per hour.
OneMain Holdings, Inc. announced employee wage increases and bonuses.
Quake Manufacturing announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and a paid gym membership.
Wirco, Inc. announced its employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Iowa

MidAmerican Energy announced it would return between $90.8 million and $112.3 million of its tax savings to electric customers.
Alliant Energy announced it will return between $500,000 and $3.7 million of its tax savings to gas customers.
Iowa-American Water Co. announced it will return $1.5 million to $1.8 million to customers.
Black Hills Energy announced it would return $1.6 million to its gas customers.
Pattison Sand announced employees will receive a $600 bonus and a pay raise between $1.50-$2.00 an hour for its employees.
Ohnward Bancshares announced $1,000 bonuses for all 260 employees.
Anfinson Farm Store announced $1,000 bonuses and a 5% pay raise for all full-time employees.
Bank Midwest announced employees will receive $500 bonuses for full-time employees and $250 bonuses to part-time employees.
Cedar Rapids Toyota announced it will give each full-time employee a $500 bonus.
Dyersville Die Cast announced it will give its full-time employees a $200 bonus, and full-time and hourly employees will be receiving $50 monthly bonuses for next year. The company announced the bonuses total approximately $150,000.

Kansas

Westar Energy announced it will pass on $65 million in savings per year to its customers.
Lawrence Paper Company announced 300 employees will receive a $500 bonus.
United Bank and Trust announced it will raise hourly and salaried employees’ wages by $100 per month.

Kentucky

Louisville Gas and Electric Company announced its customers will receive an estimated $91 million in savings.
Kentucky Utilities Company announced its customers will receive an estimated $86 million in savings.
Community Trust Bancorp announced $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $500 bonuses for part-time employees.
Brown-Forman announced it will fully fund its current pension liability of $120 million in addition to expanding its philanthropic community work.
Turning Point Brands, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for 107 employees.
Humana announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour.
Verst Logistics announced all full-time employees will receive $500 bonuses.

Louisiana

Blessey Marine announced it will pass along $1 million in tax savings to their employees.
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust announced it will raise its minimum wage to $12 per hour in addition to increasing its community rewards program by 50% to $75,000.
Metairie Bank announced it will give all its 120 employees a bonus of $1,000 employees in addition to increasing its minimum wage to $12 per hour.

Maine

Camden National Bank announced it will give $1,000 bonuses to all non-executive full-time employees, and a $750 bonus to all part-time employees.

Maryland

Baltimore Gas & Electric announced the utility company is passing on $82 million worth of tax savings leading to lower gas and electric bills for its customers.
St. John Properties Inc. announced $1,500 bonuses for its employees.
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced $1,000 bonuses for 9,000 employees.
Lockheed Martin announced it will spend $200 million on research and development and put additional funds into capital expenditures, employee training, and charitable contributions.

Massachusetts

Eversource Energy announced it will lower its existing electricity rates for its customers in eastern Massachusetts by $35.4 million and $16.6 million for customers in western Massachusetts.
Berkshire Hills announced 1,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to increasing the base wage to $15 per hour. The company also plans to increase investment in employee development and contribute $2 million to the company’s charitable foundation that will be invested in the community.
Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc. announced it will make additional investments totaling $50 million. 68,000 non-executive employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to $16 million going toward research and development.
Blue Hills Bancorp announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour. The company will also increase investments in employee development and contribute $2 million to its charities arm to invest in the community.
HarborOne Bank announced $500 bonuses to 600 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
National Grid announced its 908,000 customers will receive a rate reduction.
Adams Community bank announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to raising the minimum wage to $13.25 per hour.
Cooperstown Environmental LLC announced it will double its company-paid 401(k) contribution to its employees’ accounts.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities announced it will reduce rates for customers.
1A Auto announced it will award bonuses to all full-time employees.
The Stowaway announced every full-time employee will receive a $500 bonus and each part-time employee will receive a $200 bonus.
Unity Bancorp Inc. announced all employees excluding executive management will receive a $750 bonus.

Michigan

Fiat Chrysler announced $2,000 bonuses to 60,000 hourly and salaried employees, excluding senior leadership. The company also announced it will invest over $1 billion in modernizing the Detroit Warren Truck Plant and move production of Ram Heavy Duty trucks to Detroit, creating 2,500 jobs.
Land and Company announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus.
DTE Energy announced it will lower bills for its 2.2 million electric and 1.3 million gas customers. According to DTE, the savings will amount to approximately $190 million.
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber announced all of its 400 full and part-time employees will receive a $1,500 bonus.
Lakestone Bank & Trust announced its salaried employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and its hourly employees will receive a $1 per hour raise.
Mill Steel Company announced its 400 full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. announced an increase of its 401(k) match.
Consumers Energy announced rate reductions in customer energy bills.
U.S. Special Delivery announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.

Minnesota

U.S. Bancorp announced $1,000 bonuses for 60,000 employees; a base wage increase to $15 per hour; and $150 million for charitable contributions.
TCF Financial announced $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $500 bonuses for part-time employees.
Best Buy announced over 100,000 employees will receive a bonus, with full-time employees receiving a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees receiving a $500 bonus.
Data Sales Co., Inc. announced all of their employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Ecolab announced it will make a $25 million contribution to its charitable foundation.

Mississippi

Bancorp South announced in additional investments in its employees of over $10 million.
Ingalls Shipbuilding announced that 11,500 employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Missouri

Stifel Financial Corporation announced $1,500 bonuses for 7,000 employees.
Commerce Bank announced their 3,450 employees will receive $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $250 bonuses for part-time employees; $25 million in charitable donations.
Kansas City Power and Light announced it will pass along 100% of their tax savings, resulting in approximately $65 million in savings for their customers.
Central Bank of St. Louis announced their 2,500 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus for full-time employees and a $500 bonus for part-time employees.
Central Bancompany announced its 2,500 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus for full-time employees and a $500 bonus for part-time employees.
Hawthorn Bank announced full-time employees will receive $1,000 bonuses and part time employees will receive $500 bonuses.
Hostess Brands Inc., announced employees will receive a $750 bonus and the company will provide a $500 401(k) contribution.
Kansas City Southern announced $1,000 bonuses for their employees.
Bank of Advance announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Dynamic Fasteners announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Mid-AM Metal Forming announced unspecified bonuses for its 140 employees.
Great Southern Bancorp announced more than 1,200 employees will receive a bonus with full-time employees receiving a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees getting a $500 bonus.

