Fed: Pharmacy Guild director steps down after 14 years CANBERRA, Feb 2 AAP - The head of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced his resignation after 14 years in the job. Guild executive director Stephen Greenwood, 57, said he had no immediate plans for the future, but wanted to pursue other
Source: AAP General News (Australia)
Posted: 2006-02-04
GUWAHATI, India -- Some 1 million people live in this capital city of the state of Assam in far northeast India. Add in all other cities, towns and rural residents of Assam and 24 million people call this home. Together with six neighboring states, of which India has a total of 28, the population
Byline: Marguerite Higgins, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Alexandre Ryjik starts the class in a jovial mood, calling his 11 pupils to the far end of the gym at the Virginia Academy of Fencing in Springfield. Then Mr. Ryjik, Coach Alex to his students, turns serious. He demands in his rumbling Russian
Byline: By Leda Reynolds A JOB centre worker was smashed over the head with a meat cleaver after stepping in to help a colleague as a favour, it emerged today. Onlookers watched in horror as the thug attacked the young man inside a packed job centre on Washwood Heath Road, Ward End, before walking
Source: Birmingham Mail (England)
Posted: 2006-02-04
U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION HOLDS A HEARING ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS JANUARY 31, 2006 SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER (R-PA) CHAIRMAN U.S. SENATOR THAD COCHRAN (R-MS) U.S. SENATOR JUDD GREGG (R-NH) U.S. SENATOR
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2006-02-04
Byline: WENDY TOTH The ground is shifting fast under supermarket pharmacy operations. For example, just days before the Jan. 1 implementation of the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit - a program with 41 million eligible beneficiaries - almost 300 e-mails showed up in the inbox of Bob
Byline: Roger Harris Feb. 2--First Tennessee will cut approximately 60 positions at its operations center in Maryville and another 10 positions at a sister facility in Memphis, the bank announced late Wednesday. The cuts are a result of technology improvements and Check 21 legislation, according to
Source: The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-04
Byline: Diane Stafford Feb. 2--The 15-county Kansas City area last year added a modest 5,100 payroll jobs -- largely because of the construction boom -- the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. That represented a 0.5 percent employment increase for the area, which trailed the 1.5
Source: The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-04
More than 650 metro Atlanta students to participate in mentoring program ATLANTA, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 650 metro Atlanta students will join their peers from across the Southeast when they step from their schools into the world of telecommunications as BellSouth employees mentor students
Byline: Steve Cahalan Feb. 2--GALESVILLE, Wis. -- Employees and government officials have been notified that Northern Engraving Corp. of Sparta, Wis., plans to close its Galesville factory in April. The shutdown is expected to eliminate 132 jobs, according to a notice the state Department of
Source: La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-04
Plan for More Labor Boards Prompts Independent Agency to Regroup Byline: Stephen Barr Edition: FINAL Section: Metro Column: FEDERAL DIARY Stephen Barr The small, independent agency that referees disputes between unions and management in government has been thrown into uncertainty by the Bush
Byline: By Jonathan Walker Political Editor Jobs could be saved at RAF Stafford through a link-up with a military medical centre in Birmingham, Ministers have been told. MP David Kidney (Lab Stafford) made the suggestion as he urged the Government to find new uses for the base. It could be used as
Source: The Birmingham Post (England)
Posted: 2006-02-04
Byline: Kerry Hall Feb. 3--David Howser never had to look for a job. During his four decades in the textile industry, the manager was able to move from one position to another with relative ease. Now, the 54-year-old is learning to write a resume after being laid off in September. Despite the
Source: The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina ) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-04
HUNDREDS of jobs are up for grabs at Drayton Manor as the giant theme park prepares to launch its new season. The Tamworth park will stage a recruitment open day on February 12 offering seasonal full or part-time jobs for ride operators, retail and catering assistants, cooks and ticket and call
Source: Birmingham Mail (England)
Posted: 2006-02-04
New Zealand job vacancies fell 4 percent in December from a year earlier, the third consecutive annual decline, according to a government report.The job vacancy index fell to 123 in December, the Labor Department said. The annual decline is the biggest since the index began in January 2003.The
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2006-02-04
Byline: Karen Mclauchlan Teesside tomatoes will soon be served up in homes across the country, thanks to a pioneering project. Dozens of jobs have been created at a huge tomato plant in Billingham - and the first crop is ready for picking. Humberside fruit and veg firm John Baarda has built the
US dollar bills US dollar bills. The dollar rose against major rivals before publication of monthly US jobs data that will be watched closely for clues about the future direction of US interest rates, economists said. The dollar rose against major rivals before publication of monthly US jobs data
Source: Agence France Presse English
Posted: 2006-02-04