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Ex-convicts find jobs baking Killer Bread

FedEx holiday delays, new gadget sales spike, and a successful company that hires ex-convicts.

A man in the bread aisle of a supermarket.
A man in the bread aisle of a supermarket.
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On today’s show, we’ll talk about what’s holding up FedEx deliveries during Christmas, how companies are working to ensure their gadgets stay relevant year round, a check in on the newest head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and how baking company Dave’s Killer Bread uses its practice of hiring convicts as a selling point. 

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