Montana

Rod’s Harvest Foods announced they will be providing employees with a $500 bonus in addition to raising wages three to five percent and increasing its minimum wage to $11 per hour.

Nebraska

Nelnet announced $1,000 bonuses for 4,100 employees.
Pinnacle Bank announced $1,000 bonuses for 1,007 employees.
Heartland Bank announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Northwestern Energy announced its customers will receive a rate reduction for their energy bill.

Nevada

South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa announced doubling of bonuses for 2,300 employees.
Kalb Industries announced employees will receive an unspecified one-time bonus.

New Hampshire

Franklin Savings Bank announced all employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
PC Connection, Inc. announced all employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.

New Jersey

Verizon announced 155,000 employees, excluding management personnel, will receive 50 shares of restricted stock. The stock units given to employees amount to approximately $400 million in total.
OceanFirst Financial Corp. announced a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Johnson & Johnson announced it will spend more on research in the health-care sector.
Amboy Bank announced it will give employees a $1,000 bonus.
Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Brands announced it will give employees a $500 bonus.
Somerset Savings Bank announced it will give employees a $750 bonus.
Unity Bank announced a $750 bonus to all employees excluding executive management.
Quest Diagnostics announced its full-time employees will receive a $500 bonus and a $250 bonus for its part-time employees.
Honeywell announced it will increase its employee 401(k) match.

New Mexico

Haciendas at Grace Village announced it plans to hire an additional 40 employees.

New York

Pfizer announced it will pay $100 million in bonuses to employees in addition to a $200 million contribution to the company’s charitable foundation and a $500 million contribution to its U.S. pension plan.
The Travelers Companies, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for 14,000 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
JP Morgan Chase & Co. announced 22,000 employees will receive a base wage increase from $12 to $16.50 per hour in addition to spending $20 billion over five years and increase lending to affordable-home buyers by $25 to $50 billion.
JetBlue Airlines announced a $1,000 bonus for all 21,000 employees.
Atlas Air Worldwide announced $1,000 bonuses to 3,100 employees.
Pioneer Credit Recovery announced $1,000 bonuses for 800 employees.
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses, excluding non-executive personnel.
American Express announced it will invest an additional $200 million in customer growth initiatives in addition to increasing employee profit-sharing plans.
Empire National Bank announced it will increase its employees’ salaries by five percent in addition to giving its non-executive employees a $1,000 bonus. The company is also increasing its 401(k)-matching contribution.
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced it will increase its minimum hourly wage to $15 per hour in addition to providing hourly, non-management employees with a $1,750 bonus. The company will also enhance employee benefits, including more vacation days.
BNB Bank announced it is increasing is minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to increasing wages for employees in the tier above that.
MetLife, Inc. announced it is increasing its minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to enhancing benefits and boosting contributions to retirement plans. The company will also invest $10 million in skills development funds to help employees upgrade their workplace skills.
Dayton T. Brown Inc. announced $400 bonuses for all 210 employees.
M&T Bank announced it will increase hourly wages to $16 per hour.
Bank of New York Mellon announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour affecting 1,000 employees in addition to increasing investment in technology.
Flushing Financial Corporation announced full-time employees will receive $1,000 bonuses and part-time employees will receive $500 bonuses.
NBT Bancorp Inc. announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour and increase permanent salary pay for salaried workers earning $50,000 or less a year by five percent.
Evans Bancorp, Inc. announced non-executive employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to making a $300,000 contribution to its charitable foundation.
Pepsico announced it will give employees a $1,000 bonus.
LiDestri Food and Drink announced their employees will get a one-time double paycheck for one-mid month pay period.
Assurant announced it will not move its operations in Bermuda and stay in the U.S.
ES Bancshares., Inc announced full-time employees will receive a $500 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $250 bonus.
Clayton Distillery announced it will make upgrades to its distillery.
Harry Schein, Inc. announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Pioneer Credit Recovery announced $1,000 bonuses for 800 employees.
Mastercard, Inc. announced it is increasing its 401(k) employer match to ten percent of an employee’s salary.

North Carolina

Bank of America announced $1,000 bonuses for 145,000 U.S. employees.
Lowe’s announced more than 260,000 part and full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
BB&T announced $1,200 bonuses for 27,000 employees; a base wage increase from $12 to $15 per hour; and, $100 million in charitable donations.
Atlantic Packaging announced nearly 1,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Aquesta Financial Holdings announced $1,000 bonuses to 95 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
IAT Insurance Group announced $3,000 bonuses for 685 non-executive employees.
Benchmark Auto Sales announced it will provide full health insurance coverage to its employees, totaling $120,000 in savings for its employees.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry announced it will provide employees with a $1,000 bonus.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced its 4,700 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to the company donating $40 million to charities.

North Dakota

Gate City Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to non-management employees; $500,000in higher charitable giving; and, $500,000 worth of free home appraisals.

Ohio

Nationwide Insurance announced $1,000 bonuses to 29,000 employees.
Fifth Third Bancorp announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour and provide more than 13,500 employees with a $1,000 bonus.
Western & Southern announced bonuses of $2,000 for full-time employees and bonuses of $1,000 for part-time employees.
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses excluding non-executive personnel.
KeyBank announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to making unspecified contributions to employees’ 401(k) retirement accounts.
First Financial announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Bruns General Contracting announced it will invest in equipment and strengthen retirement benefits for its employees.
J.M. Smucker Company announced a $20 million increase to its employee pension plan in addition to a $1,000 bonus for 5,000 employees and a $1 million increase to its charitable contributions.
Middlefield Banc Corp. announced every employee will receive a $1,000 bonus.
R + L Carriers announced every employee will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Sheely’s Furniture and Appliance announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus, part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus, and the company plans on a 4,500-square foot expansion for its Bargain Bonus center.
Sheffer Corporation announced all 126 employees will receive $1,000 bonuses.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Corporation Commission announced it will pass on $150 million of savings from the corporate tax cuts to customers.
AAON announced $1,000 bonuses to 2,000 employees.
Express Employment Professionals announced more than 200 non-executive employees will receive $2,000 bonuses.
Elmer Smith Oil Company announced employee bonuses to more than 300 employees.

