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Michael Ahrens - January 30, 2018

to scroll to the bottom of this list. But *millions* of Americans have already gotten bonuses, higher wages, and better benefits, and that’s before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has even gone into effect.

1A Auto, Inc.  -- cash bonuses for all full-time employees

1st Summit Bank – $1,000 bonuses to full-time employees; salary raises; increased charitable donations.

AAON -- $1,000 bonus checks to 2,000 employees

AccuWeather – year-end bonuses to all employees. (Approx. 450 – 500 employees)

Advance Financial – increase in 401(k) match; increase in profit sharing; increase in charitable donations. 

Advanced Sciences and Technologies, LLC – increased 401(k) match for employees.

Aflac – increase 401(k) match from 50% to 100% on the first 4% of compensation plus one-time $500 contribution to every employee’s 401(k); $250 million increase in overall U.S. investment.

Alaska Airlines -- $1,000 bonuses for 22,000 employees

Amarillo National Bank – $1,000 salary increases for over 300 employees.

Ameren Illinois – the utility company requested that tax savings be passed onto customers.

Americacollect – $300 - $500 bonuses for 250 employees

American Airlines -- $1,000 bonuses for every employee (excluding officers). The bonuses will total $130 million. AA had 127,600 employees as of Sept. 2017.

American Bank – $1,000 bonuses for 60 employees

American Community Bank & Trust -- $500 bonus to each employee.

American Family Insurance -- 11,000 workers will receive a $1,000 bonus.

American Savings Bank – $1,000 bonuses to 1,150 employees; base wage increase from $12.21 to $15.25

AndyMark, Inc. (Kokomo, Indiana) – expand the business and hire more employees.

Anfinson Farm Store (Cushing, Iowa) -- $1,000 bonuses and 5% pay raises for employees

Apple  -- $2,500 employee bonuses in the form of restricted stock units; $30 billion in additional capital expenditures over five years; 20,000 new employees will be hired; increased support of coding education and science, technology, engineering, arts, and math; increased support for U.S. manufacturing.

APPS Portamedic  (Bellevue, Washington) – employee bonuses.

Aquesta Financial Holdings -- $1,000 bonuses to 95 employees; base wage hike to $15 per hour

AR-15 Gun Owners of America  (Warner Robins, Georgia) – tax reform bonuses; increased salaries for all employees.

Arizona Public Service (Phoenix, Arizona) -- the utility requested a $119 million bill reduction for customers due to tax reform.

Associated Bank – $500 employee bonuses (exact number receiving bonus unknown at this time); base wage will rise from $10 to $15 per hour

AT&T -- $1,000 bonuses to 200,000 employees; $1 billion increase in capital expenditures.

Atlantic Packaging  (Wilmington, North Carolina) -- $1,000 bonuses for 1,000 employees.

Atlas Air Worldwide -- $1,000 bonuses to 3,100 employees

AutoNation – doubling of 401(k) match; launch of cancer benefit program.

AVANGRID (Orange, Connecticut) – the utility is passing savings from tax reform to customers.

Ball Ventures – $100 bonuses for every year of employment

Baltimore Gas & Electric – the utility is passing on $82 million worth of tax savings, resulting in lower gas and electric bills for customers

BancorpSouth Bank – pay raises for over 70 percent of employees; $1,000 bonuses for nearly 20 percent of employees

Bank of Advance  (Advance, Missouri) -- $1,000 bonuses to all staff

Bank of America -- $1,000 bonuses to 145,000 U.S. employees

Bank of Colorado -- $1,000 bonuses to all full time employees

Bank of Hawaii – $1,000 bonuses to 2,074 employees; base wage increase from $12 to $15

Bank of the James – raised base wage to $15 per hour for employees with more than one year of service

Bank Midwest  (Spirit Lake, Iowa) -- $500 bonuses for full-time employees; $250 bonus for part-time employees.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (New York, New York) – Base wage raised to $15 per hour.

