Byline: By MARTIN SHIPTON Western Mail Plaid cymru Euro-MP Jill Evans was yesterday accused of proposing a measure that would have resulted in a Welsh metal refinery being shut with the loss of 250 jobs. Labour MEP Eluned Morgan claimed the future of the Inco nickel refinery in Clydach, near
Source: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
Posted: 2005-12-15
THERE are more women in jobs across Merseyside than men for the first time, new figures reveal. A government study showed 311,767 women are in work, compared with 278,357 men. The number of women starting new jobs has more than doubled across the region in the last year.
Source: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Two local lads have caught jobs as cocktail flarers, throwing together speciality drinks at the new Aspers Casino at The Gate in Newcastle. Steven Riddell, 23, from Ponteland, and Ben Hegarty, 22, from Whitley Bay, are the latest addition to the Aspers team. But the lads, who have both worked as
Byline: Brett Arends Mitt Romney yesterday demonstrated a key attribute for a president: the ability to put a good spin on weak economic news. The governor, as he announced he would not seek a second term, boasted that during his first three years in office unemployment is down in the state and
Byline: EDITED by CLINTON MANNING SPIRALLING gas prices are putting thousands of British jobs at risk, a union said yesterday. The Transport & General Workers Union accused gas producers of holding back supplies to increase prices. And it claimed lack of government action was making the crisis
Source: The Mirror (London, England)
Posted: 2005-12-15
LOOKING for the ideal job, thinking of changing your working environment or want to freshen up your skills? Then the Daily Record Recruitment & Training Show could be just the event for you. The event, which is being held from Thursday, February 9 until Saturday, February 11 next year, will help
Source: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Byline: Sean M. Wood Dec. 15--Walking across a stage Wednesday afternoon, nine evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita took steps to put the past four tumultuous months behind them. The nine were the first graduates of a program designed to train them in job skills that will put them back into
Source: San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Byline: Michelle Rushton PHILIP TOTTEY is director of finance for the Brunswick Dock-based social enterprise, FRC group. FRC Ltd is the parent company that provides a one-stop-service for social landlords needing to furnish their properties, as well as controlling the environmentally friendly
Source: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Lorraine Jacobs DENTAL HYGIENIST LORRAINE Jacobs worked in shops and took holiday jobs while she studied at university for a science education degree. Once she qualified she decided to study to become a dental nurse. It was then that she started to think seriously about becoming a dental hygienist.
Source: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Byline: Damon Cline Dec. 15--A decision by two South Carolina utilities to seek federal approval to build a new nuclear power plant could create several hundred area jobs and pump more than $1 billion into the local economy. Savannah River Site has been named as one of two sites being considered
Source: The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Byline: Luke Sayer Dec 15, 2005 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Former Tasmanian senator Brian Harradine has expressed disappointment at the announcement Telstra will make 21 positions in the state redundant. Telstra recently announced that a total of 12,000 jobs will be cut nationwide.
Source: Australasian Business Intelligence
Posted: 2005-12-15
Almost 3,000 more people have found new jobs in the North-East, according to the latest employment statistics. The Office for National Statistics yesterday revealed an extra 3,000 people were in employment in the three months to October, taking the North-East workforce total up to 1.124 million ( a
Source: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Shonka, Juaneta B. age 87, of St. Louis Park. Complete notice appeared last Wednesday. KAPALA-GLODEK-MALONE 763-535-4112 Chulik, Bernice age 89, of St. Louis Park, passed away on Dec. 5, 2005. Preceded in death by husband, Al. Survived by nephews, Keith & Steve Sando and their families. Member of
Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Byline: Jon Chavez Dec. 12--With the numbers of unemployed in Ohio pushing 370,000, the state learned this week it will receive another $863,000 in federal funds to help retrain workers who lose their jobs because of foreign trade. That will put the total Trade Adjustment Assistance funds Ohio has
Source: The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Prospects of a New Year job look bleak Edition: FIRST Section: Business Employers in the West Midlands are downbeat about their hiring intentions after a study revealed they are less likely to take on new staff in the New Year than any of their counterparts elsewhere in the UK. The Manpower
DOT ties aid firms Ex-staffers know ropes, win jobs Byline: ARIEL HART Edition: Home Section: News The state Department of Transportation shells out up to six times more to hire consulting companies staffed with former senior-level DOT employees than companies without such connections, says an
Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Posted: 2005-12-15
Apply for government jobs on the Internet Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Everything from paying bills to applying for government jobs can now be done over the Internet. The www.gov.my portal has been enhanced to provide faster response and greater efficiency to enable government
Dateline: NEW YORK Cecil Lopez works on a home in a Toll Brothers development in Summerlin on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004 in a Las Vegas file photo. The economy has been adding jobs for the past 2 years. But an outsized share of that growth has been in red-hot real estate and construction. (AP
Janitors win jobs back in NLRB ruling Jaci Smith Date: 12-14-2005, Wednesday Section: LOCAL Edtion: Two Star P Ten janitors who lost their jobs in a labor dispute with a local cleaning company won them back in a ruling issued Tuesday by the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by an
Source: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Posted: 2005-12-15
SAN DIEGO -- With a presidential election coming in 2008, retail pharmacy faces a stern challenge in shaping the upcoming health care debate, according to Craig Fuller, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). In remarks made at the NACDS
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration often finds itself between a rock and a hard place as it deals with the needs and demands of the public, competing components of the drug manufacturing industry and Congress. Some citizen groups are questioning the safety of products that the FDA has
The US Food and Drug Administration is under intense pressure to shore up public confidence in the safety and quality of prescription drugs. Drug experts are scrutinizing the risks associated with long-term use of statins, following the withdrawal and labeling changes for COX-2 inhibitors. Reports
In Brief Veterans who use the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are more likely to be nonwhite, be unemployed, have lower income, have lower health status, and have more activity limitations than male veterans not using the VHA. Veterans using the VHA also show a higher concurrent comorbidity
Adoption of enhanced clinical automation is on the rise, with initiatives such as enterprise imaging and provider order entry on the strategic plans of virtually every healthcare organization (HCO) in the country. However, these initiatives quickly expand beyond mere technological considerations.
Source: Health Management Technology
Posted: 2005-12-15
Byline: Christine Gorman Reported by Perry Bacon Jr.; Alice Park; Mark Thompson The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has swallowed some bitter pills over the past few months: it has been criticized for underplaying the possible suicide risks with antidepressants like Prozac and its newer
Source: Time International (Europe Edition)
Posted: 2005-12-15
Washington Transcript Service 02-16-2005 HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2006 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATIONS FEBRUARY 16, 2005 SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RALPH REGULA
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2005-12-15
Major initiatives to expand healthcare coverage to the uninsured or reform Medicaid are low on the priority list at the Bush White House. The administration plans to focus its domestic policy agenda on Social Security and tax reform, which will provide opportunities to offer additional tax
Byline: Felice J. Freyer Oct. 21--A law that would make Rhode Island the first state in the nation to license Canadian pharmacies hit an expected bump in the road yesterday, when a state board rejected regulations to implement it. But the new law appears likely to roll toward its January enactment