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Minimum wage not a remedy for jobs
Baltimore Sun - It was a common political move when Chicago's City Council voted recently to impose a $10-an-hour minimum wage on big-box retailers. There is nothing that politicians like better than handing out benefits to be paid for by someone else. What was

Repair Jobs Challenge Young Homeowners
WINK TV - CHICAGO The staff at his neighborhood hardware store can spot John Carter from a distance. He's the slightly befuddled guy who often comes in declaring, "I have no idea what I'm doing. Can you at least get me through tonight?" The 26-year-old

Sun Cost-Cutting Claims 950 US Jobs
CRM Buyer - The latest layoffs are part of a plan the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company announced two months ago to slash its global workforce by up to 5,000 employees, or 13 percent. Newly appointed Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz said then that the workforce

Johnson Controls to close 16 plants under plan
MSN MoneyCentral - About 1,080 jobs will be cut in the building efficiency business, which provides facility management systems and services. Only 200 of those cuts will occur in North America, while 600 will be cut in Europe and 280 in other international operations

Northwest to outsource airport jobs
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Financially strapped Northwest Airlines will outsource about 20 jobs at Richmond International Airport this fall, making it the first airline here to make this cost-cutting move. "Richmond is tentatively scheduled for a transition on Nov. 28," said

WDIV Job Opportunities
ClickOnDetroit.com - BROADCAST JOBS Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter Responsibilities: Must have a broad range of sports knowledge including major league sports. Must be a creative storyteller, excellent live reporter, and effective on-air communicator. Some

Local company benefits from electric plan
Observer-Dispatch - Six companies in the state will create 237 new jobs and retain 798 jobs with lower-cost electricity provided by the New York Power Authority. One area company, Granny's Kitchens in West Frankfort, has been allocated 750 kilowatts by the power

Families of Missing Egyptian Students Suspect They Abandoned School to
FOX News - Illegal emigration is very common in Egypt, where rising unemployment and inflation prompt young men to seek jobs in the West. Many Egyptians are returned home on weekly flights from Malta, Cyprus, or Greece after failing to sneak through borders to

Bull's-eye! Blackford scores 50 new jobs
Star-Press - HARTFORD CITY -- Fifty new jobs are coming to the Blackford County seat in part because the community "was in the bull's-eye." Petoskey Plastics, a plastic bag manufacturing and plastics recycling company, has acquired the former Overhead Door