Target To Offer Debt-Free Education To Front-Line Workers
Aug 4, 2021, 8:26 AM
FILE: Target store shopping carts are seen on Aug. 19, 2020, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. is joining a growing list of retailers and restaurant chains offering educational assistance at select online institutions for its front-line workers amid a fiercely competitive labor market.
The Minneapolis-based discounter said Wednesday that it plans to spend $200 million over the next four years to offer its workers free undergraduate and associate degree programs in business-oriented majors at select institutions such as University of Arizona and University of Denver.
Like a slew of other big names like Walmart, Taco Bell and Disney, Target is teaming up with Guild Education, a Denver startup that negotiates deals between companies and colleges for the program.
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