Bank of the Ozarks – Bonuses of up to $1,200 for 2,300 employees

BB&T – $1,200 bonuses for 27,000 employees; base wage will rise from $12 to $15 per hour; $100 million in charitable donations

Benchmark Auto Sales  (Asheville, North Carolina) – thanks to tax reform, 100 percent of the staff now has employer-provided health insurance.

Beneficial Bank  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) -- base wage raised to $14 per hour; $1,000 bonuses for all AVP Level employees and below; 4.5% employer contribution to 401(k) plans.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) – base wage increased to $15 per hour; $1,000 bonuses to over 1,000 employees; investments in employee development and training; $2 million in additional charitable giving.

Bio-Techne  (Minneapolis, Minnesota) -- $500 bonuses for all 1,650+ employees.

Black Hills Energy  (Rapid City, South Dakota) – The utility will pass along tax savings to customers.

Blue Harbor Resort  (Sheboygan, Wisconsin) -- $1,000 bonuses.

Blue Hills Bancorp Inc.  (Norwood, Massachusetts) – $1,000 employee bonuses; total bonuses $70,000.

BNB Bank  (Bridgehampton, New York) – Base wage raised from $13 to $15; additional pay raises.

Boeing -- $100 million in charitable donations; $100 million for workforce development; $100 million for infrastructure and facilities

Brown-Forman Corporation  (Louisville, Kentucky) – $120 million contribution to the employee pension fund; creation of a charitable foundation with an initial $60 - $70 million contribution.

Bruns General Contracting  (Tipp City, Ohio) – investment in equipment; enhanced retirement benefits.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation  (Houston, Texas) – $1,600 bonuses for employees.

Camden National Bank (Camden, Maine) – permanent salary increases forthcoming; also $1,000 bonuses to all non-executive full-time employees; $750 bonus to part-time employees; total bonuses: $620,000

Camp Construction Services  (Houston, Texas) – $500 tax reform bonuses.

Canary LLC – due to tax reform, the company will hire more employees and increase capital spending.

Capital One – Capitol One is raising the base wage to $15 per hour for U.S. employees. The news was announced to associates on Tuesday January 9, 2018.

Carl Black Automotive Group – bonuses to over 500 employees

Cedar Rapids Toyota (Hiawatha, Iowa) – $500 bonuses to each full-time employee.

CenterState Bank  (Davenport, Florida) – $1,000 bonuses to non-officer employees.

Central Bancompany, Inc.  (Jefferson City, Missouri) – Bonuses to 2,500 employees: $1,000 bonuses for full time employees; $500 bonuses for part time employees.

Central Bank of St. Louis – Bonuses to 2,500 employees: $1,000 bonuses for full time employees; $500 bonuses for part time employees

Central Pacific Bank – all 850 employees will receive $1,000 bonuses; base wage will rise from $12 to $15.25

The Charles Schwab Corporation  (San Francisco, California) – $1,000 bonus for about 9,000 non-executive employees.

Charlie Bravo Aviation -- $1,000 bonuses to all six employees

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company -- $1,000 bonuses for all 1,400 employees

Circuit Interruption Technology Inc.  -- dba CIT Relay & Switch (Rogers, Minnesota) – One week of extra pay added to final 2017 paycheck; hiring of new employees, growing the staff by 10 percent.

Citizens Financial Group -- $1,000 bonuses for 12,500 employees and $10 million for charitable donations

Coach, Truck & Tractor, LLC  (Conneaut, Ohio) – higher Christmas bonuses thanks to tax reform for this family business with seven employees. Bonus amounts determined by length of service.

Cogent Building Group (Point Clear, Alabama) – $2,000 bonuses for all four employees.

College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, Missouri) -- $204 bonuses for employees.

