Gift Card Guide

Gift card fraud becomes growing problem for stores 
DALLAS - Now that holiday gift card givers have handed out billions in plastic presents, the scam artists are as busy as Christmas elves. Gift card fraud - be it a simple sleight of hand or elaborate techno thievery - is on the rise, experts say.

Community News Briefs 
Tri-County Community Action Partnership’s Individual Development Account (IDA) program is conducting sign-ups for a 12-month program that offers matched savings for income eligible participants.

BEN column 
Good morning! It’s going to be in the 50s this weekend. The calendar may say it’s the dead of winter, but the weather is saying otherwise. And it’s going to be in the 50s and sunny on Tuesday.

Lampert Smith: Read the fine print on your gift cards 
If you received a gift card for Christmas, learn from my mistakes. First, I lost one for three years. Then I found it - a $50 gift card from the Food Fight restaurant group, stuck in a basket of photos! It seemed so fortuitous that I suggested the whole family go out to Eldorado Grill.

Bosses Not ‘On The Same Page’ As Employees Regarding Recognition 
A recent national Maritz Poll of 1,002 full-time employees compared companies’ reward practices to employee preferences and found that managers have a lot to learn about employee recognition.