GM Plans to Cut 25,000 Jobs; Automaker Will Also Close Plants to Re-Energize North American Unit Byline: Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial General Motors Corp. announced yesterday that it will eliminate 25,000 jobs by 2008 and close an unspecified number of
There is a new twist to the traditional summer camps that parents look to enroll their children in over summer break. An epidemic of career camps is spreading across the nation and offers a unique alternative for students during the lazy, hazy days of summer. These camps, more often geared toward
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Posted: 2006-02-20
Football: NOW I AM READY FOR MERSE JOB - OSBORN ; Saddlers No.2 Simon sets sights on Walsall hot-seat Byline: LEE McLAUGHLAN Edition: FIRST Section: Sport WALSALL player/coach Simon Osborn has told chairman Jeff Bonser: I want the top job at Bescot. Osborn has thrown his hat into the ring to
Base Shuffle Might Benefit Region; Long-Term Gains Possible in Move Of Defense Jobs From Va. to Md. Byline: Dana Hedgpeth Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial The reshuffling of military personnel and contractors recommended last week by the federal base-closing panel
Evacuees Begin to Put Down Roots; New Schools, Jobs Lessen Pull Back Home to New Orleans Byline: John Pomfret Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: A Section AUSTIN -- Tyler Smith, a stocky 8-year-old with enormous feet, returned home from school one day this week with the results of
Home With the Kids, Selling the Latest From New York; Living Room Boutiques: A Flexible Alternative To 9-to-5 Jobs for Moms Byline: Cari Shane Parven Special to the Washington Post Edition: FINAL Section: Montgomery Extra For years, stay-at-home moms have traded lives in the professional world for
Byline: NEIL STOCKMAN Columnist Tool - Reciprocating saw, commonly called a Sawzall, the Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. brand name. Uses - It is the backbone when doing demolition. This saw seems to come in handy in every situation. What you need to know - The Sawzall is at the top of its class for
Getting the Job Done at Home; Telecommuting Can Save Money and Boost Productivity Byline: Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Is there any truth to the image of telecommuters as pajama-clad, unshaven workers who get easily distracted by child care, personal
Church Helps Louisiana Family Start Over; Shelter, Jobs and Car Arranged in Waldorf Byline: Avis Thomas-Lester Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Southern Maryland Extra Terry Kendrick Sr. was sitting in the Astrodome in Houston wondering whether he would ever see his family
Job Growth Hits Four-Year High Edition: FINAL Section: Financial The Washington area added more jobs in the year ended in July than it has in any 12-month period in more than four years, according to recently released Labor Department data. The region generated 74,500 new jobs in the 12 months
Age Lines Edition: FINAL Section: Health A Roundup of Recent Health News on Aging 12 Tablets vs. 52 The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first monthly pill to treat osteoporosis -- the brittle bone disease that puts 44 million Americans at higher risk of fracture -- in post-menopausal
JUNO Healthcare Staffing System, Inc., the fastest-growing Filipino-American healthcare staffing agency, will hold its much-awaited annual nursing awards on Dec. 23, 6 p.m. at the Lourdess Exotic Filipino Cuisine Restaurant in Queens. For the past three years, JUNO has been handing out awards to
At D.C. Armory, Employers Offer Jobs to Evacuees Byline: Amy Joyce and Theola S. Labbe Washington Post Staff Writers Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Employers in the area, eager to help hurricane evacuees, have been setting up at job fairs, creating job Web sites, and helping evacuees staying at
New Job-Hunting Sites Might Be Monster Killers Byline: Leslie Walker Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Column: .com Leslie Walker Monster.com may grow up to be a dinosaur. That was my first thought upon seeing a new breed of online job sites shaking up the recruitment industry. Simply Hired and
Boredom Numbs the Work World; Lack of Stimulation Infects Humble and High-Ranking Jobs Alike Byline: Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial When Bruce Bartlett was the deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the U.S. Treasury under George H.W. Bush,
Federal Jobs Gave Big Boost in 2004 Edition: FINAL Section: Financial The federal government trimmed its payroll in 2004, but not in the Washington area. The government added local jobs at a healthy clip last year, according to Labor Department data released in July, and some local counties
