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  • Jobs at risk in home care plan Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:04PMA union is fighting plans by Wrexham council to transfer its home care provision to the private sector, with the loss of more than 50 jobs.
  • Groundbreaking University Study Reveals Taxpayer Impact of “Project Labor Agreements” in California School Construction Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:35PMSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Study Reveals Cost of Project Labor Agreements to School Districts and Taxpayers
  • MC Ionic Solutions US Begins Work on Fite Rd. Site Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:17PM2665 Fite RoadMemphis, TN 38127Permit Amount: $1.3 million Permit Date: Applied July 2011 Owner: MC Ionic Solutions US Inc Tenant: MC Ionic Solutions ...
  • 14. Summers: Default unthinkable Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:45PMWASHINGTON: A US debt default would cause panic throughout the financial system and long-term uncertainty, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told CNN.
  • Failure to raise debt cap would shock US economy Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:59PMThe US economy faces a shock worse than the 2008-2009 financial crisis if the government fails to raise its borrowing cap before August 2, analysts and officials say.
  • Failure to raise debt cap would shock US Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:11PMThe US economy could face a shock worse than the 2008/09 financial crisis, economists said.
  • Fleets: Related News Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:37PM7/14/2011 - Waste Management Adds 1,000th Truck to Natural Gas Fleet Waste Management added a 1,000th natural gas truck to its fleet, which it says makes it the largest owner and operator of clean-running, heavy-duty refuse trucks in North America....
  • Missed Oil Stock Move? Play Catch-Up With Driller Patterson-UTI Energy Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:35PMIs it too late to profit from the oil jump?
  • Sacred Heart announces expansion Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:19PMSacred Heart Hospital has announced plans for a major expansion that will include a new five-story tower containing 112 private patient rooms. The tower will be constructed on top of the hospital’s existing Heart and Vascular Institute...
  • Michigan tenure reform: The real ways in which it could help and hurt teachers (with video) Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:07PMTeacher evaluations are the linchpin of the new laws, and the success or failure of the reforms is likely to rest on changing the evaluation system.
  • US Department of Labor recovers nearly $105,000 in overtime back wages for 57 Hurricane Ike cleanup workers in Anahuac ... Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:42AMThe U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $104,837 in overtime back wages for 57 workers who had been misclassified as independent contractors and thereby denied overtime compensation for all hours of their work in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, following an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. The workers were employed by Cecil Parker Jr., the owner of a debris ...
  • COPPER-Major market developments in June Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:15AMLONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Copper prices made gains in Juneand tight supply will help to bolster sentiment in the comingmonths, but the market may drift lower near term as demand slowsover the northern ...
  • Reaction to Shutdown Deal | The Glean Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:39AMMORNING EDITION Reaction to Shutdown Deal By Brian Lambert | Friday, July 15, 2011 There is no end of reaction to The Deal that ends The Shutdown. Rick Ungar, blogging for Forbes magazine, under a title that reads, “Minnesota Government To Re-open As Gov. Dayton Caves On Tax Increases,” says: “The agreement, which provides no new tax increases despite Dayton’s campaign promise that he would levy ...
  • Fluke 381 Clamp Meter Wins Gold Award in the ACHR-The NEWS 2011 Dealer Design Awards Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:00AMEVERETT, WA--(Marketwire - 07/14/11) - The Fluke 381 Remote Display True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meter with iFlex has been named the Gold Award Winner in the Tools category in the ACHR-The NEWS 8th Annual Dealer Design Awards. The award recognizes excellence in HVACR product design. The 127 entries in the 2011 awards were judged by a panel of independent HVACR contractors selected by the editorial staff ...
  • School board debates budget cuts, layoffs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:06AMOn the heels of a hotly debated superintendent hire, the Hamilton County school board tonight will debate a proposed budget that could cut as many as 30 positions and eradicate a $17.8 million deficit.
  • Hamilton County school board debates budget cuts, layoffs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:06AMOn the heels of a hotly debated superintendent hire, the Hamilton County school board tonight will debate a proposed budget that could cut as many as 30 positions and eradicate a $17.8 million deficit.