Colling Pest Solutions – employee bonuses

Comcast -- $1,000 bonuses to 100,000 employees; at least $50 billion investment in infrastructure in next five years

Comerica Bank -- $1,000 to 4,500 non-officer employees; base wage increase to $15 per hour

Commerce Bank – 3,450 employees will receive bonuses -- $1,000 for full time employees and $250 for part time employees; $25 million in charitable donations

Community Trust Bancorp -- $1,000 bonuses for full time employees and $500 bonuses for part-time employees

Community Valley Bank  (El Centro, California) – $500 bonus for all employees; increased charitable donations

Consumers Energy  (Jackson, Michigan) – the utility will pass along tax savings to customers:

Copperleaf Assisted Living – $200 - $600 bonuses for 175 employees

Cornerstone Holdings – employee bonuses

Customers Bank  (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania) – increased charitable contributions of $1 million.

Data Sales Co., Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota and Scottsdale, Arizona) – $1,000 bonuses for all 80 employees.

Davis Trust Company (Elkins, West Virginia) – 3% across the board pay raises (on top of existing compensation structure.)

Dayton T. Brown Inc. -- $400 bonuses for each of the 210 employees

Delaware Supermarkets Inc. -- $150 extra bonuses to 1,000 non-management personnel.

DePatco, Inc. – employee bonuses

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. -- $1,000 bonuses for non-executive employees

Discover Financial Services  (Riverwoods, Illinois) – Base wage raised to $15.25 per hour; $1,000 bonuses for more than 15,000 non-executive employees; additional investments and charitable donations to be announced.

DTE Energy (Detroit, Michigan) – the utility will pass along tax savings to customers:

DTI Partners Inc. (Mobile, Alabama) -- $1,000 bonus to full-time employees; $300 bonus to part-time employees.

DTN (Burnsville, Minnesota) – DTN, an independent provider of information and actionable insights in the areas of agriculture, transportation and energy, and publisher of The Progressive Farmer, gave $1,000 bonuses to nearly 700 employees.

Dyer Capital Management, Inc. (Marion, Massachusetts) – Base wage raised 3.5% to $22 per hour; hourly employees also received a special one-time bonus.

Dynamic Fastener (Raytown, Missouri) – employee bonuses of up to $1,000; the company will also open a paint shop, buy new equipment and hire more employees:

Eagle Ridge Ranch – employee bonuses

Eagle Telephone System, Inc. & Eagle Valley Communications  (Hells Canyon Snake River Corridor, Oregon) -- $1,000 bonuses; together the companies have 19 employees.

EastIdahoNews.com – employee bonuses

Eberle Communications Group, Inc.  (McLean, Virginia) – increased 401(k) match from 25% to 50% for all 45 employees

Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minnesota) – $25 million in charitable donations

Elite Roofing Systems (Idaho) – employee bonuses

Elite Clinical Trials, Inc. – employee bonuses

El Paso Electric Company  (El Paso, Texas) – the utility will give refunds to customers due to tax reform.

Emkay, Inc. -- $1,000 bonuses for 150 employees

Empire National Bank  (Islandia, New York) – salary increases; 401(k) match increases; $1,000 bonuses for non-executive employees.

Employers Mutual Casualty Insurance  (Des Moines, Iowa) -- $1,000 bonuses for employees with the exception of Vice Presidents and above.

Ennis, Inc. -- $500 bonuses to 2,200 non-management employees

Environmental Construction Group, Inc.  (Albion, New York) -- $500 bonuses for 50+ employees.

ES Bancshares, Inc.  (Newburgh, New York) -- $500 bonuses to non-executive full-time employees; $250 bonuses to part-time employees; creation of at least ten new jobs; further business expansion.

Eversource Energy (Boston, Massachusetts) – the utility will pass along tax savings to customers. Expanded Technologies, Inc. (Marietta, Georgia) – Minimum bonuses of $500 for each employee, additional cash depending on length of service

Expanded Technologies, Inc.  (Marietta, Georgia) – Minimum bonuses of $500 for each employee, additional cash depending on length of service:

Express Employment Professionals -- $2,000 bonuses to more than 200 non-executive employees

Exxon Mobil -- plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years.

