will pay $1,000 to almost 9,000 employees

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Sinclair Broadcast Group’s subsidiary Tennis Channel rings the NASDAQ bell, led by President Ken Soloman.

Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Friday it will pay a one-time $1,000 bonus to nearly 9,000 of its employees as a result of the recent tax reform bill’s passage in Washington.

The special bonus will go to both full and part-time employees and excludes senior level executives.

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–Reuters contributed to this report.