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US Senate panel clears key immigration reform bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - A US Senate panel has cleared a proposed legislation that relaxes restrictions on IT companies to hire foreign techies, thus clearing one of the major hurdles to ushering changes in American immigration law in a generation. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill after its authors won a bipartisan support with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats in the 18-member ...

US delegation to urge labour reforms in Bangladesh

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:14 -0400

DHAKA - A high level US delegation led by the State Department's Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will visit Bangladesh this weekend to press for a major overhaul of labour safety regulations following the nation's deadliest industrial accident, an official said Wednesday. The collapse of a nine-storey factory complex housing several garment units outside the capital last ...

ESPN lays offs some of its employees to control costsAmendedESPN EmployeeUpdate

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to some of its 7,000 employees as a cost cutting measure. In a statement, the Connecticut-based company said it is implementing the changes to enhance continued growth, while smartly managing costs. ESPN said it is confident that it would be more competitive, innovative and productive after this decision. According to a CNN report, about ...

ESPN layoffs hundreds of employees as TV rights fees rise Re-issue with correction

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400

Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to some of its 7,000 employees on Tuesday, the network said in a statement. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it was looking at the financial bottom line. In a statement the company said that they were implementing changes across the company to enhance their continued growth while smartly managing costs. It added that while difficult, ...

Ford to close manufacturing operations in Australia slash 1200 jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400

Ford will close its manufacturing operations in Australia and 1200 workers will lose their jobs in October 2016. Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano said that the company would shut the Geelong engine factory, costing 510 jobs, and the Broadmeadows car assembly line, shedding another 650 positions, reports News.com.au. Sacked workers have been offered a 39 million-dollar rescue ...

Flevoland cities create the most new jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:10 -0400

The cities of Almere and Lelystad in the Netherlands' newest province of Flevoland have been the most successful at creating new jobs over the past 10 years. The Financieele Dagblad reports on Thursday afternoon that the number of jobs in Lelystad has gone up 40% to 40,000 over the past 10 years. In Almere, the rise was 25%. Nevertheless, the two cities still have among the lowest ratios ...

Urban Harvest names new executive director

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:02 -0400

Sandra Wicoff has been named executive director of Urban Harvest. Sandra Wicoff has been named executive director of Urban Harvest, a Houston nonprofit organization. Wicoff had been executive director of The River, another nonprofit, from 2005 to 2012, and she then took over as assistant director of education with Theatre Under the Stars when the two organizations merged. "Wicoff is a strong ...

GameStops mobile digital sales rise earnings drop

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:34 -0400

GameStop reported an increase in digital and mobile sales but a decrease in earnings during its first quarter. GameStop Corp. reported a jump mobile and digital sales during its first quarter, but the companys earnings and sales of new software and hardware are still on the decline. The Grapevine-based gaming company reported a 290 percent increase in mobile sales of $46.8 million during its ...

How good was 2012 for Independence Blue Cross

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:57:04 -0400

Despite changes coming to health care reform and a still uncertain economy, Independence Blue Cross had a good year in 2012. Net income was 191.5 million on 10.5 million in revenue, said President and CEO Dan Hilferty, during a conference call. At end of 2012, Independence Blue Cross served 7 million people in 19 states. The 215,000 new members with medical coverage represented an increase of ...

Commercial Vehicle Group picks Caterpillars Richard Lavin as new CEO

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:47 -0400

Caterpillar Inc. veteran Richard Lavin has been named CEO of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. has hired Caterpillar Inc. veteran Richard Lavin to replace outgoing CEO Mervin Dunn. The New Albany-based maker of cab products and systems for commercial trucks and heavy-duty vehicles and machines said Lavin would take over May 28. The appointment comes after a ...

Private equity deals hit big-time here

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:18 -0400

Will Pittsburgh rue the day the private equity firms came to play? On Thursday, news broke that Warrendale-based rue21 Inc. is being bought by New York-based Apax Partners for $1.1 billion. Heres the scoop: Apax was an early investor in the teen clothing retailer and after rue21s 2009 IPO, two of the private equity firms executives subsequently cashed out large amounts of their holdings to the ...

Dallas area foreclosure rates dip lower than U.S. rate

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:12 -0400

The Dallas area foreclosure continues to decline, dropping more than three-tenths of a percentage point in March, according to CoreLogic's latest report released Thursday. The Dallas area foreclosure rate continued to decline in March, dropping more than three-tenths of a percentage point year-over-year, staying well below the U.S. rate. In March, the Dallas area foreclosure rate reached 1.26 ...

IHT Special Dubai Hotels Struggle to Fill Jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:06 -0400

Dubai that is in academic association with the renowned cole Htelire de Lausanne and part of the Jumeirah Group, Samuel Moult is busy filing applications to work in one of Jumeirah's global hotels. He is hoping to get a placement in ...

Tech Careers The Rise of the Dataviz Expert

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:27 -0400

Dataviz: A brief how-to .) Ironically, it's hard to get a clear picture of a data visualizer. The function is not yet well defined, and it's rare to see it as a job title in and of itself, IT career watchers say. Rather, it's a skill set that more and more companies are demanding as part of other roles, notably business intelligence and analytics jobs. "Data ...

Employees hurt in fight at Mission Valley Chipotle

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:23 -0400

The 38-year-old man knocked on the door of the Chipotle restaurant on Camino de la Reina near Mission Center Road about 11:30 p.m. and the manager let him in, San Diego police said. Once inside the man took out a knife and demanded cash, police ...

Motivation Mystery How to Keep Employees Productive

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:55:31 -0400

In my previous post, I explored the importance of positive work environments and one key benefit is that great workplaces can help motivate employees. It makes sense. Employees that are happy tend to be more productive, which is better for a business' bottom line. Lots ...

Op-Ed Contributors Democracy Jobs and Growth in Europe

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:44:29 -0400

The economic turmoil of the past several years has pushed Europe toward greater integration, starting with financial stabilization and a banking union that is still a work in progress. Everyone now recognizes that a single currency zone without a common fiscal policy invites the kind of crisis we have all been experiencing. Europe has reached this stage grudgingly and with great strain, ...

Large apartment complex to Kensington

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:05 -0400

Look for changes to American Street between Master and Thompson as its zoning has changed from industrial to commercial mixed-use, according to PlanPhilly. A 320-unit apartment mixed-use apartment complex has been ...

Heres the 5-year-old whose pitch won over 20 VCs

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:38:09 -0400

This is 5-year-old Rhett, who is being treated for acute leukemia and made a special pitch that convinced more than 20 VCs to auction themselves for a lunch to benefit the Bay Area Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Click here to watch his video, "Dear Mr. VC." Your average Silicon Valley VC probably hears hundreds of pitches a month but none more effective than this one made by a ...

Boston Store owner Bon-Ton narrows loss

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:37:35 -0400

Bon-Ton president and CEO Brendan Hoffman Boston Store owner the Bon-Ton Stores Inc. reported a smaller net loss than a year ago and a 1 percent increase in sales for its fiscal first quarter ended May 4. Bon-Ton, which has its corporate offices in Milwaukee and York, Pa., said its net loss was $26.6 million, or $1.41 per share, compared with a net loss of $40.8 million, or $2.23, a year ago. The ...

California jobless claims shoot up by 15000

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:32 -0400

California reported the largest jump in new jobless claims of 15,060. It attributed the change to layoffs in the service industry. The number of people making new jobless claims across the country dropped by 23,000 to 340,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. California saw a huge increase in new claims. The four-week moving average was 339,500, or a drop of 500 from the previous ...

Union workers protest Nutter event

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:15 -0400

Union workers blocked off a a section of 17th Street Wednesday to protest against Mayor Michael Nutter and his presumed unwillingness to settle a pair of outstanding union contracts, according to Newsworks. Members of AFSME District Council 47 and District Council 33, have worked without a contract since 2009, say Nutter doesnt want to change ...

Amazon Is Building A Biosphere For Its Employees

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:35:32 -0400

13 If you've ever dreamed of working in a lush, greenery-filled dome, consider moving to Seattle. That's where Amazon is a building a biosphere (made out of three intersecting domes) alongside a new skyscraper project. Plans for the 65,000 square foot structure, unveiled earlier this month, call for a general temperature range of 68 to 72 degrees and plants from high-elevation climates ...

