Byline: Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jan. 4--A prescription drug discount card that saves an average of 20 percent on drugs not covered by insurance will soon be available to Catawba County residents. County commissioners approved a contract last month with the National Association
Source: The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina ) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-04
Dec. 31--INSURANCE AGENCIES HIRE FOUR EMPLOYEES: Paul McQueen and Isabel Medel have joined Reliance Administrators, and Beverly Allen and Bob Wilson have joined SIA-Reliance Insurance Agency. Both companies are located at 454 S. Anderson Road in Rock Hill. McQueen, a marketing manager, has 25 years
Source: The Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-04
Byline: By John Revill Manufacturing Editor A manufacturing programme which has helped secure more than 600 jobs in the West Midlands aerospace industry since 2002 has been extended for three more years. The Lift Off programme, funded by Advantage West Midlands, is delivered by the Manufacturing
Source: The Birmingham Post (England)
Posted: 2006-01-04
Byline: Al Winn Jan. 4--LEBANON -- The average weekly pay of a worker in Lebanon County is $200 less than the pay earned by a worker in Dauphin County, and Charles Blankenship, new president of the Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corp., aims to level the playing field. Blankenship hopes to
Source: The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-04
Byline: Gavin Lower Jan 04, 2006 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) -- WIN Television Tasmania has announced it will end its half-hour Tasmanian news bulletin shown at 6pm. The announcement creates uncertainty over the jobs of weekday newsreaders John Remess and Penny Tame and weekend newsreader Judy
Source: Australasian Business Intelligence
Posted: 2006-01-04
Byline: By Guy Basnett Companies in the North are warning they may be forced to lay off staff, or even close, as an international dispute over gas supplies threatens energy price rises. Some firms in the region have already seen power bills soar by up to 60%. Now a continuing dispute between Russia
Source: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Posted: 2006-01-04
Gregg Williams Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, seen here in 2001, considered a strong candidate for one of seven National Football League coaching vacancies, signed a three-year contract extension Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, considered a
Source: Agence France Presse English
Posted: 2006-01-04
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Sanfilippo and Joe Palko may be best known for starting the first dot-com company in Northeast Pennsylvania with the launch of TheFerretStore.com in 1994, one year before giant Amazon.com. But tucked away in the first floor of the Jewelcor Center in
The government has cut back 6,021 jobs during the first nine months of this year, reports El Caribe (Nov. 29, 2005). This responds to the control measures to limit public spending in accordance with the stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Institutions that have reported
The following list of scholarships and bursaries has been compiled by Windspeaker with the kind assistance of participating companies, schools and foundations. For a complete and up-to-date listing of Aboriginal scholarships and bursaries please check our online listings located at: www.ammsa.com.
CAREERS Wales Online was awarded more than pounds 600,000 in funding to further improve careers services to people with special needs. The web-based service secured funding from the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Welsh Assembly government to develop key areas including special needs, basic
Source: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Posted: 2006-01-04