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Forbes
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Duran Duran's Album Debuts On Multiple Charts — A Quarter-Century After It Dropped
Duran Duran's Greatest compilation debuts at No. 5 on the U.K.'s Official Vinyl Albums chart and No. ... More 9 on the Official Albums Sales chart after a special vinyl reissue. (MANDATORY CREDIT David Tan/) Duran Duran on a street corner in NYC, NYC, September 1981. (Photo by David Tan/) Duran Duran first hit it big in the early 1980s, when the English new wave act scored some of the biggest smash singles in the world across more than a decade. Unlike so many groups from that era, the Grammy winners have continued to regularly put out new music, while also revisiting past smashes. The band is back on the charts in its home country with a compilation originally released more than a quarter-century ago, which manages to debut – not return – inside the highest tier on multiple rankings. Duran Duran's Greatest Appears on Multiple Charts Duran Duran's simply-titled compilation Greatest appears on a trio of tallies this frame. The set was recently issued on vinyl for the very first time, and the project arrived with a special embossed cover and was pressed on double white vinyl, which was apparently of great interest to superfans of the pop group. Greatest debuts on two of the three charts on which it can be found in the United Kingdom this week. The set opens at No. 5 on the Official Vinyl Albums ranking and No. 9 on the Official Albums Sales chart. At the same time, the compilation reenters the Official Physical Albums list at No. 9. Greatest has already spent 68 weeks on that tally, and has previously peaked at No. 4. Duran Duran's Fourth Career Top 10 on the Sales Chart Duran Duran earns its fourth career top 10 on the Official Albums Sales chart. The group has collected just one more win inside that competitive region on the Official Vinyl Albums ranking. Duran Duran's Recent Successful Albums It has been less than two years since Duran Duran earned a new top 10 on both of the charts where Greatest debuts this frame. Back in November 2023, Danse Macabre launched and immediately reached the uppermost tier. Since then, the band has sent several other collections to both the Official Albums Sales and Official Vinyl Albums lists, but none have quite managed to crack the top 10.
Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Ryder Recognized as one of America's Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As competition for top talent increases across the transportation and logistics industry, Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) continues to stand out as an employer of choice committed to fostering a supportive and innovative workplace where our employees can thrive. In recognition of these efforts, Newsweek has once again named Ryder to its America's Greatest Workplaces list for 2025. This marks Ryder's second consecutive year earning this designation, with the company receiving a 4-star rating in the 2025 rankings. 'Being named one of America's Greatest Workplaces is a testament to our people-first culture,' says Robert Sanchez, chairman and chief executive officer for Ryder. 'This recognition reflects the strong engagement, integrity, and leadership across all levels of our organization.' The 2025 list, developed by Newsweek in partnership with Plant-A Insights Group, recognizes 1,500 top U.S. employers across 78 industries. Rankings are based on 4.9 million employee reviews collected from 400,000 workers who provided insights on more than 120 key performance indicators, including leadership, compensation, company culture, work-life balance, and career development. The study is one of the largest independent assessments of employee satisfaction in the nation. 'Companies that emphasize building a strong workplace environment see higher levels of employee engagement. And with higher employee engagement comes a range of benefits,' says Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer H. Cunningham. This latest accolade builds on a growing list of workplace honors. Earlier this year, Ryder was recognized on Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies list and among its America's Most Innovative Companies for advancements in product and process innovation and an innovative culture. For more information on the full list of companies, visit America's Greatest Workplaces 2025. About Ryder System, Inc. Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) is a fully integrated port-to-door logistics and transportation company. It provides supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions, including warehousing and distribution, contract packaging and manufacturing, e-commerce fulfillment, last-mile delivery, managed transportation, professional drivers, freight brokerage, cross-border solutions, full-service fleet leasing, maintenance, commercial truck rental, and used vehicle sales to some of the world's most-recognized brands. Ryder provides services to businesses across more than 20 industries throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. In addition, Ryder manages nearly 250,000 commercial vehicles, services fleets at approximately 760 maintenance locations, and operates nearly 300 warehouses encompassing more than 100 million square feet. Ryder is regularly recognized for its industry-leading practices; technology-driven innovations; environmental management; safety, health and security programs; and recruitment and hiring initiatives. Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements and information included in this news release are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on our current plans and expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be evaluated with consideration given to the many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements including those risks set forth in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risks on our business. Accordingly, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. ryder-ar