FedEx  (Memphis, Tennessee) – commits more than $3.2 billion in wage increases, bonuses, pension funding due to the recent tax cuts. Pay raises, bonus increases, pension plan increases, and at least $1.5 billion in capital expenditures.

Fiat Chrysler  (Auburn Hills, Michigan) -- $2,000 bonuses for 60,000 employees; $1 billion investment in U.S. plant in Warren, Michigan; 2,500 new jobs

Fidelity Bank  (Dunmore, Pennsylvania; not to be confused with Fidelity Investments) – $1,000 bonuses for all full-time employees making less than $100,000; $500,000 in charitable donations:

Fifth Third Bancorp – $1,000 bonuses for 13,500 employees; base wage will rise to $15

Financial Institutions, Inc.  (Warsaw, New York) – $500 bonuses.

FireBird Bronze  (Damascus, Oregon) – thanks to tax reform this full-service foundry with nine employees is able to offer health insurance for the first time. They are also upgrading equipment and hiring, and building a new facility in Troutdale, Oregon with plans to be up and running by the Spring.

FirstBank (Longmont, Colorado) -- $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees; $500 bonuses for part-time employees; base wage raised; salary increases.

First Bank and Trust Company (Abingdon, Virginia) – base wage raised to $15 per hour.

FirstCapital Bank of Texas – $500 bonuses to 197 employees

First Farmers Bank & Trust – minimum bonus of $750 to each full time employee; base wage will rise by $2.50 per hour

First Federal Community Bank  (Dover, Ohio) – $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees; $500 bonuses for part-time employees; increased charitable contributions.

First Financial Bancorp  (Cincinnati, Ohio) -- base wage raised to $15 per hour; $3 million charitable contribution

First Financial Northwest, Inc. – $1,000 bonuses to all 138 non-executive employees

First Hawaiian Bank – $1,500 bonuses to 2,264 employees; base wage increase to $15

First Horizon National Corp. – $1,000 bonuses to 4,000 employees

First Merchants Corporation  (Muncie, Indiana) – $1 per hour wage increase for hourly employees; $500 bonuses for full-time employees, excluding senior management; pro-rated bonus for part-time employees.

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Itasca, Illinois) – Base wage raised to $15 per hour; $1,035 bonuses for 85% of employees; $2 million in additional charitable contributions:

First National Bank (Spearman, Texas) -- $1,000 bonuses for its 44 employees.

First Southwest Bank (Alamosa, Colorado) – base wage raised to $14 per hour which will include full benefits.

Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber engineering (Grand Rapids, Michigan) -- $1,500 to all 400 full-time and part time employees.

Five Senses Spa, Salon and Barbershop (Peoria, Illinois) -- $500 bonuses for 20 employees; the company is also looking into additional employee benefits in 2018.

Flemington Car & Truck Family of Brands -- $500 employee bonuses

Flushing Financial Corporation  (Uniondale, New York) -- $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees; $500 bonuses for part-time employees.

FMS Bank (Fort Morgan, Colorado) – increased 401(k) contributions.

F.N.B. Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – extra 401(k) contributions to employees totaling $1 million; base wage raised to $15 per hour; increased charitable donations.

Fort Ranch (Promontory, Utah) – employee bonuses

Fulton Financial Corporation (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) – base wage raised to $12 per hour; bonuses in the form of an additional week of pay for 75% of the 3,700 employees; $2 million in increased charitable donations.

Gardner Company – employee bonuses

Gate City Bank -- $1,000 hand-delivered bonus checks to 538 non-management personnel; $500,000 higher charitable giving; $500,000 worth of free home appraisals.

GetFoundFirst.com – employee bonuses

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. -- 1,200 employees to receive a bonus: full time employees receive $1,000 and part time employees receive $500

Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) – base wage raised to $15; $500 or wage increase for 70% of workforce; doubling of grants to community investment program.

Green Mountain Power  (Colchester, Vermont) – the utility will pass along tax savings to customers.

