Job alert - - Fair to link youths and summer jobs

Fair to link youths and summer jobs
Louisville Courier-Journal - Mayor Jerry Abramson and representatives of local businesses and government agencies announced plans Tuesday for a job fair Feb. 17 intended to help area young people find summer employment. The fair, to run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Muhammad Ali

Sara Lee to cut nearly 1,700 jobs
Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp. (SLE.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) said on Monday it plans to cut nearly 1,700 jobs, or about 3 percent of its work force, in the company's latest effort to reduce costs. It said it would close a pork plant and

Storm could cost 617,000 Texas jobs, study says
Houston Chronicle - The losses would be even higher if a storm hit directly in the Port of Houston area. Source: Independent Insurance Agents of Texas study produced by The Perryman Group The state's largest association of independent insurance agents is hoping a

Fairfax Shines In Jobs Report
Washington Post - Fairfax County has emerged as a jobs powerhouse that far outpaces Montgomery County and now rivals the District as the region's economic core, according to a new federal report that details a profound shift in the Washington area over the past 15

Plankinton seeing surge in new jobs
Aberdeen News - PLANKINTON, S.D. - Expansion of a bill collection company and the opening of a treatment center for juveniles means new jobs and optimism at Plankinton. A decision by Wisconsin-based Clinicare to reopen the vacant State Training School as a

Berlin eyes minimum wage for some jobs
MSN MoneyCentral - Germany is considering introducing a minimum wage to several sectors of the service economy in spite of recent European Central Bank warnings that spiralling pay could fan inflation. On Monday night, Franz M ntefering, labour minister, was expected

Pfizer cutting 285 jobs in Canada
CBC News - Pfizer Canada said Tuesday it will cut 285 jobs over the next six months as part of a company-wide restructuring announced last week. The Canadian arm of Pfizer Inc. said the cuts will hit all areas of its business, from head office to field