Oregon

Pacific Power announced it will pass along tax savings to its customers.

Pennsylvania

Comcast announced $1,000 bonuses to 100,000 employees and at least a $50 billion investment in infrastructure over the next 5 years.
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses to 47,500 employees; an additional $1,500 in employee pension accounts; a base wage increase to $15 per hour; and a $200 million charitable contribution.
First Summit Bank announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus, raise its salary arranges and increase its charitable giving budget by ten percent.
Kish Bancorp announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will get a $500 bonus. The company also announced a $10 million investment in a new technology, operations and customer service center.
AccuWeather announced year-end bonuses to all employees.
Fulton Financial Corporation announced it will raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour in addition to additional week of pay at year’s end. The company will also invest an additional $2 million in the communities it serves.
Noah Bank announced its employees will receive a $1,500 bonus.
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to raising the minimum wage to $14 per hour .
NexTier Bank announced its 250 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
American Bank announced $1,000 bonuses for 60 employees.
Sundance Vacations announced employees will receive an unspecified one-time bonus totaling over $125,000.
Sewickley Spa announced its employees will receive a 5% salary raise and a 2.5% bonus on average of its employees’ yearly salary.
Customers Bank announced it will provide consumers with a bonus checking account that earns two percent interest.
Sussex Wire announced tax reform will enable the company to invest in new technology and hire new workers faster than originally planned.
Kraft Heinz Company announced it will make a $300 million strategic investment in its capabilities, more than $800 million in capital expenditures, and $1.3 billion to pre-fund its post-retirement benefit plans .

Rhode Island

CVS Health Corp. announced it will pass on benefits totaling approximately $425 million a year to its employees. The company will increase its hourly wage to $11 an hour.
Citizens Financial Group announced $1,000 bonuses bonuses for 12,500 employees and $10 million for charitable donations.
Dohrn Transfer announced its approximately 1,200 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., announced it will award full time employees with $1,000 bonuses and a $500 bonus to part-time employees.

South Carolina

Blackbaud announced its employees will receive $2,000 of stock.
South State Bank announced 2,800 employees will receive bonuses. Full time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $750 bonus.
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced ten percent pay raises for employees.
Solara Hospitality announced all 270 hourly-paid hotel employees will receive a $500 bonus.

South Dakota

Great Western Bancorp, Inc. announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15, a $500 bonus or wage increase for 70% of its workforce. In addition, Great Western announced increased investments of its employees’ health care offerings and a doubling of its annual contribution to its community charitable program.
Black Hills Energy announced refunds to South Dakotan utility users that total $7.67 million in October 2018.

Tennessee

FedEx announced it will increase compensation of over $200 million, 2/3rds of which will go to hourly employees in addition to a $1.5 billion contribution to the FedEx pension plan. FedEx also announced it will invest $1.5 billion to expand and modernize the Indianapolis and Memphis plants.
First Horizon National Corp. announced 4,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Advance Financial announced an increase in their 401(k) match; an increase in profit sharing; and, an increase in charitable donations. The company announced these actions will bring an additional $500,000 to employees and more than $550,000 to community organizations just for 2018.
Unum announced an increase to the minimum wage to $15 per hour and make an additional $1 million investment in charitable contributions.

Texas

AT&T announced $1,000 bonuses to 200,000 employees and a $1 billion increase in capital expenditures.
ExxonMobil announced it will invest more than $50 billion over the next five years to expand its business operations in the United States.
American Airlines announced $1,000 bonuses for every employee, excluding officers. The bonuses total approximately $130 million.
Southwest Airlines announced $1,000 bonuses for all 55,000 employees in addition to $5 million additional charitable donations.
Waste Management announced it will give approximately 34,000 employees a $2,000 bonus.
Comerica Inc. announced a $1,000 bonus to 4,500 non-officer employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Rush Enterprises Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for all 6,600 employees.
Happy State Bank announced wage increases to over 700 of its employees with full-time employees receiving a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees receiving a $500 bonus. Additionally, the company is raising its minimum wage to $14 per hour and salaried employees making less than $18 hourly will receive a $1,000 annual increase.
Texas Capital Bank announced $1,000 bonuses for 900 employees.
Amarillo National Bank announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and the company will invest $2.5 million into its downtown properties.
Rio Bank announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Insperity, Inc. announced its non-executive employees will receive bonuses ranging from $1,000 to $4,000, totaling approximately $9 million.
Oncor announced the 3.4 million homes and businesses it serves will receive a refund.
FirstCapital Bank of Texas announced $500 bonuses to 197 employees.
Ennis, Inc. announced a $500 bonus to 2,200 non-management employees.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. announced $500 bonuses for its employees.
El Paso Electric announced it will refund customers as a result of tax reform.
Leak Sealers announced its 100 employees will receive bonuses.

Utah

Zions Bancoporation announced $1,000 bonuses for nearly 80% of their employees and pay raises for more than 40% of employees.
Rocky Mountain Power announced it will pass along tax savings to its customers in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.

Vermont

Vermont Gas announced it will reduce 2018 customer costs by $2.4 million.

Virginia

Altria Group announced their 7,900 non-executive employees will receive a $3,000 bonus in addition to a $35 million contribution to its philanthropic programs.
Kiddar Capital announced it is giving its employees a bonus of anywhere from 5% to 15% of their current salary.
Capital One Financial announced they are raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Bank of the James announced an increase base wage to $15 per hour for employees with more than one year of service.
First Bank and Trust Company announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Payne Trucking Company announced it will give bonuses to its employees ranging from $250 to $750 based on time with the company.
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced a $500 bonus to employees.
CarMax, Inc. announced bonuses to part-time and full-time employees ranging from $200 to $1,500 based on length of service with the company
Farmers and Merchants Bank announced employees working over 30 hours a week will receive a $1,100 bonus and employees working less than 30 hours receive a $750 bonus.