Survey CEOs optimistic on New Jersey

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:48 -0400

Chief executives are bullish on New Jersey. The New Jersey Economic Policy Summits 2013 C-Suite Survey of Garden State CEOs found that 25 percent said New Jersey is a good to excellent place to do business, up from 12 percent in 2010, according to Phillyburbs.com. In this years survey, 28 percent said New Jersey is a good to excellent place in which to expand their businesses, up from 11 percent ...

Big population growth is back in Phoenix

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:51 -0400

New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that big-time population growth is returning to the Phoenix area. AZCentral.com reports that the Phoenix area added more than 40,000 people last year. Click here to get the full ...

Crossing Afghanistan I saw how the war brought jobs – and corruption

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:52:17 -0400

My journey of a thousand miles began with a single bribe. I was riding in a Pakistani truck hauling a shipping container from the port city of Karachi to the Afghan capital of Kabul, along one of the two main routes used to supply U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. I was accompanied by the truck driver and his brother, and a friend who served as a translator. We were still on the outskirts of ...

Humana will fill 620 jobs in Texas

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:03 -0400

Louisville-based Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will open a mail order pharmacy call center and support operation in Irving, Texas that is expected to to create more than 620 new jobs over the next three years. Business First, citing a story in The Dallas Business Journal, reports that RightSource, Humanas pharmacy-management company, will operate the facility that is expected to open in ...

Newport on the Levee may add apartments hotel

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:58 -0400

The California-based Price Group, which owns Newport on the Levee, is working with an unnamed developer to expand the Northern Kentucky mixed-use development. The Business Courier of Cincinnati reports that the Levees owners plan to add up to 220 apartments and a limited service hotel on the block of space just north of the Hofbrauhaus. The owners also want to bring a digital entertainment tenant ...

Consumer marketing firm Saatchi Saatchi X expands to Cincinnati

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:53 -0400

Drawn by Greater Cincinnatis growing reputation for marketing and advertising expertise and the presence of major brands such as the Procter and Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG), Macys Inc. (NYSE: M) and the Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), a consumer marketing company with ties to a French advertising and media giant has expanded into Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Saatchi and Saatchi X has opened ...

McConnell among Senate millionaires

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400

Many members of the U.S. Senate are wealthy, but it is hard to say exactly how wealthy. As Bloomberg reports, members must report their assets yearly, but only in broad ranges. Both Senate leaders are high on the list, Bloomberg adds. Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and his wife, Elaine Chao, reported assets of between $9.2 million and $36.5 million, while Democratic ...

Four Louisville-area small businesses are pacesetters

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:41 -0400

Nine business, including four from the Louisville area, were inducted into the Kentucky Small Business Development Centers Kentucky Business Pacesetter program on Wednesday. As The Lexington Herald-Leader reports, the program recognizes Kentucky-based businesses that are changing the economic landscape of the Commonwealth by introducing innovative products, increasing sales and boosting ...

BeamPAC political donations skew Kentuckys way

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:35 -0400

Bourbon distillers know where the straw is that stirs the drink. As Northwestern Universitys Medill Reports notes, Beam Inc. (NYSE: BEAM), the Deerfield, Ill.-based parent company of brands such as Jim Beam and Makers Mark bourbons, makes political donations through a political action committee. BeamPAC contributions skew toward Kentucky politicians, the site reports, citing data from the Center ...

Madison design firm Zebradog snags international award

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:23:35 -0400

Madison-based design firm, Zebradog, has won top honors for corporate communications in the Digital Screenmedia Association's annual Industry Excellence contest. The firm's high-tech exhibit recently was installed on the walls of Saudi Aramco's North American headquarters in ...

In Pakistan the Afghan war brings jobs - and criminality on an epic scale

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:42:32 -0400

Azim Khan stands atop his truck in the main yard of Shireen Jinnah Colony, where hundreds of tankers load up with fuel to supply to U.S.and NATO military presence in Afghanistan. When the Pakistani government closed down the supply routes in response to an errant U.S.airstrike, Mr. Khan spent seven months sleeping in his truck. (Matthieu ...

Google others join Apple on hot seat over taxes

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:13:00 -0400

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), based in Mountain View, Calif., is also drawing scrutiny for its tax practices. Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook may have been singled out on the hot seat this week over the tech giants tax practices, but Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and other corporate heavy-hitters are skirting the system as well, Bloomberg reports. For example, Google funnels profits through ...

Cleveland Fed makes recommendations for Ohios housing woes

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:43 -0400

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland says foreclosures have been a concern in Ohio since even before the recession began. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued a report recommending improvements to Ohio's housing policies that would help lift the state out of recession-era housing market woes, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. At the heart of Ohio's housing troubles are two ...

Tech hotshots The rise of the dataviz expert

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:24 -0400

Columbus 95.5 FM to broadcast Cleveland Browns Radio Network

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:04 -0400

Columbus radio station WZOH-FM, 95.5, is joining the Cleveland Browns Radio Network. Columbus radio station WZOH-FM, 95.5, is joining the Cleveland Browns Radio Network beginning this season, Crain's Cleveland Business reports. Known as "95.5 The Game," the station will air Browns games, as well as pre-game, post-game and off-season coverage. Browns President Alec Scheiner touted the ...

Air Force selects operating base for refueling tanker

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:07:05 -0400

The main operating base for the KC-46A will be McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. Milestones continue to unfold in the saga of the U.S. Air Forces next generation refueling tanker. The main operating base for the KC-46A will be McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas, the Wichita Business Journal reported Wednesday. That means an additional 36 tankers will be based there. The Boeing Co. won that ...

SBA creates $475M loan program for vets

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:07:01 -0400

The SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative is expected to boost lending nationwide by $475 million. The U.S. Small Business Administration expects to boost its small business lending by $475 million nationwide through the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative. The agency expects to assist 2,000 veterans obtain loans to start or expand companies during the next five years. Of the $475 million, $249 million will be ...

253 NBAD employees complete branch management certification programme

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:48 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) graduated 253 employees who successfully completed Al Manara, a branch management and operations training programme, the bank announced today. The Al Manara Programme is a certification curriculum focused on key knowledge, skills and behaviours required for successful branch management as well as operations. During this phase, branch managers ...

Head of Human Resources - Eurojust

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:21:17 -0400

is the judicial cooperation unit of the European Union andthe first permanent network of judicial authorities anywhere in the world,dealing with individual criminal cases and specific types of criminalityat a strategic level. Eurojust now invites applications for the position ...

State to scrap up to 18000 jobs in five years 25 of budget to go

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:20:47 -0400

The national government apparatus will be slimmed down radically between now and 2018, saving €4.2bn, government services minister Stef Blok said in a briefing to parliament on Wednesday evening. In total, between 12,000 and 18,000 of the 150,000 national civil service jobs will go, offices will be closed and policy areas streamlined, Blok said. The government currently spends some ...

POLITIFACT Is Rick Scott still on track for 700000 jobs in 7 years

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:19:04 -0400

PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter checks in to see if Governor Rick Scott is still on track with his campaign pledge of 700,000 jobs in 7 ...

Florida Supreme Court rules in Raymond James case

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:03:17 -0400

The Florida Supreme Court unanimously decided that Floridas statute of limitations apply in arbitration proceedings. The ruling stem from a case involving Raymond James Financial Services Inc. (NYSE: RJF) and several investors. Like similar businesses, the St. Petersburg-based financial services company requires its clients to sign an agreement to arbitrate disputes arising from the handling of ...

EPA Marrone bioinsecticide wont harm bees

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:08 -0400

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said this week that Grandevo Bioinsecticide produced by Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. will not harm bees. Davis-based Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. got U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval to delete a bee toxicity warning statement on its Grandevo Bioinsecticide label. The company released the product last fall, and it is finding great success with ...

Triangle Rock Club to receive award from Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:06 -0400

Andrew Kratz and Joel Graybeal run Triangle Rock Club. The Triangle Rock Club in Morrisville will receive the 2013 Steady Growth and Profitability Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards luncheon next week. The award recognizes companies exhibiting steady growth and profitability for the past three years. The company has grown from revenue of $366,000 in 2009 to ...

