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County working to attract high-wage jobs to area
Charlotte Sun-Herald - NORTH PORT -- Currently, 65 percent of Sarasota County jobs are in service fields such as retail and tourism. While those occupations are extremely important to the local economy, according to Scott Moore, workforce and project manager for the

Free online courses teach tech skills
eSchool Online - Concerned about the state of computer-science education in the U.S., the Computer Science Teachers Association and IBM have teamed up to create free lesson plans and other resources for teaching web design, Java-based programming, and more. April 17

The Resurrection of Al Gore
Wired - One evening last December, in front of nearly 2,000 people at Stanford's Memorial Auditorium, Al Gore spoke in uncharacteristically personal and passionate terms about the failed quest that has dominated much of his adult life. Save for his standard

4 Americans among 23 killed in Iraq
MSNBC - BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq s parliament approved a national unity government on Saturday, achieving a goal the U.S. hopes will reduce widespread violence so that U.S. forces can eventually go home. But as the legislators met, at least 27 people were

LPGA Career & Professional Development Center
LPGA - Through a unique partnership with Women's Sports Services , the LPGA is proud to provide our members and fans with access to a state-of-the-art career center which includes a nationwide job database, resume preparation, jobs of the week newsletter

City gets 8,100 new jobs in April
New York Daily News - April proved a better-than-usual month for new jobs in the city with private companies adding 8,100 positions, well above the 5,500 average for the last decade. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.4%, the same as in March and below the 5.7% pace

Job Network : Companies - WPXI
WPXI - No positions are available at this time. Check back often for current job positions. WPXI TV, the Cox Television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is currently searching for a dynamic Executive Producer of Special Projects. The ideal candidate will

Community Calendar
AM850.com - The Alachua County Crisis Center is seeking volunteers to become Crisis Line Counselors. Sixty hours of training are provided. This is an opportunity to impact the community and to gain life-enhancing communication skills. The next training class

Jobs calendar
Seattle Times - Monday, Allstate Insurance career fair: Allstate Insurance is seeking agents and personal financial representatives at a career fair May 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Red Lion Bellevue Inn, 1121 Main St. Info: Call Debbie Cooper at 800-497-7977, ext

5 lousy CEOs who get fabulous pay
MSN MoneyCentral - The problem of executive pay has gotten so bad that pay experts quip that "pay for performance" has turned into "pay for pulse." CEOs get rich pay packages just for staying alive and showing up -- regardless of how well their companies do. And many