Washington

Starbucks announced it is giving employees pay raises and stock grants of more than $250 million.
Alaska Airlines announced $1,000 bonuses for 23,000 employees.
First Financial Northwest, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses to all employees, excluding executive personnel.
INB Bank announced $500 bonuses for 200 employees, excluding senior management, in addition to a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Peoples Bank announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour and raise its 401(k) match from seven to eight percent.
Washington Federal announced all employees earning less than $100,000 per year will receive a five percent pay increase in addition to their normal merit increase.
HomeStreet Bank announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
APPS Portamedic announced employees will receive an unspecified bonus.
Sound Community Bank announced an increase for incentive compensation for employees.

West Virginia

Citizens Bank of West Virginia announced each of their 66 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Davis Trust Company announced it will provide a three percent pay increase in addition to year-end merit and cost-of-living increases.
West Virginia Public Service Commission passed up to $645 million dollars in cuts to utility rates along to customers.

Wisconsin

American Family Insurance announced it will give 11,000 employees a $1,000 bonus in addition to an increase of charitable contributions and a one-time 2 to 1 match for employee and agent donations to qualifying charities.
Town Bank announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Blue Harbor Resort announced it will give employees a $1,000 bonus.
Associated Bank announced $500 employee bonuses and a base wage increase from $10 to $15 per hour.
Americacollect announced $300-$500 bonuses for their employees.
Copperleaf Assisted Living announced $200-$600 bonuses to employees.
Musicnotes, Inc. announced all employees will receive a three percent salary increase.
CUNA Mutual Group announced a $20 million contribution to its philanthropic foundation – its largest contribution ever.
Plexus Corp. announced it will repatriate approximately $500 million of offshore cash to the United States and provide 16,000 employees with bonuses totaling approximately $13 million.

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Jonah Bank announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.

Alabama

Regions Financial Corporations announced a base wage increase to $15 per hour; $40 million in charitable donations; and $100 million in capital expenditures.
Protective Life announced it is giving its employees a $1,000 bonus and increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Russell Lands announced employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Alaska

Home Bancshares, Inc. announced 850 full-time employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Arizona

Arizona Public Service announced it will pass on $119 million of savings for its customers.
U-Haul announced its 28,000 employees will receive bonuses totaling $23 million. Full-time employees will receive a $1,200 bonus and part-time employees will get a $500 bonus.
Western Alliance announced a base pay raise of 7.5 percent for the lowest-paid 50% of employees; increased bonuses; and increased match of its 401(k).
YAM Worldwide announced bonuses of $2,000 for employees who have been with the company for longer than 6 months, and bonuses of $1,000 for all other employees.

Arkansas

Walmart announced a base wage increase to $11 per hour; bonuses totaling approximately $400 million.
Bank of the Ozarks announced bonuses up to $1,200 for 2,300 employees.
Tyson Foods Inc. announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.

California

Apple announced it will repatriate a portion of its overseas cash, which will pump $350 billion into the U.S. economy. Apple plans to create 20,000 jobs and establish a new Apple campus.
Wells Fargo announced a raised base wage from $13.50 to $15.00; $400 million in charitable contributions; and make a $100 million capital investment over the next three years.
Disney announced 125,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to a $50 million investment into a new employee education program.
Charles Schwab announced it will provide 9,000 non-executive employees with a $1,000 bonus in addition to adding over 1,200 employees and will build out new business centers in Austin and Dallas. The company will also increase their annual philanthropy contribution.
Summit State Bank announced $2,000 bonuses for non-executive employees.
Jordan Winery announced $1,000 bonuses for its employees.
First Northern Community Bancorp announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and raise its minimum wage by $2 an hour. The company will also contribute an additional $100,000 to local non-profits and charities.
Visa announced it will significantly increase its 401(k) contribution to 10 percent of employees base salary.
PodcastOne announced all full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Saban Capital Group announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Community Valley Bank announced its employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to increasing its community contribution budget and enhancing its employee education and training opportunities.
Ares Management LP announced it will restructure from a private equity firm to a corporation.
Cisco Systems, Inc. announced it will repatriate $67 billion back to the U.S.
Mission Produce announced it is giving all U.S. based employees a $1,000 bonus in addition to increasing investment in new facilities and technology.

Colorado

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced their 71,000 employees will receive benefits including cash bonuses of up to $1,000 for hourly and salaried restaurant employees.
Bank of Colorado announced it will give all full-time employees $1,000 bonuses.
Canary LLC’s CEO announced the company will hire more employees and increase capital spending.
First Southwest Bank announced it will raise its minimum wage to $14 an hour plus full benefits.
National Bank Holdings Corporation announced employees making less than $50,000 will receive a bonus of $1,000.

Connecticut

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for their 9,500 employees making less than $75,000 per year.
Cigna announced it will raise its minimum wage to $16 per hour in addition to an increase to retirements accounts, affecting more than 30,000 of the company’s workers.
Charter Communications announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Webster Financial announced it will give $1,000 bonuses to its employees.
Avangrid announced they will pass along tax savings to its gas and electric customers.
Information Services Group announced it will make an additional contribution of $500 to its employee’s 401(k) accounts.
Windsor Federal Savings announced $250 bonuses for all employees excluding upper-management.
Pitney Bowes announced it will make an investment of more than $18 million to raise wages of its hourly employees.

Delaware

Navient announced 98% of their 6,700 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Mountaire Farms announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus.
Delaware Supermarkets Inc. announced $150 additional bonuses to 1,000 non-management employees.

District of Columbia

Washington Gas announced it plans to reduce 1.1 million customer rates in DC, Maryland, and Virginia by approximately $34 million starting in 2018.
Pepco announced it will provide a credit lowering customer bills starting in the first quarter of 2018.

