by David Aronson | Sep 15, 2016 | Press Room
Out of a record-breaking 643 nominees, the judges have selected Peanut Butter as a Top 100 Finalist for the 2016 Chicago Innovation Awards. Be sure to cast your vote in the People’s Choice Award category… preferably for us 🙂 We are honored to have...
by David Aronson | Sep 12, 2016 | Press Room
Tech.Co has selected Peanut Butter as a Startup Of The Year semi-finalist. The team will be in Silicon Valley competing at Innovate! and Celebrate!, the three-day global conference featuring tech titans and innovative companies like Peanut Butter. If you are in the...
by Tatum Pugh | Aug 31, 2016 | Press Room
Peanut Butter CEO David Aronson sat down with Technori CEO Scott Kitun to discuss the massive student debt problem in the U.S. and how employers are uniquely positioned to help. CEO David Aronson chatting with Technori CEO Scott Kutin on WGN...
by Tatum Pugh | Aug 30, 2016 | Insights, Press Room
Here is a one-minute video explaining why student loan assistance has become the top desired benefit among college-educated workers and how Peanut Butter can help you administer this benefit. Schedule time with the Peanut Butter Client Solutions Team today to...
by Tatum Pugh | Aug 30, 2016 | Press Room
We were thrilled to win Tech Startup of the Year first runner-up at the recent Tech In Motion Timmy awards held at 1871. Congrats to all the winners and thank you to everyone who voted!! Peanut Butter Student Loan Repayment Founder and CEO Dave...
by Tatum Pugh | Aug 29, 2016 | Insights
Workplace diversity is a major concern for employers these days. More and more companies now have Chief Diversity Officers responsible for managing entire groups focused on diversity initiatives. These efforts are well founded. According to ScientificAmerican.com,...
by David Aronson | Aug 22, 2016 | Insights
As requested by President Obama in 2014, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has issued a Final Rule in May 2016 that updates the Fair Labor Standards Act, with changes effective December 1, 2016. In part, the changes require that Executive, Administrative...
by Andrew Bordewick | Aug 5, 2016 | Insights, Press Room
If you have student loan debt, you know the impact it has on your monthly take-home pay. When you’re contributing a car payment’s worth of money to your student loan servicer every month, that makes it pretty hard to actually buy a new car or save much...
by Alifya Valiji | Aug 1, 2016 | Press Room
Peanut Butter has been nominated for not one, not two, but three awards! It’s an honor to get recognized amongst some of the best. Check out the awards we’re nominated for and how you can help us win! Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year – VOTE...
by Alifya Valiji | Jul 25, 2016 | Press Room
Peanut Butter was listed as one of the most interesting HR technologies! See what other HR tech made the list.
by Alifya Valiji | Jul 18, 2016 | Insights
Peanut Butter participated in Chicago Inno’s Talent Inno Meetup Showcase held last Thursday which fostered a great dialogue around the best ways to build, sustain, and scale an all-star team. The meetup featured a fantastic panel with HR and Talent executives...
by Alifya Valiji | Jul 14, 2016 | Press Room
In February, BuiltIn Chicago named Peanut Butter one of 50 companies to watch in 2016! Since then, our team has been recognized as one of the best new startups at BuiltIn Chicago’s 5th annual Moxie Awards and won first place at the Young Presidents’...
by Alifya Valiji | Jul 5, 2016 | Insights
Most employers are well aware of their turnover rate. They try to lower it by offering more sick days, paid vacations, flexible hours and a variety of other benefits. To really stay ahead of the turnover tide, however, an employer has to be well aware of the...
by Alifya Valiji | Jun 20, 2016 | Government Relations, Press Room
The staggering $1.3 trillion national student loan debt crisis is gaining momentum in national, state, and local politics alike. Many states are already in the process of reviewing prospective programs that will ease the burden on recent graduates in hopes that its...
by Andrew Bordewick | May 24, 2016 | Government Relations
On the afternoon of Friday, May 13, Peanut Butter visited the Chicago office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. Our CEO David Aronson provided an overview of Peanut Butter as a company and the services we provide that enable companies to offer a valuable student loan...
by Tyler Stock | May 22, 2016 | Press Room
Peanut Butter was recently honored as one of 10 startups to present to members of the Young Presidents’ Organization at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in downtown Chicago. The night was jam-packed from start to finish: the event started off at 6:30 p.m. with...
by David Aronson | May 20, 2016 | Press Room
We are honored to be one of the finalists in the “Best New Startup” category of the 2016 Moxie Awards. The Moxie Awards are an annual event presented by Built In Chicago to recognize digital innnovation. During the first round of voting, Built In received...
by Tatum Pugh | May 12, 2016 | Government Relations
At first glance, it may seem as though the student debt crisis is a somewhat limited problem, only affecting college-educated Millennials and the companies trying to recruit them. Unfortunately for everyone, this is not the case. It’s true that student debt...
by David Aronson | May 5, 2016 | Government Relations
Student loan debt affects not only individuals but national and local economies as well. Different states are trying to find ways to help the more than 40 million people who struggling with student loans. New York, Illinois and California have already made steps...
by Andrew Bordewick | May 4, 2016 | Press Room
On Monday, May 2, 2016, CEO Ed Scanlan announced that the company would begin offering student loan repayment contributions to employees. Scanlan made the announcement and provided remarks as part a press conference held by Congressman Robert Dold (IL-10). Mr. Dold...