Outdoor market from Union Kitchen proposed for NoMa

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:55:05 -0400

Union Kitchen has proposed a new outdoor market in NoMa with live music, happy hours and food trucks, The Washington Post reports. The "food incubator," which offers kitchen space for food truck operators, startup businesses and caterers, is looking to create room for 200 people in the parking lot next to its building, located at Third and L streets NE. Jonas Singer, a founder of Union ...

Hellbender Brewing to release debut beer next week

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:27:03 -0400

Hellbender, the District's fourth production brewery, is releasing its debut beer next week. The Iron Horse Tap Room will host the release of Hellbender Brewing Company's debut beer next week, according to The Washington Post. The D.C.-based brewery's Belgian IPA called "Never Mind the Bollekes" was brewed in collaboration with the Lost Rhino Brewing Company, based in Ashburn. ...

Transition crews are eligible for private sector jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:35 -0400

The Board of Commissioners passed the resolution at its weekly public meeting Wednesday. It's a decision that reverses a historic trend where crews made up of Community Justice offenders making the transition back into mainstream society could do work only for public entities and ...

Older U.S. Federal Employees Use Their Strengths Less

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:14:17 -0400

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. federal government may not be getting the most out of its oldest employees. U.S. federal government employees aged 65 and older are less likely than those aged 18 to 29 to say they use their strengths at work every day. The opposite is the case in the non-federal sector, in which older workers are more likely than their younger counterparts to report using their ...

Xbox One Steve Jobs dream device made by Microsoft

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:12:23 -0400

Just before he died, Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson about his dream for revolutionizing television. His fantasy device would control all the many doodads that crowd your living room - DVRs, game consoles, Blu-ray players - and would connect to the vast world of entertainment available online. Best of all, it would be drop-dead simple to control - no more futzing with the Input ...

Tornado aftershocks Oklahoma people to lose jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:07:47 -0400

The giant tornado that struck Oklahoma City suburb of Moore earlier this week has been felt across the United States, and the US President Barack Obama stated that the country will be besides the victims as long as it takes for those people in Moore to ...

Employers angry at Dutch plans to leave UN trade group Unido

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:02:42 -0400

Dutch employers are angry at the government's plans to pull out of a United Nations organisation set up to stimulate trade and production in developing countries. The Financieele Dagblad reports that Unido's work dovetails with the cabinet's plans to make aid work in a more trade-related way. The plan to pull out of Unido stems from the previous government but aid minister ...

20 jobs go as Britvic shuts Belfast operation

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:59:45 -0400

Britvic will focus on Ballygowan, its Irish water brand.The soft drinks giant announced cost cuts totalling 30m over three years as it reported a 50% surge in pre-tax profits to 37.5m for the 28 weeks to mid-April.It said the cuts aim to improve returns for shareholders and comes ahead of a Competition Commission decision on its merger with Irn-Bru owner AG Barr, expected by July. It will then ...

Up to 2500 cleaning jobs at risk after collapse of Swan Services

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:46 -0400

Sydney 2000 About 2,500 jobs are under threat following the failure of one of Australia's biggest cleaning companies.The Sydney-based Swan Services has gone into voluntary administration.It employs cleaners across Australia, including about 500 in Victoria.Michael Crosby of the United Voice union says many of the cleaners are also international students and they will lose all of their ...

McNerney Boeing will squeeze suppliers and cut jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:46:22 -0400

Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney, acknowledging that "I’m sounding like Darth Vader here," touted plans Wednesday to reduce costs by squeezing suppliers hard and cutting jobs across the ...

House Attempts To Force Approval Of Keystone Pipeline That Would Create Just 35 Permanent Jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:42 -0400

voted to approve the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline. H.R. 3 would give Congress the power to approve the pipeline and allow TransCanada to build the northern leg without a cross-border permit. These legislators support the oil industry's push for the pipeline, even though it would create far fewer jobs than its supporters claim, would do nothing to make the country more energy ...

Kenya Kenyan Employers Raise Alarm About Quality of University Graduates

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400

Nairobi - On streets across Nairobi, it is easy to spot university or satellite campus signboards advertising a variety of programmes and opportunities. While this could be a sign of improved access to education in Kenya, some employers and education officials worry that the proliferation of universities and the commercialisation of higher education have created schools that produce poorly ...

Ford jobs couldnt be saved

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:43 -0400

Government intervention would not have saved Ford Australia's manufacturing jobs, Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says. Dr Napthine met with Ford representatives on Wednesday and was told there was nothing either the Victorian or federal governments could do to change their decision, he said. "I made it very clear to them: `Is there anything we can do to change the mind of your ...

Ford jobs could not be saved Vic premier

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:37 -0400

General Dynamics Scottsdale operation lands $31M Army deal

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:16:07 -0400

Scottsdale-based General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a contract from the U.S. Army that could total as much as $31.5 million. UPI.com reports that the deal is for tactical intelligence stations that can be mounted to vehicles. Get the full story ...

Economics Daily Digest Where Have All The Good Jobs Gone

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:29 -0400

U.S. News and World Report ) David Cooper makes the case that raising the minimum wage is not only advisable but necessary: with full-time minimum wage workers living below the poverty line, every taxpayer is subsidizing low wage employers. Not the most uplifting way to see your tax dollars at work. Workers Strike Over Federal Contracts and Low Wage Jobs In ...

New Arizona law changes rules for notaries

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:11 -0400

A crusading Fountain Hills resident has helped to push through a new law in Arizona relating to rules governing notaries. The Fountain Hills Times has the full story on the new law. Check out the story ...

Square dance group gathers in S.F. from all four corners

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Square is a growing San Francisco titan and disrupter in the world of electronic payments. But the city can look forward to another square-themed organization doing its own seven-figure moving and shaking this summer. This moving and shaking will be literal, as we are referring to the impending annual convention of the International Association of Gay Square Dancers Clubs. Hands up if you even ...

State Bar of Arizona investigating former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Dennis Burke The State Bar of Arizona is conducting an investigation into former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke. State Bar chief communications officer Rick DeBruhl confirmed to me Wednesday that there is an investigation into Burke. The State Bar and the Arizona Supreme Court handle ethics and disciplinary investigations of attorneys in the state. DeBruhl said he could not comment ...

Da Kitchen closing Honolulu restaurant on Saturday

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:58:03 -0400

Da Kitchen business partners Les Tomita and Mariah Brown, seen in this 2011 file photo, are closing their only Honolulu restaurant on Saturday. The closing doesn't affect Da Kitchen's two Maui locations. Da Kitchen, a popular local and Hawaiian food restaurant that started on Maui, will be closing its only Honolulu restaurant on Saturday, co-owner Mariah Brown told PBN on Wednesday. Da ...

John Martin brought occupational health to Newfoundland

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:18 -0400

As a physician, John Martin was clever, attentive, detail-oriented and personable. His patients loved him. But more than that, he was curious. He didn't just treat a disease, but pursued its origins. This took him inside patient's bodies, and up and down their family trees. He entered their homes and their work environments. And the latter might have been a fluorspar mine or a ...

Amazon Web Services to add 500 jobs in Va.

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:09 -0400

WASHINGTON - Amazon.com plans to add 500 employees to its Web Services business in Northern Virginia’s Fairfax County, further cementing the region’s Dulles corridor as a center for information technology and big data-storage companies. Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell made the announcement, highlighting the Seattle-based online retail giant’s growing role as a computer-storage ...

Careers carved at wood-tech center

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:23 -0400

Seattle Central Community College has opened a new facility for its wood-construction center just as the market for woodworking jobs is starting to ...

Housing slowdown to worsen cost 7500 jobs in Vancouver mortgage group says

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:17:26 -0400

Almost a year after the federal government's latest tightening of the rules for insured mortgages, the association that represents mortgage brokers has come out with a dire assessment of the effect of those changes.Canada's housing market is slowing dramatically in terms of both sales and construction, dragging down economic growth and putting some 150,000 jobs at risk in coming ...