Florida

Harris Corporation announced it will contribute an additional $300 million to its employee pension fund in addition to giving its 17,000 non-executive employees stock awards of $1,470, or approximately $24 million in total. The company also plans to invest $20 million in technologies.
Darden Restaurants announced it will spend an additional $20 million on over 175,000 employees this year.
The Flood Insurance Agency announced $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees.
AutoNation announced that it will double its matching contributions to employees’ 401(k) plans as well as increase its deferred compensation match up to 100% for the first $5,500.
RGF Environmental Group, Inc. announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Duke Energy announced it will pass on savings from tax reform to its customers that results in customers’ saving an average of $187 on their electric bill over the next three years.
Joseph’s Lite Cookies announced it will give its employees raises of $3,000-$4,000 in addition to investing in new computer systems and new product packaging.
Don Ramon Restaurant announced unspecified bonuses and raises to staff.

Georgia

Aflac announced it will increase overall investment in the U.S. by $250 million; as well as increase the 401(k) match from 50% to 100% on the first 4% of compensation in addition to a one-time $500 contribution to every employee’s 401(k).
UPS announced it will make a $12 billion investment in pension funding and infrastructure.
Home Depot announced it will award its hourly employees with a bonus of up to $1,000.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. announced it will increase their employees base wage to $15 per hour; provide $50 million in additional community grants; and include merit pay raise and additional 401(k) contributions.
Total System Services announced $1,000 bonuses for 11,500 employees.
Synovus Financial Corporation announced non-executive employees will get a $1,000 bonus.
Yancey Bros announced $500 bonuses for 1,200 employees.
Shred-X announced it will buy a new truck and potentially hire a new employee.
American Proteins Inc. announced it will provide its 700 employees with $1,000 bonuses.
AR-15 Gun Owners of America announced its employees will receive a $300 bonus.

Hawaii

Hawaiian Electric Companies announced its 460,000 customers can expect to see lower electric bills as the company passes on savings from the corporate tax reduction.
First Hawaiian National Bank announced $1,500 bonuses to 2,264 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Bank of Hawaii announced $1,000 bonuses to 2,074 employees and a base wage increase from $12 to $15 per hour.
American Savings Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to 1,150 employees and a base wage increase from $12.21 to $15.25 per hour.
Central Pacific Bank announced all 850 employees will receive $1,000 bonuses and a base wage increase from $12 to $15.25 per hour.
Territorial Savings Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to 247 employees and a base wage hike from $11.25 to $15.25 per hour.
Hawaii National Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to its employees.
Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry announced the company will open additional retail locations.

Idaho

Melaleuca announced all 2,000 employees will receive a $100 bonus for every year they have worked at the company.
Ball Ventures announced $100 bonuses for its 260 employees.
DePatco, Inc. announced it will give employee bonuses.

Illinois

Boeing announced $100 million in charitable donations; $100 million for workforce development; and, $100 million for infrastructure and facilities.
McDonald’s announced it will open an additional 1,000 stores worldwide this year in addition to investing $2.4 billion to existing locations.
Discover announced it will raise its minimum hourly pay rate to $15.25 and give over 15,000 non-executive employees a $1,000 bonus.
First Midwest Bank announced employees will receive a $1,035 bonus. The company will also raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour and make a $2 million contribution to its charitable foundation.
MB Financial Bank announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to giving employees an unspecified one-time bonus. The company will also contribute $7.5 million to its charitable foundation to invest in charity work in the community.
Emkay, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for 150 employees.
Griffith Trucking announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
American Community Bank and Trust announced employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to increasing its hiring plans.
BMO Harris Bank announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour.
Ameren Illinois announced it will pass tax savings to customers, which will save electric customers an average of $2.50 to $3.00 per month and gas customers an average of $1 per month.
ComEd announced it will pass along $200 million in tax savings to its customers. The average customer can expect to see an estimated $2-$3 decrease in their monthly bill.

Indiana

First Farmers Bank & Trust announced a $750 minimum bonus for each full-time employee and a base wage increase by $2.50 per hour.
MutualBank announced $750 bonuses for full and part-time employees in addition to raising the minimum wage by $0.50 per hour.
1^st Source Corporation announced employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to issuing 10 shares of stocks valued at $500 to all employees and an increase to the tuition reimbursement program.
MainSource Financial Group announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, affecting over 200 employees.
Family Express announced a base wage increase to $11 per hour.
First Merchants Corp. announced it will raise its base wage by $1 per hour.
OneMain Holdings, Inc. announced employee wage increases and bonuses.
Quake Manufacturing announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and a paid gym membership.
Wirco, Inc. announced its employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Iowa

MidAmerican Energy announced it would return between $90.8 million and $112.3 million of its tax savings to electric customers.
Alliant Energy announced it will return between $500,000 and $3.7 million of its tax savings to gas customers.
Iowa-American Water Co. announced it will return $1.5 million to $1.8 million to customers.
Black Hills Energy announced it would return $1.6 million to its gas customers.
Pattison Sand announced employees will receive a $600 bonus and a pay raise between $1.50-$2.00 an hour for its employees.
Ohnward Bancshares announced $1,000 bonuses for all 260 employees.
Anfinson Farm Store announced $1,000 bonuses and a 5% pay raise for all full-time employees.
Bank Midwest announced employees will receive $500 bonuses for full-time employees and $250 bonuses to part-time employees.
Cedar Rapids Toyota announced it will give each full-time employee a $500 bonus.
Dyersville Die Cast announced it will give its full-time employees a $200 bonus, and full-time and hourly employees will be receiving $50 monthly bonuses for next year. The company announced the bonuses total approximately $150,000.

Kansas

Westar Energy announced it will pass on $65 million in savings per year to its customers.
Lawrence Paper Company announced 300 employees will receive a $500 bonus.
United Bank and Trust announced it will raise hourly and salaried employees’ wages by $100 per month.

Kentucky

Louisville Gas and Electric Company announced its customers will receive an estimated $91 million in savings.
Kentucky Utilities Company announced its customers will receive an estimated $86 million in savings.
Community Trust Bancorp announced $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $500 bonuses for part-time employees.
Brown-Forman announced it will fully fund its current pension liability of $120 million in addition to expanding its philanthropic community work.
Turning Point Brands, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for 107 employees.
Humana announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour.
Verst Logistics announced all full-time employees will receive $500 bonuses.

