Patrik Hellstrand, CEO of Oath Pizza, discusses the company's rise to popularity in the Boston area, and how the company's ethically-sourced ingredients have led to its popularity in today's social and health-conscious environment.
Hellstrand notes that sustainability is the core to what the company does. Oath is the first pizza company to be certified humane, and uses all locally and ethically-sourced ingredients. He says the company's fresh breads are seared in avocado oil, which makes the pizza "guilt-free," and different from its competitors.
The company will soon launch a location in Washington D.C., and another in New York City in 2018.
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases. And National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says those delays are “unconscionable.” Erin M. Collins said in the report released Wednesday that overall the 2024 filing season went smoothly, though IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are worsening. It took nearly 19 months to resolve self-reported identity theft cases as of January, and Wednesday's report states that now it takes 22 months to resolve these cases.
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia’s chips are used to power many AI application and its valuation has soared as a result. Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the company’s focus has been on business-focused products.
Climate change doesn’t just mean more extreme weather – it also leads to billions of dollars in lost productivity, tourism, and stresses infrastructure.