  • Study: New firms creating fewer jobs Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:29AMNew businesses are starting with fewer employees and creating fewer jobs as they grow, according to a new study from the Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City entity that researches entrepreneurship.The trend is not insignificant, according to
  • Proposed Legislation Will Harm Department of Defense Small Business Contractors, According to Save SBIR Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:14PMBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Save SBIR today made the following statement: A House bill reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) is quietly making its way to the House floor with proposed changes that would deprive the Department of Defense of vital technology. The legislation proposes detrimental changes to SBIR, a program that has been recognized by independent agencies ...
  • Small Businesses Show Modest Hiring Increases Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:06AMApparently, people are a little more nervous these days. Or maybe they finally have money for security. Whatever the reason, business is up at Sting Surveillance, a Las Vegas company that installs alarm and video-monitoring systems inside local homes,
  • Gas jobs could be on the way Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:05AMWHEELING - By hiring drilling operators, leasing specialists, truck drivers and others, the natural gas industry could create several thousand new West Virginia jobs over the next few years.
  • Macarthur, BlueScope, Virgin Blue Drop on Carbon Tax Plan Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:50PMMacarthur Coal Ltd., BlueScope Steel Ltd., and Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. tumbled in Sydney trading on concern they’ll be among the hardest hit by Australia’s first levy on greenhouse-gas emissions.
  • Macarthur, BlueScope, Virgin Blue Drop on Australia Carbon Tax Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:06PMMacarthur Coal Ltd., BlueScope Steel Ltd., and Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. led declines in Australian trading today after the government unveiled the country’s first levy on greenhouse-gas emissions.
  • Qantas, Anglo Say Carbon Tax Will Boost Fares Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:24AMQantas Airways Ltd. (QAN) plans to raise airfares and Anglo American Plc (AAL) said coal-mining jobs are under threat after Australia’s government unveiled the country’s first levy on greenhouse-gas emissions.
  • New Gas Jobs Expected To Be In Thousands Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:27AMWHEELING - By hiring drilling operators, leasing specialists, truck drivers and others, the natural gas industry could create several thousand new West Virginia jobs over the next few years.
  • Wisconsin Proclaims Harbor Freight Tools Day July 8, 2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:08AMStatewide Celebrations Include Two Grand Openings, Raffle Drawings at All Nine Wisconsin Harbor Freight Stores
  • Roofs leaking and progress trickles in schools program Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:02AMUp to 175 Victorian schools may have leaky and defective roofs on their new buildings, a review of the federal school building program has warned.
  • It’s a Friday finale for Wachovia as Wells Fargo completes conversion Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:32AMSaturday morning, Wachovia’s name will fade into history in South Florida, as Wells Fargo completes its conversion.
  • Obama, Republicans ‘far apart’ on debt deal Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:51AMUS President Barack Obama warned after talks with his Republican foes on Thursday that both sides stood “far apart” on how to avert an early August US debt default and called new negotiations for Sunday.
  • Obama far from debt deal Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:41AMPresident Barack Obama warned after talks with his Republican foes on Thursday that both sides stood "far apart" on how to avert an early August US debt default and called new negotiations for Sunday.
  • Talks on debt deal falter, fresh round on Sunday Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:39PMAFP/Washington President Barack Obama warned after talks with his Republican foes yesterday that both sides stood “far apart” on how to avert an early August US debt default and called new negotiations for Sunday.
  • Robin Hood in reverse Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:17AMThe City of Burnaby says it must raise taxes for its residents by 3.95 per cent, but if the city started letting contractors working on city projects pay their workers a competitive salary, there would be no need for increased taxes.
  • Fleets: Related News Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:09AM7/6/2011 - Dupre Offers Dedicated Cryogenic Transportation Services Dupre Logistics added Dedicated Cryogenic Transportation to its menu of services....
  • McMahan merges with Mountcastle Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:47PMFreddie McMahan has merged his insurance agency, McMahan Insurance and Employee Benefits, with Mountcastle Insurance.
