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Clocking in is not in the timecards
Nov 29, 2019

Clocking in is not in the timecards

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The break room at Lathem Time's headquarters features most of its current lineup, from mechanical time clocks to biometric fingerprint readers. Jim Burress/Marketplace
Will consumers spend big this Black Friday weekend? World leaders meet in Spain to talk climate change. The maker of a popular punch-in clock is clocking out. Upside-down Christmas trees are all the rage this season.

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The mechanical time clock is itself clocking out

by Jim Burress
Nov 29, 2019
Employees all across America once punched into work with Lathem time clocks. The company is now moving with the times.
The break room at Lathem Time's headquarters features most of its current lineup, from mechanical time clocks to biometric fingerprint readers.
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The upside-down Christmas tree. What's it all about?

by Erika Beras
Nov 29, 2019
These trees may be some of the stranger things you'll see this holiday season.
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