Abercrombie releases $48M to improve Hawaiis public housing

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:26 -0400

Gov. Neil Abercrombies office announced Wednesday that $48.3 million will be spent to improve public housing throughout Hawaii, including $25.8 million for non-routine repairs, maintenance and renovations statewide. These investments will have long-term benefits, providing homes for island families while further stimulating our economy and generating local jobs, Abercrombie said in a ...

Telstra jobs on the line in restructure

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:57 -0400

Telstra is not saying how many jobs may be lost as part of a major restructure of its internal operations.Australia's largest telco is expected to outline how many of the company's 30,000 Australian staff will be affected by the changes in the coming weeks.A number of new jobs are set to be created by the changes, but that is unlikely to offset the number of positions to be cut.Telstra ...

Big differences in costs for Colorado small-group coverage under health reform

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:34 -0400

Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ...

Audits detail side jobs for state managers

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:05 -0400

SACRAMENTO -; Hundreds of state government managers who were supposed to be working on salary also took lower-level jobs in the same class and facility, padding their pay with hourly wages, a series of state audits has ...

Sprint CEO says latest Clearwire offer is best and final

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:10 -0400

Dan Hesse is the CEO of the Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO said in a letter filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the offer Sprint made Tuesday to acquire Clearwire Corp. is Kansas-based telecom's "best and final offer." The letter was written by Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse to explain the company's bid to employees, the Kansas City Business ...

Volatile Trading Day Keeps Focus on Fed Jobs Data

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:30 -0400

Volatile trading in stocks and bonds could continue as investors sort out what's going on with the Fed and whether markets have come to some sort of inflection point. That makes every bit of economic data even more important, since the Fed has made clear its path will be determined by the progress of the economy, and employment in particular. ...

HP earnings fall 31 percent but surpass expectations

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:50:02 -0400

Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman Hewlett-Packard Co. reported second quarter earnings Wednesday, showing earnings per share of $0.55 or $1.1 billion, a 31 percent decline in earnings from a year ago. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.87 a share or $1.7 billion, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.81 a share. Net revenue fell 10 percent to $27.6 billion, and cash flow came in at $3.6 billion, a 44 ...

Insitu to start building robot aircraft for Navy and Marines

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:20 -0400

Insitu's Integrator robot aircraft carries cameras in its nose for surveillance. Washingtons largest manufacturer of robot aircraft, Insitu Inc., in the next few days will start building Integrator aircraft for the U.S. Navy and Marines. The Navy and Marines realized the benefit of this capability, and decided to put the capability into the force structure, said Ryan Hartman, senior vice ...

41 companies will compete in PBNs Social Madness challenge

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:49 -0400

More than 40 Hawaii businesses 41 to be exact are cleared for takeoff next month when the local rounds of PBNs Social Madness challenge get under way. Nominations closed last week, and the 41 companies approved for Social Madness will be hearing this week from PBNs parent company, American City Business Journals, about which of three categories they fall into. Last year, if you recall, Social ...

Del Monte Foods to buy Natural Balance Pet Foods

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:58 -0400

Actor Dick Van Patten founded New Balance Pet Foods with company President Joey Herrick. San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods agreed Wednesday to buy New ...

Public invited to see Kakaakos transit-oriented development plans

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:36:28 -0400

The Hawaii Community Development Authority is holding four open house events, starting Thursday, to introduce the proposed Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Plan for Kakaako. The Hawaii Community Development Authority plans to hold four open houses to introduce the proposed Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Plan for Kakaako. The TOD Plan incorporates urban design, mobility and access, ...

Honolulu chosen for RE.invest Initiative

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:23:58 -0400

Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Wednesday that Honolulu is one of eight cities chosen to participate in the RE.invest Initiative According to the initiatives website, it is a collaboration among eight cities and engineering, law, and finance firms to create new public-private partnerships for infrastructure work. The selection makes the City and County of Honolulu eligible for help from engineers, ...

Glendale extends deadline for RFPs to manage Jobing.com Arena

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:23:28 -0400

Jobing.com Arena, home of the Phoenix Coyotes. The City of Glendale is extending its deadline for requests for proposals to manage Jobing.com Arena. The city originally wanted bids for the management of the arena by May 24. However, city spokeswoman Julie Watters said the RFP deadline is being extended until May 31. Glendale hired Boston-based Beacon Sports Capital Partners LLC to manage the RFP ...

Barnwell Industries gains 5 but Hawaii stocks finish mixed in Wednesday trading

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:08:50 -0400

Barnwell Industries gained 5 percent Wednesday, but Hawaii stocks finished mixed and the broader markets closed lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 80.41 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 15,307.17 while the Nasdaq shed 38.82 points, or 1.11 percent, to finish at 3,463.30. Gainers: Alexander and Baldwin Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) closed at $36.35, up 22 cents, or 0.61 percent; Barnwell ...

The business case for happiness in the workplace

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:53 -0400

Happy people may be the most effective in the workplace. But the financial crisis, layoffs and salary freezes have reduced happiness in the workplace, studies have shown. (Jupiterimages/Getty Images/Polka Dot ...

Auto Suppliers Expansion Means 100 Jobs for Central Ohio

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:19 -0400

Automotive supply company G-Tekt North American Corp. will move forward with a pair of projects, investing $28.6 million and creating an expected 100 jobs in central Ohio. G-Tekt said yesterday it plans to open a 173,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in early 2014 in West Jefferson in Madison County. The facility is expected to create 23 jobs and generate an annual ...

North Carolinas Raleigh Adding City Jobs Giving Workers Raises

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:04 -0400

As Raleigh continues to recover from the recession, City Manager Russell Allen's proposed budget keeps property taxes steady while increasing utility bills, adding 40 new positions and giving employees a 3 percent raise. The budget for fiscal year 2013-14 totals $705.23 million in spending. Up from $679 million this past year, it's the highest in city history and a reflection of ...

Mayor Brewer City Councilman James Clenendin weigh in on McConnell news

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:31 -0400

City Councilman James Clenendin's district in southeast Wichita is home to many of the people employed at the base. Mayor Carl Brewer said the announcement that McConnell Air Force Base will be the main operating base for a new fleet of KC-46A tankers has been a long time coming. Weve been on the edge of our seats here for many months, he said during a meeting with reporters in his office in ...

Kauai Clams gets OK from Hawaii Health Department to raise and sell shellfish

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:34 -0400

The Hawaii Department of Health has given the green light to Sunrise Capitol Inc., doing business as Kauai Clams, to become the first Hawaii company in 26 years to farm and sell shellfish. The company, whose operation is in Kekaha on Kauai, is currently growing clams, and it plans to introduce locally-grown oysters in the near future. Gov. Abercrombie asked the department to help bring a thriving ...

NHL denies Phoenix Coyotes talks with Quebecor Inc.

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:35:22 -0400

The NHL has owned the Coyotes since a 2009 Chapter 11 bankruptcy purchase for $140 million. National Hockey League Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said today the league is not talking to Canadian communications giant Quebecor Inc. about buying the Phoenix Coyotes. The Canadian company would be interested in moving the league-owned Coyotes to Quebec City. Quebecor is partnering on the construction ...

Kaiser in preliminary stages of of buying Moanalua Golf Course land

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:27:32 -0400

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii officials said talks to buy 10 acres of land from the Moanalua Golf Club adjacent to its Moanalua Medical Center for $4 million are in the very preliminary stages. The opportunity [to buy the land] presented itself this year, Kaiser spokeswoman Laura Lott said Wednesday. At this time we dont have any specific plans for the land. There are a lot of things that have to be ...

Take that Canada Immigration reform may be on its way

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:25:03 -0400

Canada's Minister ofCitizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenny visited San Francisco last week on a tour promoting the country as a place for entrepreneurs. Here, he poses with the country's newCIC Start-Up Visa billboard. C anada may be lining Silicon Valley highways with billboards recruiting high-tech workers north, a move to promote its new Start-up Visa, take advantage ...

Ex-convicts hail Medina’s pledge to help them get jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:18 -0400

Santo Domingo.- Dominicans deported from the United States hailed president Danilo Medina's request for Barack Obama's help with reinserting deported ex-convicts to the labor market. They say the need the government's help because while many of them want to work, society rejects them for being ex-cons. Quoted by listin.com.do, Jose Mejia, one of 69 deported ex-cons who arrived at ...