Louisiana

Blessey Marine announced it will pass along $1 million in tax savings to their employees.
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust announced it will raise its minimum wage to $12 per hour in addition to increasing its community rewards program by 50% to $75,000.
Metairie Bank announced it will give all its 120 employees a bonus of $1,000 employees in addition to increasing its minimum wage to $12 per hour.

Maine

Camden National Bank announced it will give $1,000 bonuses to all non-executive full-time employees, and a $750 bonus to all part-time employees.

Maryland

Baltimore Gas & Electric announced the utility company is passing on $82 million worth of tax savings leading to lower gas and electric bills for its customers.
St. John Properties Inc. announced $1,500 bonuses for its employees.
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced $1,000 bonuses for 9,000 employees.
Lockheed Martin announced it will spend $200 million on research and development and put additional funds into capital expenditures, employee training, and charitable contributions.

Massachusetts

Eversource Energy announced it will lower its existing electricity rates for its customers in eastern Massachusetts by $35.4 million and $16.6 million for customers in western Massachusetts.
Berkshire Hills announced 1,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to increasing the base wage to $15 per hour. The company also plans to increase investment in employee development and contribute $2 million to the company’s charitable foundation that will be invested in the community.
Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc. announced it will make additional investments totaling $50 million. 68,000 non-executive employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to $16 million going toward research and development.
Blue Hills Bancorp announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour. The company will also increase investments in employee development and contribute $2 million to its charities arm to invest in the community.
HarborOne Bank announced $500 bonuses to 600 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
National Grid announced its 908,000 customers will receive a rate reduction.
Adams Community bank announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus in addition to raising the minimum wage to $13.25 per hour.
Cooperstown Environmental LLC announced it will double its company-paid 401(k) contribution to its employees’ accounts.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities announced it will reduce rates for customers.
1A Auto announced it will award bonuses to all full-time employees.
The Stowaway announced every full-time employee will receive a $500 bonus and each part-time employee will receive a $200 bonus.
Unity Bancorp Inc. announced all employees excluding executive management will receive a $750 bonus.

Michigan

Fiat Chrysler announced $2,000 bonuses to 60,000 hourly and salaried employees, excluding senior leadership. The company also announced it will invest over $1 billion in modernizing the Detroit Warren Truck Plant and move production of Ram Heavy Duty trucks to Detroit, creating 2,500 jobs.
Land and Company announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus.
DTE Energy announced it will lower bills for its 2.2 million electric and 1.3 million gas customers. According to DTE, the savings will amount to approximately $190 million.
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber announced all of its 400 full and part-time employees will receive a $1,500 bonus.
Lakestone Bank & Trust announced its salaried employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and its hourly employees will receive a $1 per hour raise.
Mill Steel Company announced its 400 full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. announced an increase of its 401(k) match.
Consumers Energy announced rate reductions in customer energy bills.
U.S. Special Delivery announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.

Minnesota

U.S. Bancorp announced $1,000 bonuses for 60,000 employees; a base wage increase to $15 per hour; and $150 million for charitable contributions.
TCF Financial announced $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $500 bonuses for part-time employees.
Best Buy announced over 100,000 employees will receive a bonus, with full-time employees receiving a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees receiving a $500 bonus.
Data Sales Co., Inc. announced all of their employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Ecolab announced it will make a $25 million contribution to its charitable foundation.

Mississippi

Bancorp South announced in additional investments in its employees of over $10 million.
Ingalls Shipbuilding announced that 11,500 employees will receive a $500 bonus.

Missouri

Stifel Financial Corporation announced $1,500 bonuses for 7,000 employees.
Commerce Bank announced their 3,450 employees will receive $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $250 bonuses for part-time employees; $25 million in charitable donations.
Kansas City Power and Light announced it will pass along 100% of their tax savings, resulting in approximately $65 million in savings for their customers.
Central Bank of St. Louis announced their 2,500 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus for full-time employees and a $500 bonus for part-time employees.
Central Bancompany announced its 2,500 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus for full-time employees and a $500 bonus for part-time employees.
Hawthorn Bank announced full-time employees will receive $1,000 bonuses and part time employees will receive $500 bonuses.
Hostess Brands Inc., announced employees will receive a $750 bonus and the company will provide a $500 401(k) contribution.
Kansas City Southern announced $1,000 bonuses for their employees.
Bank of Advance announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Dynamic Fasteners announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Mid-AM Metal Forming announced unspecified bonuses for its 140 employees.
Great Southern Bancorp announced more than 1,200 employees will receive a bonus with full-time employees receiving a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees getting a $500 bonus.

Montana

Rod’s Harvest Foods announced they will be providing employees with a $500 bonus in addition to raising wages three to five percent and increasing its minimum wage to $11 per hour.

Nebraska

Nelnet announced $1,000 bonuses for 4,100 employees.
Pinnacle Bank announced $1,000 bonuses for 1,007 employees.
Heartland Bank announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Northwestern Energy announced its customers will receive a rate reduction for their energy bill.

Nevada

South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa announced doubling of bonuses for 2,300 employees.
Kalb Industries announced employees will receive an unspecified one-time bonus.

New Hampshire

Franklin Savings Bank announced all employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
PC Connection, Inc. announced all employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.

New Jersey

Verizon announced 155,000 employees, excluding management personnel, will receive 50 shares of restricted stock. The stock units given to employees amount to approximately $400 million in total.
OceanFirst Financial Corp. announced a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Johnson & Johnson announced it will spend more on research in the health-care sector.
Amboy Bank announced it will give employees a $1,000 bonus.
Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Brands announced it will give employees a $500 bonus.
Somerset Savings Bank announced it will give employees a $750 bonus.
Unity Bank announced a $750 bonus to all employees excluding executive management.
Quest Diagnostics announced its full-time employees will receive a $500 bonus and a $250 bonus for its part-time employees.
Honeywell announced it will increase its employee 401(k) match.

New Mexico

Haciendas at Grace Village announced it plans to hire an additional 40 employees.

