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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal ...TMCnetWe are seeing the emergence of a fifth C: clean energy or clean tech. In Delaware when we talk about environmental sustainability, we're really talking ...and more »
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All About MicrosoftZDNet (blog)Don Dodge, who was cut in the last round of Microsoft layoffs, only to resurface days later at Google as an evangelist, is extolling the virtues of Macs ...and more »
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NBC, Comcast Defend Proposed Deal to CongressPC Magazine"That means no massive layoffs – no closures of facilities – nothing to produce hundreds of millions of dollars of 'synergies. ...and more »
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Comcast CEO: We Won't Block RivalsLight ReadingRoberts also pledged that there would be “no massive layoffs” following the Comcast-NBC merger, and no closure of facilities. “We will grow three great ...and more »
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War is Peace and Might Makes RightAlterNet (blog)... link with insurance and bank profiteering, lack of money for schools, layoffs, salary cuts, and our infrastructure crumbling toward Third World status. ...
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CNETFilm studio blames money woes on economy, techCNETSony Pictures, which has produced such recent films as "2012," "This is it," and "District 9," saw an earlier round of layoffs less than a year ago. ...and more »
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In their home: A view of the starsColorado Springs GazetteInstead, Hardin went into high tech where "there were layoffs and changes and I went from the clean room to the fork lift. It was bull shit. ...
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Richmond Times DispatchVa. educators rally against proposed cutsRichmond Times DispatchThey calculate the 23000 layoffs using the state's share for an educator's average salary of $33000. McDonnell must make $4 billion in budget cuts to ...and more »
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Unemployment Claims Rise; Programs Seek to Expand Job Growth, AccessWXIA-TVThe Georgia Department of Labor's Jobs Summit will be held from 8 am until 4 pm Monday at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. ...and more »
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Former Alvarion CEO savors time to spareGlobesThere are times when it is hard to get orders, the customers are facing difficulties, and worker motivation drops because of the layoffs. ...
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Columbia Business TimesDaniel Mehan is president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber of CommerceColumbia Business TimesAlthough labor numbers continue to fluctuate, we no longer see dramatic layoffs each month. Likewise, the investment markets are rebounding after heavy ...
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Above the LawATL Lawyer of the Year: The NomineesAbove the LawBut he's best known to ATL readers as Acela Bob, for talking loudly about upcoming layoffs on a crowded Amtrak train. Sonia Sotomayor: In August 2009, ...
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Top 10 highs and lows of 2009PC AuthorityAt one point it became difficult to even write about all the layoffs, it was almost like having to write obituaries every day. And it was a thousand times ...and more »
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Impact of USI cuts unknownEvansville Courier & PressIvy Tech would lose just 0.7 percent this fiscal year, which the school said would allow it to accommodate its record enrollment without layoffs. ...and more »
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AOL Inc. Shares Up on Layoff NewsWallStNation.comCitigroup analyst Mark S. Mahaney said that of all the turnaround stories in the tech sector today (eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY, Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Monster ...and more »
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Weekend tech reading: ATI's next-gen video cards picturedTechSpotThen it was the layoffs earlier this year. Now the Google Voice rejection. Apple's credibility is being questioned yet again. Anyone who deals with Apple on ...and more »
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More Austinites find job hunts futileAustin American-StatesmanThe former project manager and engineer, who has suffered layoffs from Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and Dell Inc. in the past five years, ...
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Companies might hire more staff this yearPeople's Daily OnlineEnergy and high-tech industries accounted for the highest layoff rates, while none of the pharmaceutical and medical device businesses reported layoffs. ...
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PV TechThe crying game: R&D in solar PV, CIGS moves make different kinds ...PV TechEven among the wreckage of Q-Cells latest results, the company pointed to a bright spot in its new technology holdings, an area where the company says it ...
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Ride The Next Hiring BoomForbesI would also look for high-level want ads for salespersons--particularly in pharma or certain tech industries--and try to triage those that seemed to imply ...
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Trusting a CEO in the Twitter AgeBusinessWeekNever is the truth more at risk than during tough times, with layoffs in the headlines and uppermost on employees' minds. At such times leaders need to ...
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Is Motorola A (Clam)Shell of Its Former Self?xchange MagazineYes, Motorola did record a profit, but that's only thanks to cost controls that included hundreds of layoffs. Net income totaled $26 million, ...and more »
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Leaders: Grove City is Maintaining Momentum, Poised for Growth ...NBC4i.comIT consultant and Grove City resident Shawn Wallace says the city is not doing enough to attract high-tech jobs. “The kind of professional jobs that you see ...
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Trade The News Weekly market updateFxtraders.euIf any theme emerged, it was that profits are holding up thanks to layoffs and cost cutting efforts, while revenue continues to be weak as consumers and ...
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Former employees dissatisfied with Ameri-TechLeesville Daily LeaderAmeri-Tech began laying off employees in January when the company cut its workforce by 50 percent. “We regret having to layoff any employees at this time," ...
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Austin town hall meeting draws crowdTimes-GeorgianLayoffs of 24 county employees have provided “recycled” vehicles for other county departments. • Deputy manpower: Gulledge said his office has had vacancies ...
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European Stocks Continue to Rise on Earnings Optimism and FundamentalsCFD TradingLarge tech firms including telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent and STMicroelectronics rose the most with gains of 10.96% and 7.28%, respectively. ...and more »
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BEST ONLINE CASINO OF 2009 ONLINE GAMBLINGToute la PoésieWell, lots of companies have shut down by now and employees are afraid of layoffs. This indicates that job industry is also staggering on account of the ...and more »
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Solar brightens a bleak Michigan townCNNMoney.comRife with auto layoffs, Saginaw residents hope a big expansion at the nearby Hemlock solar plant can help jumpstart their battered economy. By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com staff writer Saginaw, Mich., has lost many jobs with the declining auto ...
