Job alert - - Ford cuts 10,000 more jobs, 2 plants

Ford cuts 10,000 more jobs, 2 plants
Syracuse Post-Standard - DETROIT (AP) Ford is putting its "Way Forward" restructuring plan on fast forward. Eight months after the automaker unveiled its original plan to become a smaller, more competitive company, Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it will slash

East Bay job market keeps economy strong
El Nuevo Herald - The East Bay powered to strong employment gains in August compared with the same month the year before, adding more than 23,000 new jobs in the 12-month period. And much of the propellant for the growth came from a construction sector that surged in

Crews Start Work On Greensburg Honda Plant
WISH-TV - Construction crews made history in Decatur County Saturday. They took the first step toward building the new Honda plant near Greensburg. The people there are watching their dreams of new jobs and a boost in business turn to reality. Indiana's newest

Insurance broker Marsh & McLennan to cut 750 jobs
Tulsa World - Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the world's biggest insurance brokerage, said Friday it will cut 750 jobs, consolidate some locations and revamp its information technology structure to cut costs. The New York-based company said the actions will result in

North Clarksville candidates focus on better jobs, roads
Leaf Chronicle - The two candidates vying for the Ward 1 seat in North Clarksville say the city needs to earn trust back from its citizens, set priorities and be responsible with taxpayers money. The two candidates in the race are incumbent Barbara Johnson and former

Ford to cut thousands more white-collar jobs
Bellingham Herald - DETROIT - Ford Motor Co., in an effort to get its second restructuring effort in five years off the ground, announced Friday that it would cut 30,000 hourly jobs and 14,000 salaried jobs. The white-collar jobs, representing a third of the company's

State employment hits 15 million jobs to set mark
Daily Breeze - California added 36,900 payroll jobs in August, marking the first time total statewide employment has surpassed the 15 million mark, the state Employment Development Department said Friday. The state's unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.9 percent

Insurance giant adding jobs in Tucson
KOLD-TV - TUCSON, Ariz. Need a job, Geico may be looking for you. The insurance giant has announced plans to hire at least 600 more people for its Tucson service center over the next 15 months. The company's Tucson location has grown to 550 employees since

Mass. unemployment rises
Washington Business Journal - Massachusett's unemployment rate rose in August. The number of people without jobs increased by 4,300 to 163,500, said the Mass. Department of Workforce Development on Thursday. The state unemployment rate was at 4.9 percent, up from 4.7 percent in

Jobs unveils iTV device, latest iPods
Silicon Valley - The new iPod nano features a selection of new colors that will remind iPod die-hards of the old iPod Mini. ``Your den, your living room, your car, your pocket,'' Jobs bluntly told a select audience of technologists and journalists who had been