What happens to the Astrodome

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:24:11 -0400

Click here to see a slideshow of pictures from inside the Astrodome. Houston has a Super Bowl to look forward to, but what of the fate of the Astrodome? Once the "eighth wonder of the world," the dome is now called a liability by the man who sold the National Football League on Houston getting the big game. The bottom line: Its not clear yet what the Super Bowl coming to Reliant Stadium ...

Most funding restored for D.C. Water relocation at Capitol Riverfront

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:37 -0400

I'm closing the loop on the D.C. Council's budget skirmish over funding to move D.C. Water facilities out of the Capitol Riverfront. A couple of weeks after a council committee stripped the project of most of its funding, the full council on Wednesday restored enough that the work can move forward. Instead of $9 million in fiscal 2014, as Mayor Vincent Gray proposed, or $1 million, as the ...

EBSCO to merge two divisions

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:01:39 -0400

Two divisions of EBSCO Industries will be merging beginning in July. EBSCO Industries Inc. Wednesday announced the merger of two of its business divisions into one entity which will operate as EBSCO Information Services. The EBSCO Publishing business (EP) and the EBSCO Information Services business (EIS) will combine as of July 1. While the two businesses have worked closely together for the past ...

Container Store CEO considers employees a top priority

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:47 -0400

Container Store CEO Kip Tindell said it's important for companies to focus on their employees to improve chances of success. Container Store CEO Kip Tindell thinks the keys to creating a successful corporate culture is communication and quality personnel. Tindell was the keynote speaker at the May 22 World Affairs Council luncheon, where he told Dallas business professionals and guests about ...

Fisher-Price moving eliminating about 100 NY jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:48 -0400

EAST AURORA, N.Y. -- Toy maker Fisher-Price says it's moving or eliminating roughly 100 jobs from its New York operations as part of restructuring by parent company Mattel Inc.The majority of jobs will be reassigned to Mattel's El Segundo, Calif., headquarters. Fisher-Price says workers have been offered relocation packages but some received layoff notices.Most of the affected ...

Jobs scarce as record numbers graduate

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:25 -0400

/enpproperty--> Competition in the job market is expected to intensify this year as the number of fresh college graduates in China hits a record high this summer. According to the Ministry of Education, the number of matriculating college students will reach nearly 7 million this year, 190,000 more than the total last year. At the same time, the ministry also found job vacancies are ...

T. Rowe Price launches new lineup of target-date funds

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:23 -0400

T. Rowe Price is launching a new lineup of target-date funds. T. Rowe Price Group Inc. said Wednesday it will roll out 11 new target-date funds that will be less heavily invested in stocks than the companys existing target-date funds. The new funds will have about 42.5 percent of their assets in equities upon reaching of the target retirement year. Thats down from 55 percent for the companys ...

Heights Out with the old in with the retail

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:12 -0400

The Baptist Temple Church recently completed the sale of a portion of its property to Houston-based Braun Enterprises. The cost of the acquisition was not disclosed. Click through the slideshow to see more images of the property. After moving to Houston, one of my first excursions into the Heights included an exploration of the 19th and 20th streets area near Yale. As I drove by, an enormous ...

Dell buyout group discounts companys dismal 1Q earnings

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:22:12 -0400

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is part of an investor group competing with a group led by Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell to buyout the companys shareholders. Dell Inc.s prospective buyout group is downplaying last weeks 79 percent decline in first-quarter profits. Tennessee-based Southeastern Asset Management Inc. wrote that Round Rock-based Dells (Nasdaq: DELL) performed well in the business ...

CIOs need to rethink their roles MIT symposium panelists say

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:52 -0400

IDG News Service (Boston Bureau) - By now, it's become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy. But while that sentiment remains true, technology trends, generational shifts in the workforce and changing demands from end users are forcing CIOs to go further and fundamentally rethink their roles, according to members of a panel at the Massachusetts Institute of ...

Mountain Real Estate looking to San Antonio as part of Texas growth plan

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:59 -0400

Mountain Real Estate Capital is setting its sights on new opportunities in the Texas residential market. Charlotte-based equity firm Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC) is looking to expand its investment platform in Texas. And San Antonio could be part of that plan. Arthur Nevid, chief investment officer for MREC, recently announced that his firm, had recapitalized a development by Land Tejas ...

SeaWorld sees 12 increase in revenue in 1Q

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:06 -0400

SeaWorld Orlando should see an uptick in business due to the May 24 opening of Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. reported a 12 percent increase in revenue during the first three months of 2013. The Orlando-based, 11-parks theme park operator (NYSE: SEAS) earned $238.6 million in combined admission and food, merchandise and other services sales, up from $212.4 million ...

Garcetti elected LA mayor after promising jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:16 -0400

Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti arrives for an election night rally Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the Hollywood area Los Angels. Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. (AP Photo/Chris ...

NetApp to Ax 900 Jobs in Global Restructuring

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:28 -0400

NetApp is cutting about 900 employees from its global workforce, the Sunnyvale, Calif., company announced Tuesday as part of the release of its fourth-quarter financial results. The company, a provider of storage and data ...

J.P. Morgan Chase Boss Keeps Both Jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:27 -0400

J.P. Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon can keep both his jobs after just 32 percent of shareholders voted Tuesday in Tampa, Fla. for a non-binding measure that would have advised the global financial giant to split the roles. Last year, 40 percent of shareholders voted for the measure. In six prior annual meetings where Dimon has been both chairman and CEO, shareholders have been ...

Houston a top market for engineering jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:56 -0400

Houston is the U.S. market with the greatest need for engineers, a new study says. Houston was ranked as the No. 1 market in the U.S. with the highest demand for engineers, according to a new Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW) survey. Following Houston were San Jose, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.; Chicago; and Auburn Hills, Mich. The Monster survey also revealed that throughout the U.S., the top five ...

How Women Can Use Friendships To Boost Their Careers

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:20 -0400

If you have a talented, hard-working friend who's at a crossroads in her career or building a business, why not help her? If you're the one who's in a bind, looking to change jobs, or determined to move up the corporate ladder, perhaps you should turn to your own friends for guidance. We often employ mentors, coaches, and advisors when we need help advancing our careers--but as it ...

Exxon Mobil Sued For Anti-Gay Employment Discrimination

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:23:23 -0400

There are still 29 states where a person can be fired for being gay, but Illinois is not one of them. Nevertheless, it seems that Exxon ...

Red Cross Bay Area names new CEO

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:56 -0400

Mark Cloutier has been named CEO of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. San Francisco Foundations Mark Cloutier has been named CEO of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. Cloutier will leave his position as program director for public policy, community health and civic engagement at the San Francisco Foundation, where he served for two years. Before that, he was a principal at Sellers ...

5 reasons why the VA will move to Mission Bay and why it probably wont

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:14 -0400

Mission Bay seems like such a simple move for the VA Medical Center and its productive research operations. But let's face it: This is a government agency in a city where it's tough to do much of anything construction-wise. Nothing is easy. As the VA in the coming weeks gets a closer look at a Bay Area Council Economics Institute study on where the medical center could move and how it ...

BlackRock holdings keep PNC flush

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:13:19 -0400

PNC CFO Rick Johnsons comments about BlackRock Tuesday at Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference triggered speculation that Pittsburghs biggest bank is looking to sell its stake in the New York-based asset management giant with the skyrocketing stock. But thats a big and very speculative jump from what Johnson actually said, which was as follows, according to Seeking Alphas transcript: I ...

The Steve Jobs Emails That Show How to Win a Hard-Nosed Negotiation

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:38 -0400

ringleader " in a scheme to set artificially high ebook prices with some of the largest American publishers, which have already settled the case.The emails have mostly been viewed in the context of the lawsuit, but they also provide an extraordinary view of high-stakes negotiation between the leaders of two powerful firms, Apple and News Corp. They start far apart, but over the course of ...

