Archive for May, 2009
Factory job losses forecast to reach 188,000
Some 188,000 factory workers will lose their jobs this year ‘“ more than 40,000 above what was forecast just two months ago. Alongside its latest grim prediction on jobs, the manufacturers’ organisation EEF is forecasting an 11 per cent contraction …
Read More..>>Tutco adding 125 new jobs
COOKEVILLE — More than 100 new jobs could be coming to the Cookeville area as Tutco has informally announced its plans for expansion. Tutco, one of the world’s largest makers of electric heating elements, will be ceasing its manufacturing operations …
Read More..>>Merchants:$781M tax plan will hurt but is needed
Reno small business owner Mary Johnson said the $781 million tax package approved in the Nevada Legislature is frustrating on some levels and understandable on others. ‘It seems like it’s always the middle that gets hit,’ said Johnson, who owns …
Read More..>>No Spanish stroll as Gers feel the heat (The Courier)
IT WAS an absolute scorcher at Hampden on Saturday as Rangers lifted the Homecoming Scottish Cup’¦and the weather wasn’t bad either.
Read More..>>Sharapova survives another 3-setter at French Open (SportingNews)
PARIS (AP) — Four three-set matches, four victories for Maria Sharapova at the French Open.The …
Read More..>>German states approve Opel funding (Sydney Morning Herald)
Two German states on Sunday agreed to support a euro 1.5 billion ($2.67 billion) bridge loan for General Motors Corp’s Opel unit, putting the final touches on a deal with Canada’s Magna International Inc to acquire the automaker.
Read More..>>DATA SNAP: Australian Apr Retail Sales Up 0.3% Vs Mar (The Forex Market)
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Australian retail sales rose a lower-than-expected 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted A$19.35 billion in April from A$19.30 billion in March and rose from A$18.13 billion a year earlier, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Monday.
Read More..>>City government sports new Web site design (Missoulian)
The city of Missoula’s new Web site is a feast for the eyes – and for curious minds. At www.ci.missoula.mt.us , the online entrance to the Garden City is getting plenty of traffic since it came to life 10 days ago.
Read More..>>Bowker and Impelsys Announce Joint Marketing Program and Debut of SEO Title Cards Offering at Book Expo America (dBusinessNews.com)
New Providence, N.J. ‘“ Bowker, the world’s leading source for bibliographic information, and Impelsys, a leading provider of e-content solutions and services for publishers, are pleased to announce a joint-marketing program that will enhance the discoverability of more than nine million titles that are commercially available in Bowker’s Books in Print® catalog.
Read More..>>PM won’t freeze settlement construction for natural growth
Israel will not freeze settlement construction for natural growth, despite intense pressure from the Obama administration to do so, The Jerusalem Post has learned. While Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has indicated that he will remove illegal …
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