Group 1 Automotive (Houston, Texas) – $500 cash bonuses for non-management dealership employees and operational support staff in the United States.

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company  (New Orleans, Louisiana) – base wage increased to $12 per hour; additional $75,000 in charitable donations.

Happy State Bank  (Happy, Texas) -- base wage raised; salary increases; bonuses; increased retirement contributions.

HarborOne Bank – $500 bonuses to 600 bank employees; base wage raised to $15 per hour

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. -- $1,000 bonuses for employees making less than $75,000 per year. This amounts to 9,500 employees.

Harvard Business Services, Inc.  (Lewes, Delaware) – $1,000 bonuses for all full-time employees:

Hawaii National Bank -- $1,000 bonuses

Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, Hawai’I Electric Light

 (Honolulu, Hawaii) – the utility expects that rates will be lowered for customers thanks to tax reform.

Heartland Bank (Geneva, Nebraska) – $1,000 bonuses for full time non-executive employees; $500 bonus to part time employees

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, Arkansas) – $500 bonuses for 850 emplyees:

Home Depot (Atlanta, Georgia) – bonuses for all hourly employees, up to $1,000

HomeStreet, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) – Base wage increased to $15 per hour:

Honeywell (Morris Plains, New Jersey) – increased 401(k) match:

Humana (Louisville, Kentucky) – base wage increased to $15 per hour; acceleration of annual performance-based incentive program; additional community investments; accelerated investment in technological and operational processes; earnings benefits for shareholders.

IAT Insurance Group -- $3,000 bonuses for 685 non-executive employees

Iberia Bank  (LaFayette, Louisiana) – Pay raises of $2 per hour; $1,000 bonuses:

INB Bank -- $500 bonuses to 200 employees. The bonuses will exclude the Senior Management Team.  The base wage will be raised to $15 per hour

International Offset Corporation  (Los Angeles, California -- $1,000 bonuses to all employees and 1099 subcontracting partners.

Iron Horse Energy Services Inc. (Eolia, Missouri) – bonuses for all 93 employees; due to a lower tax burden the company is also continuing to cover 100 percent of healthcare

Information First, Inc.  (Manassas, Virginia) -- $500 cash bonus for all 15 employees.

Inland Northwest Bank (Spokane, Washington) – Base wage raised to $15; $500 bonuses to employees excluding Senior Management Team.

Insperity (Houston, Texas) – tax reform bonuses will be paid to employees in February, totaling $17 million.

InUnison Inc. – employee bonuses

JetBlue – $1,000 bonus for all 21,000 employees

JimRinehart.com  State Farm agent (Seaside, California) – pay raises for employees.

Johnson Bank (Racine, Wisconsin) – base wage raised to $15 per hour.

Jones Auto & Towing (Riverview, Florida) – the company, which provides 24-hour wrecker service, roadside assistance, emergency towing, and fuel delivery etc. will put two additional trucks into service, which will add two more full time jobs

Jordan Winery -- $1,000 bonuses for all 85 employees

JPMorgan Chase & Co.  (New York, New York) -- Base wage raised for 22,000 employees, to a range of $15 to $18 per hour; 4,000 new jobs added; 400 new branches; increased charitable donations; increased small business lending.

Kalb Industries of Nevada, Ltd.  (Las Vegas, Nevada) – pay raises for employees who have been with the company three months or longer.

Kansas City Power and Light (Kansas City, Missouri): the utility will pass savings from federal tax reform to customers.

Kansas City Southern -- $1,000 bonuses. (Exact number receiving bonus unknown at this time; the company employs 6,485)

Kauai Cattle LLC – employee bonuses

KeyCorp (Cleveland, Ohio) – base wage raised; increased employee retirement plan contributions.

Kish Bancorp, Inc. (Belleville, Pennsylvania) -- Base wage raised; $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees, $500 bonuses for part-time employees; $10 million in capital expenditures over the next three years; increased charitable giving by a minimum of $50,000.