Where to advertise for your next CFO

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:33 -0400

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi is leaving, and the District's hired-gun search firm is placing ads in all manner of publications to find a replacement. Let's say you're in charge of a $10 billion organization that needs a new chief financial officer. As a reader of the Washington Business Journal, you just might be. Where do you advertise? Krauthamer and Associates Inc., the ...

Former top library official in Detroit charged with kickbacks

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:25 -0400

The former chief administrative officer of the Detroit Public Library has been charged with taking more than $1 million in kickbacks from contractors. Tim Cromer, who served as the library's chief administrative officer, and two contractors were charged Tuesday in a 21-count indictment, The Detroit News reported. Cromer, who was fired in February, had been suspended with pay after a raid on ...

Losing Clearwire would make Sprint less attractive MA target analyst says

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:51:41 -0400

If Sprint Nextel Corp. loses the acquisition of Clearwire Corp., the Overland Park wireless carrier risks losing some of the attention of its own suitors, a telecommunications analyst said Wednesday. Sprint (NYSE: S) upped the stakes Tuesday, when it increased its bid for Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) to $3.40 a share, shortly before shareholders were set to vote on the Sprint deal. "If Clearwire ...

Former PG director returns to court

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:31 -0400

Rajat Gupta, a former board member at Procter & Gamble Co. and Goldman Sachs who was convicted on insider trading charges, wants a new trial. Rajat Gupta, a former board member at Procter and Gamble Co. and Goldman Sachs who was convicted on insider trading charges, wants a new trial, the Associated Press reported. His attorney told an appeals court on Tuesday that Gupta didnt get a fair trial ...

Sears Canada sinks to first-quarter loss

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:17 -0400

Sears Canada Inc. reported a loss in its first quarter, dragged down by lower sales of home products and major appliances. Sears Canada, which is 51 percent owned by Sears Holdings Corp., said it had a loss of C$31.2 million (US$30.3 million), or 31 Canadian cents per share, during the quarter ended April 28, compared with a profit of C$93.1 million, or 91 Canadian cents a share, a year ...

Ford ramping up production in Louisville

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:50 -0400

Ford Motor Co. is ramping up production and limiting shut downsat some of its U.S. plants. Ford Motor Co. plans to ramp up production to meet growing demand. The Dearborn, Mich.-based auto giant plans to idle its plants for one week this summer, as opposed to the usual two weeks, so it can produce an additional 40,000 units, according to a news release from the company. The Kentucky Truck Plant ...

Tazza Pronto coming to Tyler with 150 new jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:25 -0400

dworchel@tylerpaper.com Tyler Mayor Barbara Bass announced that Tazza Pronto, a coffee machine manufacturer, will soon be coming to Tyler and bringing 150 new jobs. She made the announcement to thunderous applause at the Mayor’s State of the City address earlier this ...

Quinlivan City employees should sacrifice to save jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:06:52 -0400

Laure Quinlivan has suggested furloughs for city employees to save workers from layoffs. All city employees, including police officers and firefighters, would take eight furlough days in order to cancel all layoffs and keep funding intact for parks and other programs under a budget plan proposed by Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan. The furlough days would generate $6.67 million, Quinlivan ...

Seattle area reaches full employment milestone

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:45 -0400

Nearly four years after the end of the recession, King County unemployment hit 4.4 percent in April. That’s a level economists would traditionally consider full employment. That’s down from an average of 8.6 percent in 2009. It doesn’t mean there’s no suffering here due to job losses, but it’s an important milestone nonetheless, especially when nationally 11 million ...

Italy readies youth jobs plan as government struggles

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:54:15 -0400

By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Italy's new government, already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday began preparing a plan to address one of the main causes of public anger - soaring unemployment among young people. But the left-right coalition's room for manoeuvre to tackle the problem is restricted by Europe's second-biggest debt, the ...

Italian government committed to Telecom Italia jobs network

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:50:04 -0400

MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian government is committed to safeguarding jobs and the security of Telecom Italia's (TLIT.MI) fixed-line phone network, Industry Minister Flavio Zanonato said on Wednesday. The minister's comments come ahead of a ...

Greater Baltimore Committee opposes citys local hiring bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:49:15 -0400

Greater Baltimore Committee CEO Donald C. Fry says his organization does not support the city's current local hiring bill. The Greater Baltimore Committee on Wednesday urged the City Council to defeat a bill that would require businesses working on major city projects to mostly hire local workers. We support the goal, GBC CEO Donald C. Fry said in a statement. But this legislation, as ...

Mica Department of Homeland Security could benefit from modeling and simulation Video

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:47:39 -0400

U.S. Rep. John Mica talks modeling, simulation and training in Central Florida and the opportunities for simulation in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Source: Document prepared by U.S. Rep. John Mica On Monday, we had a story about U.S. Rep. John Mica talking to the Central Florida modeling, simulation and training industry and the threat of base closures. But why focus on the negative? ...

Kurdish guards fear for jobs and lives when Turkey and PKK make peace

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:58 -0400

A funeral service in Hakkari province, Turkey, for three pro-government village guards, killed in fighting against Kurdish rebels. Photograph: Burhan ...

Sutter Health gives $150000 to Oklahoma tornado relief

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:05 -0400

Sutter Health CEO Pat Fry. Sutter Health, which runs many of the Bay Area's biggest hospitals and medical groups and is under fire in the East Bay from a California Nurses Association strike said Wednesday it has donated $150,000 to Oklahoma tornado relief. The donation was made "this morning" to the American Red Cross's Capital Region Chapter in Sacramento, Sutter said in a ...

Ralph Schulz has some advice for Nashvilles next mayor but it wont be him

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:42:17 -0400

Ralph Schulz is CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Ralph Schulz says he has no plans to run for mayor though he does have opinions on what the next mayor's priorities should be. "When people leave Nashville, they leave Nashville mostly because of the schools," Schulz said today. "We've got to get that right." Mayor Karl ...

Atmel Corp. makes interim CFO Skaggs permanent

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:24 -0400

Atmel Corp. made its interim Chief Financial Officer, Steve Skaggs, permanent CFO. Skaggs has had the interim job since April 2, when he replaced Stephen Cumming, who told Atmel March 27 he was leaving. The San Jose company (NASDAQ: ATML) lost its controller a week before that, when Jamie Samath, who was Atmel's principal accounting officer, said March 20 that his last day would be April ...

Kenya Herders to Lose Jobs Tsavo Park Evictions

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:04 -0400

Some 4,500 people are set to lose their jobs following plans to evict Somali livestock farmers from ranches in Taita Taveta, Kwale and Kilifi counties. Coast police boss Aggrey Adoli said the farmers have encroached the Tsavo conservation area. "Domesticated animals cannot graze in a national park," Adoli told the Star yesterday. Two weeks ago, the farmers protested the planned ...

BNY Mellon adds wealth manager jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:10 -0400

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. on Wednesday said it plans to increase its wealth management sales force by 50 percent in the U.S., adding as many as 100 new positions over the next two years. That includes Pittsburgh, but were not prepared now to say how many positions will be added here, said Susan Rivers, BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK) global head of wealth management corporate communications. Our ...

Dimon to keep both JPMorgan jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase voted to let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive, keep both his jobs. At the bank's annual meeting, just 32 per cent of shareholders voted for a non-binding measure that would have advised the bank to split the roles. That's less than the 40 per cent vote that a similar proposal received last year. Shareholder groups lobbying for the split gained momentum ...

Humana to open mail-order pharmacy create 620 jobs in Irving

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:13:36 -0400

Humana plans to open a mail-order pharmacy in August, which is expected to create 620 jobs in Irving. Louisville, Ky.-based health and wellness company Humana Inc. announced Wednesday it plans to open a mail order pharmacy call center and support operation in Irving that is expected to create more than 620 new jobs over the next three years. RightSource, Humana's pharmacy management company, ...

Germans French eye plan to create jobs for young

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:45 -0400

Germany's labor minister, Ursula von der Leyen, said Wednesday that she and her French counterpart will meet in Paris next week along with the countries' finance ministers and European industry representatives to discuss the initiative. On July 3, Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to host a meeting of the 27 European Union nations' labor ministers and national labor agency heads in ...

