Georgia-based Home Depot predicts a slowdown in sales will continue this year, but it’s not all gloom and doom for the Atlanta-based company. While the home improvement giant reported a deceleration in sales at the end of last year and is projecting little growth this year, officials did shed some good news. To keep turnover costs low, front-line workers are getting a raise. Home Depot announced on Tuesday a one-billion-dollar investment in raising wages. And while the company did not disclose the new average wage for employees, it did say every market’s starting wage is at least $15 per hour.

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