Newsweek
11-06-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
As the Nation Reckons With Diversity, Five Guys Finds Its 'Superpower'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Five Guy. Five core values. Executives and employees at the company, however, reveal that one of those values rise above the rest. On its website, Five Guys describes "integrity" as being "honest," saying "what you mean" and doing "what you promise." And it's by those same morals that the Virginia-based fast-food chain carries out its views on diversity. Erin Roberts knows that better than most and not just because she serves as Five Guys' chief people officer. It's also because, as a mixed-race person who looks white, she's heard plenty of comments that probably wouldn't have been made in front of her if her racial background was more obvious. Reflecting on those experience, Roberts told Newsweek that's precisely why Five Guys is a workplace where employees are expected to do the right thing, even when people aren't looking. "You live those values all of the time, regardless of whose presence you're in or what people think of you," she said. "There is a place for everyone [at Five Guys] as long as you believe in our system and respect your coworkers." This year, Five Guys received four stars on Newsweek's ranking of America's Greatest Workplaces 2025. The restaurant chain, which has more than 1,900 locations worldwide, also appeared on America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2025, America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025, America's Greatest Workplaces for LGBTQ 2025, America's Greatest Workplaces for Gen Z 2025 and America's Greatest Workplaces for Black Americans 2025. All six rankings were published in collaboration with Plant-A Insights Group. This year, Five Guys received four stars on Newsweek's ranking of America's Greatest Workplaces 2025. This year, Five Guys received four stars on Newsweek's ranking of America's Greatest Workplaces 2025. Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/AP/Canva At a time when the federal government is targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, corporate initiatives to promote fairness and belonging have become among the most controversial decisions that a business can make. Five Guys, however, recognizes that its commitment to welcome employees from all walks of life is more about strengthening its existing workforce than anything else. "We are a product of our industry," Molly Catalano, the chief marketing officer at Five Guys, told Newsweek. "We are a diverse workforce and not hard to be a diverse company." "In any initiative, it's looking around at who is there and saying, 'How do we take advantage of the best of what everyone is?'" Catalano said. As the nation's second-largest private sector employer, the restaurant and food-service industry, which provides 15.7 million jobs or 10 percent of the total U.S. workforce, is more diverse than the overall U.S. workforce. According to an April data brief published by the National Restaurant Association, 51 percent of restaurant and food-service employees are minorities, compared to 41 percent in the overall workforce, and 55 percent of restaurant and foodservice employees are women, compared to 48 percent of the overall workforce. "Regardless of any noise in the system around diversity, equity and inclusion, the restaurant industry is diverse," Erika Cospy Carr, vice president of the Multicultural Foodservices and Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), told Newsweek. MHFA, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing DEI across the restaurant industry, is an affiliate of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Leaning into the diversity of the industry is a "superpower," Cospy Carr said. "Five Guys is doing this very well and touts it as one of the factors, if you will, about what has made them successful," she said. An employee at Five Guys is pictured smiling. An employee at Five Guys is pictured smiling. Five Guys Even more remarkable than the industry's racial and gender diversity is its age diversity. While only 13 percent of U.S. employees are under the age of 25, that age group accounts for 40 percent of employees in the restaurant industry, according to National Restaurant Association. That trend continues into employees under the age of 35, which make up only 35 percent of the overall workforce but a whopping 60 percent of the restaurant and foodservices workforce. One of the things MHFA has learned about the Gen Z workforce is their appreciation for consistent training and leadership development, Cospy Carr said. "If young professionals are coming into the restaurant industry, we want the relationship with their closest manager to be one that is in support of their long-term growth and in support of their career trajectory," she said. "We're find that the middle-manager relationship is very, very important and when it is out of sync with their development and growth within the industry, there's so many other options that they can step away from the industry to go into the gig economy or work for themselves," she said. "We want a stickiness factor that keeps them within the industry." So far, it seems Five Guys