Ford Is Adding Jobs And Skipping Vacations To Keep Up With Surging Demand

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:18 -0400

There's a tradition among U.S. automakers to shut down factories for two weeks in early July for what's called the model-year changeover -- that's when routine maintenance is performed as production of current vehicles ends and next year's models begin. During hard times, that summer shutdown has often been extended for weeks or even months at some factories. Not this year. ...

Coaches best-paid state employees in Washington

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:43:50 -0400

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Football and basketball coaches are the top-paid state employees in Washington. University of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian earned $2.7 million last year, followed by Washington State University coach Mike Leach at $2.3 million. The Office of Financial Management recently released the state employee salary list. Third on the list is UW basketball coach Lorenzo Romar ...

Boenning snaps up veteran bank analyst

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:53 -0400

Asset management and investment banking firm Boenning and Scattergood said Wednesday that Janney Montgomery Scott veteran Rick Weiss has joined the firm as senior research analyst covering thrifts and mortgage REITs. His addition deepens the firms presence in the financial services sector, which took a hit last year when Jason ODonnell left to co-found a brokerage focusing on equity research and ...

TiVo loses only $10 million in first quarter

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:32:43 -0400

Thomas Rogers, TiVo TiVo Inc. saw its stock price jump this week even after it reported a loss of $10.3 million in the first quarter. How is that possible? It's because the television recording technology company didn't lose the $16 million to $19 million it had expected to lose. TiVo also added some 277,000 subscribers in the quarter, the most in any quarter for seven years. The San Jose ...

Pay-for-performance an issue for bank execs

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:40 -0400

Banks large and small continue to struggle when it comes to tying executive pay to performance, according to a new report. Nearly 70 percent of CEOs, directors and chairmen who responded to Bank Directors annual compensation survey say that linking compensation to bank performance is the biggest compensation challenge for 2013. The sentiment cuts across banks of all sizes, in all parts of the ...

Hot jobs reign with good salaries even amidst slower growth industries

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:44 -0400

The high current account deficit will persist as long as we live in a world of low growth - that hurts our exports - and easy global liquidity, which pumps up the oil import ...

Expanding Sovran poised for more growth

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:40 -0400

Throughout 2008, 2009 and most of 2010, Sovran Self Storage Inc. resisted pressure from investors to substantially grow its footprint, believing the market conditions werent right. Finally, prices came down from individual operators who were struggling with the economy, and the Amherst-based self-storage company (NYSE: SSS) hasnt looked back. It purchased 29 stores in 2011, 26 stores in 2012 and ...

Valero spinoff CST reports gain in quarterly income

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:22:44 -0400

CST Brands Inc., the company that owns 1,900 Valero Corner Stores, posted a gain in first quarter net income. San Antonio-based retailer CST Brands Inc., a recent spinoff from refiner Valero Energy Corp., on Wednesday posted a 33 percent profit increase for its first quarter as a public company. CST (NYSE: CST) operator of the Valero Corner Stores retail outlets reported earnings of $21 million ...

GEHA employees suits against JPMorgan come back to state court

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:22:16 -0400

As word came this week that the Government Employees Health Association Inc. would consolidate its 1,200 employees in Independence, a pair of lawsuits involving many of them also were being moved to the same city. GEHA employees filed two suits last year against JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services LLC, an Overland Park-based subsidiary of the Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: ...

Rockville CPA firm Thompson Associates merging into Santos Postal

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:40 -0400

Accounting firm Thompson and Associates PC has agreed to merge into Santos, Postal and Co. PC. Both firms are based in Rockville. The deal is expected to close Aug. 1. Terms were not disclosed. Santos, Postal now has a staff of 26, including 16 certified public accountants. Thompson has 10 employees, including six accountants, all of whom will be joining Santos, Postal. Thompson's Rockville ...

Capital Teas coming to Mosaic

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:08 -0400

Today brings another retail announcement for Mosaic District in Merrifield: Capital Teas, the Annapolis, Md.-based tea shop with several locations throughout the Washington area, will open in Mosaic this fall, according to Mosaic's Facebook page. Capital Teas has existing locations in Bethesda Row, the Wildwood Shopping Center in Bethesda, Dupont Circle, Georgetown, National Harbor and ...

OsteoGeneX gets nearly $500K grant for bone disease work

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:02 -0400

The National Institutes of Health awarded $475,076 to OsteoGeneX Inc., a Kansas City, Kan., private pharmaceutical company focused on developing a treatment for osteoporosis. The award is a Small Business Innovation Research grant from a division of NIH called the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. It will be used to continue developing an oral treatment for ...

GeneriCo raises $435000 toward $2.5 million funding round

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:21:03 -0400

St. Louis-based GeneriCo LLC is in the middle of a $2.5 million fundraising round, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Generico develops and markets generic pharmaceuticals. It focuses on generics that have been neglected by mid and large generic companies and also have an embedded drug delivery technology making the formulation challenging and ...

Gather ye dream home while ye may in two weeks or less

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:07 -0400

Baltimore is home to one of the fastest-moving residential home markets in the country, a new report says. Baltimore is home to one of the fastest-moving residential home markets in the country, with 22 percent of homes selling within one week and 32 percent of homes selling within two weeks. Thats according to the real estate brokerage Redfin, which has ranked the 23 fastest-moving home markets ...

American Eagle to build distribution center near Hazleton

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:03 -0400

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) is planning a distribution center in eastern Pennsylvania. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is planning to build a distribution center in Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania. The 1-million-square-foot center will have 369 full-time employees and up to 600 part-time seasonal workers. It is being built on a 120-acre site in Hazle Township. The project is ...

9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:55 -0400

CIO - Personal branding isn't a new topic. In fact, it's been around since roughly 1997 when Tom Peters coined the phrase, but as we slowly recover from the economic downturn and with the rise of new technology and an increase IT consulting, personal branding is becoming more prevalent and more important. Regardless of your role in IT--whether you are a CIO, a developer or a helpdesk ...

NetApp cutting 900 jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:39 -0400

NetApp Inc. said Tuesday it is eliminating 900 jobs as part of a business realignment, as well as increasing dividends and its stock-repurchase program. The data-storage provider said in a letter to Sunnyvale officials that 235 of the cuts will be at its headquarters in the ...

Several senior HTC employees depart following HTC First disaster

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:28 -0400

from The Verge. The most recent departure is the company's chief product officer, Kouji Kodera, who left HTC last week. The Verge notes that Kodera is only the latest in a slate of exits, ...

Lowes earnings rise in 1Q despite softer sales

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:52 -0400

Mooresville-based Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) reports a rise in earnings for its first quarter despite softer sales. Home-improvement retailer Lowes Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) reports net earnings of $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for its first quarter ended May 3. Thats up 2.5 percent from earnings of $527 million, or 43 cents per share, in the corresponding fiscal period in 2012, according to the ...

UPDATE 1-Germany takes bilateral paths to tackle EU jobs crisis

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:01 -0400

Wed May 22, 2013 10:49am EDT * Deals with Portugal, Spain and France * Berlin aims to get speedier response than EU * Critics say efforts are belated By Annika Breidthardt BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypass pan-European bureaucracy. On Wednesday, Finance ...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Investments to Promote Business Development Create Jobs in 11 States

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:36:56 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that loans and grants will be provided to applicants in 11 states to support businesses, improve the quality of medical care, and create or save hundreds of jobs. Funding is provided through USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused ...

SAP To Recruit Autistic Employees To Harness Unique Tech Talents

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:51 -0400

autism for jobs in software testing, programming and quality assurance due to their ability to focus and their eagerness to identify problems. An estimated one percent of the world's population has autism, a developmental disorder that can cause emotional detachment, difficulties in communicating and rigid, repetitive behavior. The condition is believed to have a strong, but complex, ...

Sen. Tester talks JOBS Act bank capital

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:20 -0400

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - A rising Democratic leader on the Senate Banking Committee is pushing the nation's securities watchdog to implement a little-known provision to help small companies gain access to the capital ...