Kramerica Properties (Merced, California) – this small family-owned company gave each of the six employees a $2,000 tax reform bonus:

Lawrence Paper Company -- $500 bonuses for all 300 employees; $5 million in new equipment and expansion at all three locations

Lok-N-Logs, Inc., I Wood Care, and Webb Properties (Sherburne, New York) – employees working for a year or more received a double paycheck; those working less than a year also received a bonus.

Loud & Clear Communications (New York, New York) -- employee bonuses.

M&T Bank Corporation  (Buffalo, New York) – Base wage raised to $14 to $16 per hour based on location, a $25 million investment; employees receive 40 hours of paid time annually for volunteer/charitable/employee resource group activities.

MainSource Financial Group (Greensburg, Indiana) – Base wage raised to $15 per hour.

MB Financial, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois) – base wage increased to $15 per hour; tax reform bonuses; and $7.5 million additional charitable contributions:

Melaleuca – all 2,000 employees will receive a $100 bonus for each year they have worked at the company

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.  (Boston, Massachusetts) – Base wage raised to $15 per hour; additional 20% will be added to existing bonuses; increased capital spending including building six new branch locations; additional charitable contributions.

Mid-AM Metal Forming – bonuses for 140 employees

Mountaire Corporation  (Millsboro, Delaware) – $1,000 or $500 bonuses based on length of service; increased 401(k) matches.

Move It Or Lose It Moving LLC – employee bonuses

MusicNotes – 3% Salary increases for all employees

National Bank Holdings Corporation – $1,000 bonuses for employees making less than $50,000 (exact number receiving bonus unknown at this time)

National Grid (Waltham, Massachusetts) – the utility plans to pass along tax savings to customers.

National Grid Rhode Island (Providence, Rhode Island) – the utility plans to pass along tax savings to customers

Nationwide Insurance -- $1,000 bonuses to 29,000 employees; increased 401(k) matching contributions for 33,000 employees

Natural Guardian – employee bonuses

Navient – 98% of Navient’s 6,700 employees will receive a $1,000 bonus (approx. 6,566 bonus-eligible employees)

NBT Bancorp Inc.  (Norwich, New York) – Base wage raised to $11 to $15 per hour; minimum 5% salary increases for employees making less than $50,000; increased capital expenditures:

Nelnet -- $1,000 bonuses for 4,100 employees

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation – 5% pay raises for employees

NexTier Bank (Butler, Pennsylvania) – $1,000 bonuses for all employees; tuition reimbursement on job training; wage raises for hourly employees.

Nexus Services, Inc. (Verona, Virginia) – 5% raise for all employees; 200 more workers will be hired in 2018.

Northco Products, Inc. (Albany, New York) – this small business was able to hire one new employee, give all employees bonuses ranging from $100 - $971 after taxes; the company is also investing in a new building

Northern Indiana Public Service Company  (Merrillville, Indiana) – the utility requested that customers’ natural gas rates be lowered:

Northpoint Apartments – employee bonuses

North Shore Bank  (Brookfield, Wisconsin) -- $500 bonuses.

OceanFirst Financial Corp. – base wage increase to $15 per hour

Ohnward Bancshares -- $1,000 bonuses for all 260 employees

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company  (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – the utility will pass along tax savings to customers.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. – $500 bonuses for all 22,000 employees

Oncor Electric Delivery  (Dallas, Texas) – The utility will pass along tax savings to customers:

Pacific Power – the utility will pass along tax savings to customers

Peoples Bank (Bellingham, Washington) – Base wage raised to $15 per hour; 401(k) match increased one point to 8%

Peoples Bank (Magnolia, Arkansas) -- $500 bonuses and $50,000 in charitable donations.

Pepco (Washington, DC) – The utility will pass along tax savings to customers

Pfizer Inc.  (New York, New York) -- $100 million in tax reform bonuses for non-executive employees.

