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Surprising jobs for prisoners doing well
KVOA 4 - TUCSON, Ariz. Prisoners have always provided cheap labor while locked up, but they're now doing surprising jobs. By doing the jobs, they're actually paying for part of the cost of their incarceration and training. On a typical day, about six percent

Manufacturers join up to keep jobs in county
Olympian - OLYMPIA - South Sound manufacturers plan to reorganize for the first time in more than two years to explore areas of potential mutual benefit. The so-called manufacturers roundtable has been formed by the Economic Development Council of Thurston

Amgen to add more facilities, jobs to Colorado campus
Silicon Valley - LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. plans to add an unspecified number of administrative jobs at its Longmont site because its Thousand Oaks, Calif., headquarters has no more space, company officials said. No decision has been made

Protecting our heritage: Byrd opposes outsourcing of Amtrak jobs
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - As a railroad community proudly built upon the foundation of coal, we join U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., in opposing the proposed outsourcing of America s national railroad jobs to foreign countries. Byrd, along with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D

Nortel Networks to cut 1,100 jobs
Silicon Valley - TORONTO (AP) - Telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp., which has slimmed down significantly in recent years, said Tuesday it will cut about 1,100 positions globally and change its pension program to improve operating margins and

N.M. Lab Workers Respond to Job Offers
Associated Press - Jeff Berger, a spokesman for the lab's incoming manager, Los Alamos National Security LLC, declined to disclose how many of the employees had accepted jobs with the new manager. Employees can send back responses declining to continue working for the

Bush asks Senate to increase spending on basic scientific research
Cocke County Online - But Bush said in his weekly radio address that his proposals are vital for America to "remain an innovative nation that competes with confidence" and would help ensure that every U.S. child has the math and science skills needed for the jobs of the

Ruff day? Dog owners would work more hours at pet-friendly jobs
Victoria Advocate - Would you work like a dog if your dog joined you in the office? According to a recent survey, a majority of dog owners would work longer hours if man's best friend was sleeping under the desk. Two-thirds of dog owners would put in more time at the

Countystaffersscared for jobs
Charleston Post & Courier - Radar used to probe sacred ground Horry airport project in limbo Limehouse feeds Lowcountry Working mom makes time for Scouts, disabled children Proposal to narrow road draws debate over Liberty Hill's future Countystaffersscared for jobs West Ashley

Helping homemakers transition to jobs
Buffalo News - In the six years since her marriage ended, Valerie Holliman has kept coming back to the Everywoman Opportunity Center to get inspiration and confidence to dress up for work, make the eye contact in an interview that got her a job on the spot and use