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Ray Felton: One of the finest men you will ever knowTidewater News, VA... someone recalled the layoffs and, of Felton, said, “That absolutely killed him. He said those people were like members of his family, and he means that.” Perhaps that was best illustrated, though, by the fact that at the celebration at Metal Tech, ...
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Carol Bartz Paints Yahoo! in a Different LightSearch Engine WatchWhile achieving her holistic vision for Yahoo! is painful at times (ie recent layoffs and restructuring), Bartz seems poised to build on Yahoo!'s strengths. Bartz reminded the audience that Yahoo! is one of the most visited sites in the world, ...
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Company generates buzz with its green, natural productsNashua Telegraph, NH"We've been pretty much like a Swiss train here," Replogle said in the company's modern offices next to Research Triangle Park, the state's sprawling corporate technology center, where layoffs are rampant. How does a quirky company founded by a ...
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ON Semi's Q1 sales plummet; firm sees better Q2EETimes.comJackson described the first quarter as a challenging period for the semiconductor industry and said ON Semi aggressively cut costs, including a reduction in R&D spending, layoffs and the closure of a wafer fab in Phoenix. ON Semi (Chandler, Ariz. ...
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Younger, more educated, more firedHa'aretz, IsraelThe sector with the biggest rise in layoffs was agriculture, up 96%, though they comprised only 1% of those fired because of the relatively small number of people working in agriculture. A few professions have been less affected by the recession: ...
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Wealth managers shift strategies for era of less wealthPuget Sound Business Journal, WAFirms’ assets under management have plummeted by as much as 40 percent at some companies over the past year, forcing layoffs and a re-shifting of company strategy at some firms. Russell Investment Group, based in Tacoma, recently announced a 20 percent ...
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NCW clinics, hospitals hope to ride out economic downturnThe Wenatchee World Online, WA... our hiring but we don’t anticipate any services being discontinued or any employee layoffs at this point." Put on hold "for at least a year" is the purchase of high-tech laparoscopic surgery equipment, which is expected to cost $2 million, he said. ...
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Comverse axes 300 jobsGlobes, IsraelComverse Technology Inc. (Pink Sheets: CMVT) fired 300 employees today, a third of them in Israel. The layoffs amount to 8% of the company's workforce. The news comes after two tense weeks for Comverse employees, who knew that hundreds of layoffs were ...
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County's jobless rate tops 8%Journal and Courier, INBy Max Showalter • mshowalter@journalandcourier.com • March 7, 2009 Layoffs and job eliminations large and small helped push Tippecanoe County's unemployment rate to 8.1 percent in January -- by far its highest mark in more than 10 years. ...
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Layoffs Without Notice Sting WorkersNew York Times, United StatesIn its financial statements, IBM does report the cost of severance payments and outplacement counseling for layoffs — about $400 million annually in the last five years — but not head counts. IBM says it remains the largest high-tech employer in the ...
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Bay-Arenac Career Center students learn role of veterinary tech, a ...MLive.com, MIAnd in a recession, layoffs of veterinary positions are less likely because animals still need medical care. While some colleges offer a four-year degree in veterinary technology, most entry-level veterinary technicians have a two-year degree. ...
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Tech Layoffs Speed upIT Business Edge, KY - 29 minutes agoBy date: It took only three weeks for tech layoffs to surge from 200000 in late January to 300000, according to TechCrunch's Layoff Tracker. ...
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Games Media Publisher Benches 19 StaffersMinonline (subscription), NY - 59 minutes ago“The layoffs were sort of a surgical strike, and they spanned the games, tech, music and lifestyle divisions of the company,” he said in a post. ...
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Qwest profit falls 49 pct in 4QSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 41 minutes agoThe company cut 1700 jobs in the quarter, more than the 1200 layoffs it had announced. "We exceeded our goal in achieving employee reductions that will give ...
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The millennial generation tries to cope with job lossRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 1 hour ago"We knew that layoffs were coming," Vos said, looking back. "A lot of my co-workers were more nervous than I was. And I guess that kind of got me a little ...
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Governor calls for layoff plansMyrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 1 hour agoThat's good news for North Carolina's efforts to improve public education and keep quality teachers in the classroom to train students for the high-tech ...
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Microsoft faces more heat over foreign workers and layoff plansTechFlash, WA - 32 minutes ago... the weeks leading up to the layoff announcement. That's the program that lets foreign tech employees work in the US, for Microsoft and other companies. ...
http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/More_heat_for_Microsoft_over_H-1B_Visas_and_layoffs38824482.html
Beacon Hill rumbles into perilous new eraWorcester Telegram, MA - 6 hours agoHe will leave tomorrow for a five-day West Coast swing to numerous high-tech corporations on a mission to limit layoffs in their Massachusetts operations. ...
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BATTERY LOSES JUICENew York Post, NY - 7 hours ago... struggling company by helping finance a high-tech car factory in San Jose, Calif., that could make Tesla not just the hobby of a deep-pocketed techie. ...
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02012009/business/battery_loses_juice_152996.htm
Job loss tempts some to start own businessStarNewsOnline.com, NC - 6 hours agoPerry Weaver works on a customer's 1968 Corvette at his Weaver Pro Tech auto repair shop in Concord, Mich. Weaver opened the repair shop last year after ...
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Tech Expo comes to Miami BeachSouth Florida Business Journal, FL - 8 hours ago“You’re talking about an unbelievable amount of productivity boost at a time when you’re seeing an unbelievable amount of layoffs. ...
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