Austin co. develops 3-D food printer for NASA

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:31 -0400

Astronauts may chow down on food produced through a 3-D printer in the near future. An Austin tech company has won a $125,000 grant from NASA to develop a 3-D printer that creates food for astronauts. Systems and Materials Research Corp. received the funding to research combining powders to produce a digital recipe. The printer-produced food would have the same texture and smell as real food, The ...

Report Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to resign next month

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:43 -0400

The Boston Globe is reporting today that Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray has accepted a new job to head the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Globe report, which cited anonymous sources within Gov. Deval Patrick's administration, said Murray's resignation is expected next month and that he is slated to earn $200,000 a year as the Worcester chamber's new CEO. Murray's pay in ...

Booz Allen trimmed head count by 500 in fiscal 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:57:39 -0400

Ralph Shrader, CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. reduced its workforce by about 500 during fiscal 2013 and expects to modestly trim its head count in the coming year in areas with less growth potential, said CEO Ralph Shrader. The company's annual revenue decreased 1.7 percent to $5.76 billion. McLean-based Booz Allen reported a total workforce of 24,455 during a call ...

Singer Chris Brown is uninjured in car crash

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:55:27 -0400

Chris Brown 's Porsche when it hit a wall in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. The recording artist's publicist issued a statement saying the single-vehicle accident was caused by "aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi." However, INF owner Chris Doherty told TMZ all the photographers on scene of the accident work for him and didn't arrive until after the crash. ...

Whats best U.S. city for engineering jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:41 -0400

A study released Tuesday by the job-search engine Monster.com listed San Diego as the fourth best place in the country for engineers, based on the frequency of job ads from February to ...

Pesticides soar as Midwest rootworms develop immunity

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:59:19 -0400

Sales of insecticides are flourishing as U.S. farmers are starting to lose the battle against pests damaging their corn, The Wall Street Journal reports. Genetic modification farmers use as protection for the crop is backfiring, exposing beneficial insects to potential harm. Years ago, St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. developed a genetic trait that caused corn to generate its own pest-killing toxin ...

NFL approves upgrades to the Linc

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:35 -0400

Lincoln Financial Field will get a face lift The National Football League approved the Philadelphia Eagles first major renovation plan for Lincoln Financial Field since the stadium opened in 2003, Birds 24/7 reported. The Eagles proposed the changes last June, and according to the Sports Business Journal, they include adding seats and building new field-level suites to generate more revenue from ...

Wichita school district a pioneer with safe rooms

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:26 -0400

Wichita Public Schools is in the process of building a safe room in every school, and so far, the rooms are installed in all but 18 schools. KWCH News says the rooms originally were funded largely by Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief funding, but the latest projects are being funded with the school district's 2008 bond issue. According to KWCH, Wichita in 2000 became the ...

Production at Ford Motor Co. increasing to nearly full capacity

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:57:22 -0400

Ford Motor Co. will shorten its scheduled summer shutdown in efforts to boost its 2013 production by 200,000 vehicles, The Wall Street Journal reports. Normal summer shutdowns last about two weeks; Ford aims to cut that in half, adding 40,000 units of capacity. After adding 900 workers to its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo as well as another shift of workers to a Detroit-area plant, the ...

Senate OKs legislation to cut business taxes

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:48 -0400

The Texas Senate passed three bills on Tuesday to cut business taxes. The Senate version of House Bill 500 gives businesses with revenue of less than $1 million a permanent exemption from paying the state's franchise tax, and gives all businesses a 5 percent rate cut over the next two years, the Austin American-Statesman reports. House Bill 800, which gives companies a choice between a ...

Fords Kansas City growth part of major production capacity increase

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:26 -0400

The Ford F150 truck assembly line at the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo. Ford Motor Co. plans to increase its North American production capacity by 200,000 vehicles this year, partly through production-line expansions. The Wall Street Journal reports Ford is also shortening by a week its typical summer shutdown at several plants. In Kansas City, Ford intends to add a third shift to ...

Wichita hospital branch makes unique donation to Moore tornado victims

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:18 -0400

The branch of a Wichita hospital is helping out victims of the EF-4 tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., in a unique way, the Wichita Business Journal reports. Hospitals of Hope branch Clinic in a Can sends out the relief package in the form of a 20-foot container but instead of containing clothes or food, the container actually turns into a self-sustaining field medical clinic. Versions of ...

NetApp plans 900 layoffs

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:42 -0400

NetApp is cutting its global workforce by 900, the Triangle Business Journal reports. The company hasn't confirmed where the bulk of layoffs will occur; There's no word on how many workers in its Overland Park office, 9393 W. 110th St., will be effected. The company did say, however, that the layoffs won't affect its hiring plans in Wichita. Over the next five years, NetApp will add ...

Koch Industries joins business contributors to Oklahoma tornado recovery

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:33 -0400

Koch Industries Inc. is donating $1 million to support tornado recovery efforts in Moore and elsewhere in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City TV station News9 reports several Koch companies have an Oklahoma presence, including Georgia-Pacific in Muskogee, Koch Nitrogen Company in Enid and John Zink Hamworthy Combustion in Tulsa. Many other businesses have also agreed to contribute. A few others with a ...

Ministry Health Care cuts hundreds of jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:39:22 -0400

Milwaukee-based Ministry Health Care, which operates hospitals in Marshfield, Stevens Point, Oshkosh, Appleton and the Wausau area among its 15 hospital locations, said it will lay off the equivalent of up to 250 full-time positions because of declines in federal reimbursement rates and the effects of ...

5 Ways Employees Should Prepare for the Workplace of the Future

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:07:59 -0400

As the millennial generation, often defined as those born between 1982 and 1997, makes up more of the workforce, and as its members move into leadership roles in industry, we can expect their generational perspectives to shape the workplace. Lindsey Pollak, Generation Y career expert and spokeswoman for The Hartford, identifies key items to watch regarding the future world of work in ...

Ladbrokes moves UK jobs to Israel following Playtech deal

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:57:29 -0400

UK gambling giant Ladbrokes plc (LSE: LAD) is laying off as many as 100 employees involved in digital operations in Britain. "A number of key tasks" will be transferred to its newly opened Tel Aviv offices, the company said. Ladbrokes Israel office began operating on May 1 following a partnership agreement with gambling software ...

Giant solar plane flying into DFW Airport tonight

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:44:41 -0400

The SolarImpulse aircraft will land at D/FW Airport at 1 a.m. Thursday morning and will be on display for the public from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The SolarImpulse aircraft will make history Wednesday as it flies nonstop from Phoenix to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg took off today at 4:45 a.m. from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and is expected ...

What are Nancy Hoffmanns plans for a downtown Greensboro building

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:39:55 -0400

In what she hopes will be a catalytic project for the 300 block of South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, City Council member Nancy Hoffmann plans to renovate a three-story, 9,400-square-foot historic building into a mixed-use development featuring retail and apartments. Hoffmann purchased the building at 304 S. Elm St. from SunTrust Bank in July 2012 for $275,000, according to public ...

IRS hits Miccosukee tribe with $170M tax bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:54 -0400

MIAMI -- The Internal Revenue Service has hit the Miccosukee Indians with a $170 million bill for failing to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members.The Miami Herald ( http://hrld.us/11aX4mY) reported Tuesday that the IRS also sent bills totaling $58 million to hundreds of the South Florida tribe's members for failure to pay personal taxes on ...

City of Cincinnati employees receive layoff notices

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:41 -0400

More than 200 Cincinnati workers received layoff notices on Tuesday. More than 200 of Cincinnatis city employees received layoff notices on Tuesday, Local 12 reports. The documents were sent to 66 police officers, 71 firefighters and 64 other workers. The notices were sent out despite an ongoing public debate about the best budget proposal. There are currently three on the table. City Manager ...

Aer Arann to create 50 new jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44:06 -0400

Oscar Isaac has confessed being cast in Joel and Ethan Coen's new film Inside Llewyn Davis is the shot at the big time he has been waiting for for ...

Smart-growth advocates cite cost savings

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

The report suggests that infill development on small lots will save cities thousands of dollars per unit in infrastructure costs. An analysis by an advocacy group for smart growth suggests approaching development in California from a smart-growth perspective would save money both in infrastructure and ongoing costs for local governments. In cooperation with the state and the group Smart Growth ...