has that stickiness. Roberts, for example, has been with the company for 15 years. Steven Steele, vice president of culture at Five Guys, has been there for nearly 18 years. Catalano is coming up on 20 years. "It's burgers and fries," Roberts laughed. "But it's also 12,000 lives that we want to take care of. We want to make sure each one of those people has a good experience and gets what they want out of it. They want a part-time job? Great, we have a need for that. If you see this job as a stepping stone to the next opportunity, we have that too. We can meet them where they are." Will Martin, now a candidate experience specialist, is a living and breathing example of that commitment to professional development. "I was a burger flipper," Martin told Newsweek. Martin started as a general manager of a Five Guys restaurant before he moved over to the company's training department, where he got to travel the world and pursue his "personal passion" of teaching other employees how to make burgers and fries. But then he suffered an injury and could no longer train other members of Five Guys' staff. "I really didn't know what I was going to do," he said. "I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be working a traditional corporate office job. That's just not how I was raised." Still, Five Guys reached out and after Martin hit it off with Steele, the former "burger flipper" was brought over to the culture department. "Will's position didn't exist when I came over to HR," Roberts said. "He has made it incredibly successful. He has tons of experience, but he's also continued to learn." Martin is not the only one. "There is a career for people who want to learn our system, who believe in our food and our experience and work hard," she said. "It doesn't require an advanced degree to start a Five Guys, and if you are willing and able to do the job, you can advance as far as you're interested in. There are people who are now at the executive VP level despite starting as general managers and assistant managers." All of that is by design. Five Guys has heavily invested in its employees' professional development across the board. The company offers to pay for degrees, trains its emerging leaders, promotes internally and encourages cross-training so that their staff can spend time exploring other departments within Five Guys. Roberts is especially proud of the company's mentorship program. "For a long time, we're very good at teaching people burgers and fries, but not necessarily on how to manage staff, expectations, performance reviews and all of that kind of stuff, which is all very important," she said. To Steele, this dedication to building up employees goes hand-in-hand with Five Guys' commitment to integrity. "There used to be a saying that nobody's above taking out the trash. That's because everybody has been in these roles, whether that's starting as a crew member, mopping the floors, cleaning up in the kitchen, doing the dishes or all that good stuff," Steele told Newsweek. The idea that every employee is as critical to the company as the next, that every employee is responsible for the success of Five Guys, is much like the mouth-watering burgers that its restaurants make every day, he said. "When you're making the perfect burgers and fries, there's all these different toppings and there's all these different ingredients," Steele said. "But just like our employees, there's no one employee that's more important than the other, just like there's no ingredient that's one more important than the other."
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'He seems inevitable this season': Reaction to Alex Palou's 2025 Indianapolis 500 win
Alex Palou's first oval win came at the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. The reaction on social media highlighted Palou's dominance, but it didn't mean everyone was happy with the race (or the number of commercials). Here is the response to the 109th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Alex Palou wins the 2025 Indianapolis 500: Reaction to the race
USA Today
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Josef Newgarden's Indy 500 three-peat odds got a boost, but he's still not the favorite to win in 2025
Josef Newgarden's Indy 500 three-peat odds got a boost, but he's still not the favorite to win in 2025 Happy Indianapolis 500 day, folks! The biggest day in motorsports is finally here, and that means it's time to look at some last-minute odds for one of the biggest races in the world. KYLE LARSON'S DOUBLE DUTY: Kyle Larson reveals approach for rare second Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 Double attempt In the week leading up to the 2025 Indy 500 — set for Sunday at 12:45 p.m. ET on Fox — Pato O'Ward was the favorite to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at +500, according to BetMGM. And Alex Palou (+600), Scott McLaughlin (+700) and Scott Dixon (+700) were right there with him. As of race day on Sunday morning, O'Ward (+475) and Palou (+475) are still favored to win, per BetMGM. But two-time defending Indy 500 champ Josef Newgarden jumped ahead of McLaughlin and Dixon and now has the third-best odds to win his third straight Indy 500 at +700 — despite being part of the Team Penske controversy this week. Here's a look at which IndyCar drivers have the best odds to win the 2025 Indy 500, as of Sunday morning, according to BetMGM. For The Win's experts made their race predictions, including the winner, of course. We predict Palou, Dixon or O'Ward will take the Indy 500 checkered flag and get to enjoy a cold bottle of milk in celebration. After all, there's a reason these drivers are favored to win.