Pinnacle Bank -- $1,000 bonuses for 1,007 employees

Pioneer Credit Recovery – $1,000 bonuses for 800 employees

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. -- $1,000 bonuses to 47,500 employees; an additional $1,500 in employee pension accounts; base wage hike to $15; $200 million charitable contribution

PodcastOne  (Los Angeles, California) – $1,000 bonuses for all full-time employees.

Priority Courier Experts  (St. Paul, Minnesota) – tax reform bonuses were given on Jan. 2, 2018 to employees; further, employees will receive another $500 bonus in 2018 on the anniversary of their hire date.

RDR, Inc. (Centreville, Virginia) – bonuses of up to $1,000 for all 125 employees

Regions Financial Corporation – base wage increase to $15 per hour; $40 million in charitable donations; $100 million in capital expenditures

Resident Construction LLC – employee bonuses

RGF Environmental Group, Inc.  (Riviera Beach, Florida) -- $1,000 bonuses.

Rio Bank (McAllen, Texas) — $1,000 bonuses for each of the 108 employees.

Riverbend Communications -- employee bonuses

Riverbend Management, Inc. – employee bonuses

Riverbend Ranch – employee bonuses

Riverbend Services – employee bonuses

Rocky Mountain Power – utility company will pass along tax savings to customers

Rod’s Harvest Foods  (St. Ignatius, Montana) – 3-5% pay raises; base wage raised to $11 per hour; bonuses up to $500.

Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry – the company will open additional retail locations

Rush Enterprises – $1,000 bonuses for all 6,600 employees

Russell Lands  (Alexander City, Alabama) -- $500 bonuses for about 400 full-time non-management staff:

Sheffer Corporation -- $1,000 bonuses for all 126 employees

Sinclair Broadcast Group -- $1,000 bonuses for 9,000 employees

SkyWest Airlines  (St. George, Utah) will increase 401(k) contributions, increase capital expenditures, and increase charitable donations, and will enhance the existing bonus and incentive programs.

Smith Chevrolet – employee bonuses

Smith Honda – employee bonuses

Smith RV – employee bonuses

South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa – doubling of bonuses for 2,300 employees

South State Bank (Columbia, South Carolina) -- 2,800 employees getting bonuses; $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $500 for part-time employees:

Southwest Airlines -- $1,000 bonuses for all 55,000 employees; $5 million additional charitable donations

Spectrum Adhesives, Inc. (Memphis, Tennessee) -- $500 bonuses for employees.

Spellex Corporation (Tampa, Florida) -- $1,000 bonuses for all 26 full-time employees.

Stafford Bounce n Play, LLC  (Stafford, Virginia) -- $1,000 mid-year bonuses for all employees.

Starbucks Coffee Company (Seattle, Washington) – 8,000 new retail jobs and 500 new manufacturing jobs; new employee offerings/raises/benefits totaling $250 million will be announced later in 2018.

State Street (Boston, Massachusetts) – enhanced employee retirement benefits and investment in training and community grant programs

Staub Manufacturing  (Dayton, Ohio) – Due to tax reform, the 37 employees received higher Christmas bonuses:

Steel Design LLC – employee bonuses

Stifel Financial Corporation – $1,500 bonuses for 7,000 employees

Summit State Bank -- $2,000 bonuses for non-executive employees

Sun Community News and Printing  (Elizabethtown, New York) – Raises for all employees averaging $1,000 each; restoration of 2% match on employee IRAs; software and equipment upgrades.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. – base wage raise to $15 per hour; $50 million in additional community grants; merit pay raise; additional 401(k) contributions; etc.

Sutter Masonry, Inc.  (El Mirage, AZ) – The company employs approximately 100 people. Hourly wages were increased by $1.00 and over $50,000 in bonuses were distributed.

Synovus Financial Corporation (Columbus, Georgia) -- $1,000 bonuses to all non-executive employees.