New York

Pfizer announced it will pay $100 million in bonuses to employees in addition to a $200 million contribution to the company’s charitable foundation and a $500 million contribution to its U.S. pension plan.
The Travelers Companies, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for 14,000 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
JP Morgan Chase & Co. announced 22,000 employees will receive a base wage increase from $12 to $16.50 per hour in addition to spending $20 billion over five years and increase lending to affordable-home buyers by $25 to $50 billion.
JetBlue Airlines announced a $1,000 bonus for all 21,000 employees.
Atlas Air Worldwide announced $1,000 bonuses to 3,100 employees.
Pioneer Credit Recovery announced $1,000 bonuses for 800 employees.
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses, excluding non-executive personnel.
American Express announced it will invest an additional $200 million in customer growth initiatives in addition to increasing employee profit-sharing plans.
Empire National Bank announced it will increase its employees’ salaries by five percent in addition to giving its non-executive employees a $1,000 bonus. The company is also increasing its 401(k)-matching contribution.
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced it will increase its minimum hourly wage to $15 per hour in addition to providing hourly, non-management employees with a $1,750 bonus. The company will also enhance employee benefits, including more vacation days.
BNB Bank announced it is increasing is minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to increasing wages for employees in the tier above that.
MetLife, Inc. announced it is increasing its minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to enhancing benefits and boosting contributions to retirement plans. The company will also invest $10 million in skills development funds to help employees upgrade their workplace skills.
Dayton T. Brown Inc. announced $400 bonuses for all 210 employees.
M&T Bank announced it will increase hourly wages to $16 per hour.
Bank of New York Mellon announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour affecting 1,000 employees in addition to increasing investment in technology.
Flushing Financial Corporation announced full-time employees will receive $1,000 bonuses and part-time employees will receive $500 bonuses.
NBT Bancorp Inc. announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour and increase permanent salary pay for salaried workers earning $50,000 or less a year by five percent.
Evans Bancorp, Inc. announced non-executive employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to making a $300,000 contribution to its charitable foundation.
Pepsico announced it will give employees a $1,000 bonus.
LiDestri Food and Drink announced their employees will get a one-time double paycheck for one-mid month pay period.
Assurant announced it will not move its operations in Bermuda and stay in the U.S.
ES Bancshares., Inc announced full-time employees will receive a $500 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $250 bonus.
Clayton Distillery announced it will make upgrades to its distillery.
Harry Schein, Inc. announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Pioneer Credit Recovery announced $1,000 bonuses for 800 employees.
Mastercard, Inc. announced it is increasing its 401(k) employer match to ten percent of an employee’s salary.

North Carolina

Bank of America announced $1,000 bonuses for 145,000 U.S. employees.
Lowe’s announced more than 260,000 part and full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
BB&T announced $1,200 bonuses for 27,000 employees; a base wage increase from $12 to $15 per hour; and, $100 million in charitable donations.
Atlantic Packaging announced nearly 1,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Aquesta Financial Holdings announced $1,000 bonuses to 95 employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
IAT Insurance Group announced $3,000 bonuses for 685 non-executive employees.
Benchmark Auto Sales announced it will provide full health insurance coverage to its employees, totaling $120,000 in savings for its employees.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry announced it will provide employees with a $1,000 bonus.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced its 4,700 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to the company donating $40 million to charities.

North Dakota

Gate City Bank announced $1,000 bonuses to non-management employees; $500,000in higher charitable giving; and, $500,000 worth of free home appraisals.

Ohio

Nationwide Insurance announced $1,000 bonuses to 29,000 employees.
Fifth Third Bancorp announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour and provide more than 13,500 employees with a $1,000 bonus.
Western & Southern announced bonuses of $2,000 for full-time employees and bonuses of $1,000 for part-time employees.
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses excluding non-executive personnel.
KeyBank announced it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour in addition to making unspecified contributions to employees’ 401(k) retirement accounts.
First Financial announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Bruns General Contracting announced it will invest in equipment and strengthen retirement benefits for its employees.
J.M. Smucker Company announced a $20 million increase to its employee pension plan in addition to a $1,000 bonus for 5,000 employees and a $1 million increase to its charitable contributions.
Middlefield Banc Corp. announced every employee will receive a $1,000 bonus.
R + L Carriers announced every employee will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Sheely’s Furniture and Appliance announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus, part-time employees will receive a $500 bonus, and the company plans on a 4,500-square foot expansion for its Bargain Bonus center.
Sheffer Corporation announced all 126 employees will receive $1,000 bonuses.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Corporation Commission announced it will pass on $150 million of savings from the corporate tax cuts to customers.
AAON announced $1,000 bonuses to 2,000 employees.
Express Employment Professionals announced more than 200 non-executive employees will receive $2,000 bonuses.
Elmer Smith Oil Company announced employee bonuses to more than 300 employees.

Oregon

Pacific Power announced it will pass along tax savings to its customers.

Pennsylvania

Comcast announced $1,000 bonuses to 100,000 employees and at least a $50 billion investment in infrastructure over the next 5 years.
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses to 47,500 employees; an additional $1,500 in employee pension accounts; a base wage increase to $15 per hour; and a $200 million charitable contribution.
First Summit Bank announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus, raise its salary arranges and increase its charitable giving budget by ten percent.
Kish Bancorp announced full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will get a $500 bonus. The company also announced a $10 million investment in a new technology, operations and customer service center.
AccuWeather announced year-end bonuses to all employees.
Fulton Financial Corporation announced it will raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour in addition to additional week of pay at year’s end. The company will also invest an additional $2 million in the communities it serves.
Noah Bank announced its employees will receive a $1,500 bonus.
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus in addition to raising the minimum wage to $14 per hour .
NexTier Bank announced its 250 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
American Bank announced $1,000 bonuses for 60 employees.
Sundance Vacations announced employees will receive an unspecified one-time bonus totaling over $125,000.
Sewickley Spa announced its employees will receive a 5% salary raise and a 2.5% bonus on average of its employees’ yearly salary.
Customers Bank announced it will provide consumers with a bonus checking account that earns two percent interest.
Sussex Wire announced tax reform will enable the company to invest in new technology and hire new workers faster than originally planned.
Kraft Heinz Company announced it will make a $300 million strategic investment in its capabilities, more than $800 million in capital expenditures, and $1.3 billion to pre-fund its post-retirement benefit plans .