  • County charter proposal ready Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:35AMThe framers of a proposed charter for Lucas County home-rule government say they came together over an eight-month period with a high degree of consensus.
  • Q&A: Supervisor Horn reflects on county issues Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:00PMWith the county budget now passed, new political boundaries becoming clearer and the long-awaited general plan on the way, San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn reflected on the first half of his chairmanship in a recent interview at his downtown office.
  • Scott Hochberg: Making E-Verify Mandatory: The Perfect Storm for Crippling the Social Security Administration and ... Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:48PMBelieve it or not, one of the biggest threats to Social Security this summer could come from an entirely different direction, from an initiative whose main target is not even related to social program spending.
  • Gas vital to Middle East economies Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:30AMDubai “The bad news is, we did not find oil. But the good news is — we did not find gas either” — used to be the case in the Middle East’s energy exploration business about half a century ago, according to legend.
  • Across Minnesota, the plug was being pulled Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:20PMIf Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers are unable to break a budget impasse by midnight tonight, the start of the new fiscal year,
  • Andersen expansion plans remain on schedule Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:42PMWhile a plan to shift Marines from Okinawa to Guam faces hurdles in the Senate, a parallel expansion at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, quietly moves ahead, untouched by controversy.
  • From Freelancers to Telecommuters: Succeeding in the New World of Solitary Work Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:11PMAs the economy flirts with a double-dip recession and cost-conscious companies hesitate to re-hire, the workplace for many Americans has shifted away from crowded offices to a new world of solitary work. From freelancers to telecommuters to laid-off workers making do with temporary gigs, an increasing number of Americans are reporting to work each day from a corner of their home, a space in the ...
  • San Francisco Bar Pilots demand pay increases Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:46AMLooking for a good gig in these tough times? How about one week on, one week off, for $400,000 a year, and a pension of around $170,000 after 20 years of service? Not that being a San Francisco Bar Pilot is without...
  • Manufacturing companies returning to U.S. Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:46AMA variety of factors are driving the shift, including rising wages in parts of Asia, surging fuel prices and the complexity of transporting goods across the Pacific.
  • 2011 La. Legislative session legacy: Lack of accomplishment Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:38PMThe 2011 Legislative Session will likely be remembered more for what was not accomplished than that which was. The SUNO-UNO merger failed. A single college board faced defeat.
  • The Legal Workforce Act - The latest debate over E-Verify Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:29PMOn Tuesday, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), proposed the Legal Workforce Act ( HR 2164 ). The bill would make it mandatory for nearly all businesses in the United States to verify the status of new workers through a government electronic database known as E-Verify.
  • Legislative Session Ends: What Passed, What Failed? Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 11:38AMLawmakers were wrapping up their two-month regular legislative session Thursday.
  • A look at what passed, failed in the Legislature Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 11:13AMBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Lawmakers were wrapping up their two-month regular legislative session Thursday. A look at what won approval and what fell short of passage: WHAT PASSED: --BUDGET: A $25 billion budget will finance ongoing operations of state agencies, services and programs in the fiscal year that begins July 1, while closing a $1.6 billion budget gap with a patch of one-time funds, cuts ...
  • Officials recommend backing trams Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:29AMCouncil officials recommend councillors should vote to complete the tram line to St Andrew Square instead of scrapping the project.
  • Fleets: Related News Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 3:08AM6/23/2011 - Con-way Truckload Helps Offer Driver Training in Detroit Con-way Truckload announced a partnership with U.S. Truck Driver Training School of Detroit to create affordable training opportunities for prospective truck drivers.
  • For Soldiers, Death Sees No Gender Lines Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:24AMMEHTARLAM, Afghanistan -- When Specialist Devin Snyder, a 20-year-old from the Southern Tier of New York State, was killed by a bomb planted on a highway near this town in eastern Laghman Province on June 4, she became the 28th female American soldier to die in Afghanistan.
  • Telco training critical, says union Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 7:35PMThe government urgently needs a plan for telecommunications training and keeping relevant skills in New Zealand, says the union representing telco workers.