NIH Memo Hints at Goals, Set With HHS and OMB, in Contracting Out Jobs Byline: Stephen Barr Edition: FINAL Section: Metro Column: FEDERAL DIARY Stephen Barr Bush administration officials say they do not play the numbers game when deciding which federal jobs should be put up for competition with the
Hospitality, IT Jobs Lead the Way in Growth for Region Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Washington is becoming a region of more waiters and information technology consultants -- and relatively fewer telecom workers and government employees, based on payroll statistics the Labor Department released
Job Machine Falters in Virginia Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Column: BY THE NUMBERS Charting the Path Of the Local Economy The District generated jobs nearly twice as fast as the nation as a whole during the first four months of the year but the job market lost ground in Virginia, which has
Few to Lose Jobs In Airline Merger; Management Positions Most at Risk Byline: Keith L. Alexander Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial US Airways Group Inc. executives yesterday told their Washington area employees that it was too early to say how many would lose their jobs
Career Building Without College; Skilled Workers Can Have Their Pick of Jobs In the Understaffed Construction Trades Byline: Jenalia Moreno Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Hours before dawn one Saturday, crane operator Mike Haley started his workday at an area
At Nursing Home, Katrina Dealt Only the First Blow; Nuns Labored for Days in Fatal Heat to Get Help for Patients Byline: Anne Hull and Doug Struck Washington Post Staff Writers Edition: FINAL Section: A Section NEW ORLEANS -- As Hurricane Katrina swirled closer, the elderly nuns who were among the
Tax Break Applies When Spouse Is in Nursing Home Byline: Benny L. Kass Edition: FINAL Section: Real Estate Column: HOUSING COUNSEL Benny L. Kass QMy husband and I have lived in our home for many years. Its value has appreciated significantly. We were planning to sell in a few years and move closer
Building Ties To Narrow An Age Gap; Rockers and Social Activists Find Friends in Nursing Homes Byline: Petula Dvorak Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Metro The plastic sofa cover squeaked and crackled as the women settled in for an afternoon journey to segregated schools,
A Career of Hands-On Nursing With Devotion and Turpentine Byline: Matt Schudel Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Metro As the child of railroad workers, Lucille Brady had seen a fair amount of the country from the windows of trains by the time she was 18. She had abandoned her
With close to 300 municipalities in seven counties, metro Chicago has so many interest groups that getting them to cooperate is like trying to herd cats. But members of the new Regional Planning Board are going to give it a try. In an effort to coordinate land-use and transportation planning, the
FAA Plans to Hire 12,500 Controllers; Agency Expects Wave of Retirements Byline: Sara Kehaulani Goo Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: A Section The Federal Aviation Administration announced a plan yesterday to hire 12,500 air traffic controllers over the next 10 years, in an
When the Job Calls for a Garden Expert, Know Where to Find the Right Professional Byline: Joel M. Lerner Edition: FINAL Section: Real Estate Column: GREEN SCENE Joel M. Lerner You have a problem in your yard or garden. Maybe the water cuts a muddy swale through the grass of a hillside every time it
Dare to Dream; People Who Wed Jobs to Big Ambitions Find Fulfillment Byline: Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Every day on my way to work, I walk over a message stenciled on a sidewalk near downtown Washington. It reads Dream More Work Less. That little
Adult Students Find A Second Chance; Fairfax Public Schools Offer Job Training Byline: Maria Glod Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Metro Rosemary Leano, 47, has always juggled two jobs. She has worked for a Harris Teeter grocery store and washed hair at a few beauty shops. She
After Europe, Gouveia Tries To Find a Job Byline: Jason La Canfora Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Sports Former Washington Redskins linebacker Kurt Gouveia will be on the sideline with the Berlin Thunder today in World Bowl XIII in Dusseldorf, Germany, but his next destination
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Fed Says Many Prices Going Up; Survey Also Hints At Slower Economy Byline: Nell Henderson Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial A South Carolina lumber store recently boosted retail prices to cover its rising wholesale costs. A Virginia hardware store has tacked freight
Are Drugmakers Down for the Count? Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Until recently, drug companies were at the top of the corporate heap -- highly profitable, politically powerful, technologically at the cutting edge. They contributed significantly to U.S. exports, created high-paying jobs and