Rhode Island

CVS Health Corp. announced it will pass on benefits totaling approximately $425 million a year to its employees. The company will increase its hourly wage to $11 an hour.
Citizens Financial Group announced $1,000 bonuses bonuses for 12,500 employees and $10 million for charitable donations.
Dohrn Transfer announced its approximately 1,200 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., announced it will award full time employees with $1,000 bonuses and a $500 bonus to part-time employees.

South Carolina

Blackbaud announced its employees will receive $2,000 of stock.
South State Bank announced 2,800 employees will receive bonuses. Full time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees will receive a $750 bonus.
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced ten percent pay raises for employees.
Solara Hospitality announced all 270 hourly-paid hotel employees will receive a $500 bonus.

South Dakota

Great Western Bancorp, Inc. announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15, a $500 bonus or wage increase for 70% of its workforce. In addition, Great Western announced increased investments of its employees’ health care offerings and a doubling of its annual contribution to its community charitable program.

Tennessee

FedEx announced it will increase compensation of over $200 million, 2/3rds of which will go to hourly employees in addition to a $1.5 billion contribution to the FedEx pension plan. FedEx also announced it will invest $1.5 billion to expand and modernize the Indianapolis and Memphis plants.
First Horizon National Corp. announced 4,000 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Advance Financial announced an increase in their 401(k) match; an increase in profit sharing; and, an increase in charitable donations. The company announced these actions will bring an additional $500,000 to employees and more than $550,000 to community organizations just for 2018.
Unum announced an increase to the minimum wage to $15 per hour and make an additional $1 million investment in charitable contributions.

Texas

AT&T announced $1,000 bonuses to 200,000 employees and a $1 billion increase in capital expenditures.
ExxonMobil announced it will invest more than $50 billion over the next five years to expand its business operations in the United States.
American Airlines announced $1,000 bonuses for every employee, excluding officers. The bonuses total approximately $130 million.
Southwest Airlines announced $1,000 bonuses for all 55,000 employees in addition to $5 million additional charitable donations.
Waste Management announced it will give approximately 34,000 employees a $2,000 bonus.
Comerica Inc. announced a $1,000 bonus to 4,500 non-officer employees and a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Rush Enterprises Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses for all 6,600 employees.
Happy State Bank announced wage increases to over 700 of its employees with full-time employees receiving a $1,000 bonus and part-time employees receiving a $500 bonus. Additionally, the company is raising its minimum wage to $14 per hour and salaried employees making less than $18 hourly will receive a $1,000 annual increase.
Texas Capital Bank announced $1,000 bonuses for 900 employees.
Amarillo National Bank announced employees will receive a $1,000 bonus and the company will invest $2.5 million into its downtown properties.
Rio Bank announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Insperity, Inc. announced its non-executive employees will receive bonuses ranging from $1,000 to $4,000, totaling approximately $9 million.
Oncor announced the 3.4 million homes and businesses it serves will receive a refund.
FirstCapital Bank of Texas announced $500 bonuses to 197 employees.
Ennis, Inc. announced a $500 bonus to 2,200 non-management employees.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. announced $500 bonuses for its employees.
El Paso Electric announced it will refund customers as a result of tax reform.
Leak Sealers announced its 100 employees will receive bonuses.

Utah

Zions Bancoporation announced $1,000 bonuses for nearly 80% of their employees and pay raises for more than 40% of employees.
Rocky Mountain Power announced it will pass along tax savings to its customers in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.

Vermont

Vermont Gas announced it will reduce 2018 customer costs by $2.4 million.

Virginia

Altria Group announced their 7,900 non-executive employees will receive a $3,000 bonus in addition to a $35 million contribution to its philanthropic programs.
Kiddar Capital announced it is giving its employees a bonus of anywhere from 5% to 15% of their current salary.
Capital One Financial announced they are raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Bank of the James announced an increase base wage to $15 per hour for employees with more than one year of service.
First Bank and Trust Company announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Payne Trucking Company announced it will give bonuses to its employees ranging from $250 to $750 based on time with the company.
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced a $500 bonus to employees.
CarMax, Inc. announced bonuses to part-time and full-time employees ranging from $200 to $1,500 based on length of service with the company
Farmers and Merchants Bank announced employees working over 30 hours a week will receive a $1,100 bonus and employees working less than 30 hours receive a $750 bonus.

Washington

Starbucks announced it is giving employees pay raises and stock grants of more than $250 million.
Alaska Airlines announced $1,000 bonuses for 23,000 employees.
First Financial Northwest, Inc. announced $1,000 bonuses to all employees, excluding executive personnel.
INB Bank announced $500 bonuses for 200 employees, excluding senior management, in addition to a base wage increase to $15 per hour.
Peoples Bank announced it will increase its base wage to $15 per hour and raise its 401(k) match from seven to eight percent.
Washington Federal announced all employees earning less than $100,000 per year will receive a five percent pay increase in addition to their normal merit increase.
HomeStreet Bank announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
APPS Portamedic announced employees will receive an unspecified bonus.
Sound Community Bank announced an increase for incentive compensation for employees.

West Virginia

Citizens Bank of West Virginia announced each of their 66 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Davis Trust Company announced it will provide a three percent pay increase in addition to year-end merit and cost-of-living increases.

Wisconsin

American Family Insurance announced it will give 11,000 employees a $1,000 bonus in addition to an increase of charitable contributions and a one-time 2 to 1 match for employee and agent donations to qualifying charities.
Town Bank announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Blue Harbor Resort announced it will give employees a $1,000 bonus.
Associated Bank announced $500 employee bonuses and a base wage increase from $10 to $15 per hour.
Americacollect announced $300-$500 bonuses for their employees.
Copperleaf Assisted Living announced $200-$600 bonuses to employees.
Musicnotes, Inc. announced all employees will receive a three percent salary increase.
CUNA Mutual Group announced a $20 million contribution to its philanthropic foundation – its largest contribution ever.
Plexus Corp. announced it will repatriate approximately $500 million of offshore cash to the United States and provide 16,000 employees with bonuses totaling approximately $13 million.

Wyoming

Jonah Bank announced its employees will receive a $1,000 bonus.