Hobby Lobby Raises Minimum Wage to $17 an Hour
Hobby Lobby announced today it’s raising its minimum full-time hourly wage to $17 an hour starting October 1.
CEO David Green said the increase was designed to help employees as the holiday season nears. “Because this year has presented so many challenges to our employees, we are very happy that we are able to provide pay increases to thousands of our associates before the Christmas season,” Green said.
Hobby Lobby has raised its minimum wage 10 times since 2009. In 2014, the full-time minimum hourly wage was raised to $15.
The arts and crafts retailer operates 923 stores across the country, including one in Augusta on Robert C. Daniel Parkway.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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