TCF Financial Corporation -- $1,000 bonuses for full time employees; $500 bonuses for part time employees (exact number receiving bonus unknown at this time);

The Flood Insurance Agency -- $1,000 bonuses for 17 full time employees

Thermo Fisher Scientific  (Waltham, Massachusetts) -- $500 bonuses.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. -- $1,000 bonuses for 14,000 employees; base wage raised to $15 per hour

Territorial Savings Bank -- $1,000 bonuses to 247 employees; base wage hike from $11.25 to $15.00 per hour

Texas Capital Bank – $1,000 bonuses for 900 employees

The Hammock Source  (Greenville, North Carolina) -- all 150 employees received a tax reform bonus of up to $1,000 depending on length of service. 

Tokio Marine HCC – $1,500 employee bonuses for 2,000 employees

Total System Services -- $1,000 bonuses for 11,500 employees

Total System Services  (Columbus, Georgia) -- $1,000 bonuses for 11,500 employees

Tri-State Trailer Sales, Inc. (Pennsylvania, Ohio) – increased 401(k) for employees, to 100% on the first 4% of compensation.

Turning Point Brands, Inc. -- $1,000 bonuses for 107 employees

Turning Point USA  (Lemont, Illinois) -- $300 bonuses to all 115 employees.

Union Bank & Trust (Lincoln, Nebraska) – All full-time and part-time employees received a $1,000 bonus. Over 800 employees.

United Bank & Trust (Marysville, Kansas) – all employees received a raise of $100 per month. According to ABA Bankers Journal the raise applies to both salaried and hourly employees.

Unity Bank – all 200 non-executive employees will receive a $750 bonus

U.S. Bancorp – $1,000 bonuses for 60,000 employees; base wage hike to $15 per hour; $150 million charitable contribution

Verizon  (New York, New York) – non-executive employees will receive 50 shares of restricted stock.

Verst Logistics, Inc. (Walton, Kentucky) -- $500 bonuses to all full-time employees

Visa – significantly increased permanent contributions to employee 401(k) accounts

Wal-Mart – Base wage increase for all hourly employees to $11; bonuses of up to $1,000; expanded maternity and parental leave; $5,000 for adoption expenses

Walt Disney Company  (Burbank, California) -- $1,000 bonuses for 125,000 employees; $50 million investment in employee educational programs

Washington Federal – according to a company statement, “all Washington Federal employees in good standing and earning less than $100,000 per year will receive a 5% increase on top of their normal merit increase.”

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.  (Westerly, Rhode Island) – $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees and $500 for part-time employees; $1.00 per hour salary increase for employees below a certain compensation level

Waste Management, Inc. –  $2,000 bonuses to approximately 34,000 employees

WebHobby Shop, LLC  (Pontiac, Michigan) -- $2.00 per hour raise for employees:

Webster Financial -- $1,000 bonuses

Wells Fargo – raised base wage from $13.50 to $15.00 per hour; $400 million in charitable donations for 2018; $100 million increased capital investment over next three years

WeStar Energy  (Topeka, Kansas) – the utility will pass along tax savings to customers.

Western & Southern Financial Group -- $2,000 bonuses for full time employees; $1,000 for part time employees

Western Alliance Bancorporation – base pay raise of 7.5 percent for the lowest-paid 50% of employees; increased bonuses; increased 401(k) match; etc.

Willis Lease Finance Corporation  (Novato, California) -- $1,000 bonuses for all non-executive employees:

Willow Creek Woodworks – employee bonuses

Windsor Federal Savings – $250 bonus for all employees with the exception of upper management

Wintrust Financial Corporation  (Rosemont, Illinois) -- base wage raised to $15 per hour.

Wynn Resorts  (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- employee bonuses will be announced in 2018

YAM Worldwide  (Scottsdale, Arizona) -- $2,000 bonuses for the 595 employees who have been with the company more than six months; $1,000 bonuses for the 131 employees who have been with the company less than six months. More than $1.3 million in bonuses were paid:

Yancey Bros. -- $500 bonuses for 1,200 employees

Zions Bancorporation – pay raises for more than 40% of employees; $1,000 bonuses for nearly 80% of employees

 

Source: Americans for Tax Reform

 


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