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Bowling Green plant to add 100 full-time jobs
WHAS 11.com (subscription)
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- An auto parts maker is adding a new building and 100 full-time jobs to its operation in Bowling Green. Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC broke ground Wednesday on its second expansion since November. Gov.
Kobe Aluminum to Expand in Bowling Green, Creates 100 JobsWBKO
Kobe to Add 100 New Jobs to Warren County Facility in $66 Million ExpansionWKU Public Radio

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US tech industry, big labour wrangle over high-tech jobs for foreigners
GlobalPost
WASHINGTON - To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democratic allies, it's more sinister: The push by ...

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The Independent
Royal Bank of Scotland to cut 1400 jobs in UK
Reuters
DUBLIN | Thu May 16, 2013 7:16am EDT. DUBLIN (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) will cut 1,400 jobs over the next two years in a restructuring of its retail head office in Britain, the part-nationalized bank said on Thursday. In a statement ...
RBS to Cut 1400 Jobs in UK Retail RevampFox Business
RBS to axe 1400 jobs in latest round of redundanciesThe Independent
RBS Will Eliminate 1400 Jobs in UK Consumer-Division OverhaulBusinessweek
IBTimes.co.uk -Scottish Daily Record
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CBS News
Summer jobs picture is better but not good
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) There's some good news if you're looking for a job this summer: Seasonal job opportunities will be the highest they've been in five years. Unfortunately, that's not saying much. Nearly 30 percent of employers are planning to hire seasonal ...

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Raeford slaughterhouse to close in July and eliminate 1000 jobs
Charlotte Observer
House of Raeford Farms will close its turkey slaughtering plant in Raeford in July and layoff 1,060 people. The company, which first announced plans to shutter the facility in March, informed the state last week that the plant would close by July 27 ...

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Reeder: When it comes to jobs, Illinois shoots itself in foot
Northwest Herald
At 9.5 percent, it's two percentage points higher than the national average of 7.5 percent. Two percentage points might not seem like much on paper, but that equates to 130,000 people. That's more than the entire populations of Peoria, Springfield or ...
Illinois needs more jobs, not a minimum wage hikeSaukvalley

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Employment picture is hardly rosy
Chicago Daily Herald
As unemployment fell to 7.5 percent in April, its lowest level since December, 2008, the pool of available workers remains substantial. There are still 11.7 million Americans looking for work with 4.4 million of them searching for six months or more.

All Things Digital
The Ebook Pricing Email That Steve Jobs Sent to James Murdoch
Gizmodo
As part of the ongoing Apple e-book price fixing investigation by the Department of Justice, a new email sent from Steve Jobs to James Murdoch has come to light. Murdoch, ultimately in control of what happens at Harper Collins, was approached by Steve ...
Here's That Steve Jobs E-Book Email to James MurdochAll Things Digital
This Is The Steve Jobs Email That Has Apple In A Legal MessBusiness Insider
DOJ: Email from Steve Jobs implies Apple wanted to create falsely inflated e ...Apple Insider
The Hill (blog) -Computerworld (blog)
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Burlington Times News
Ammo maker to create 150 jobs in Robeson County
News & Observer
RALEIGH, N.C. — A privately held ammunition manufacturer says it's locating a new manufacturing facility in Robeson County, where it will create 150 jobs and invest more than $15.2 million over the next three years. Gov. Pat McCrory announced ...
Ammunition manufacturer, Cape Fear Arsenal, to create 150 jobs in LumbertonFayetteville Observer

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In DC, parents miss work, lose jobs trying to get child-care subsidy
Washington Post
At 6:30 a.m. on a Wednesday early this month, Andria Swanson, dressed in a bright-pink terry cloth jumpsuit, joined a line that was already snaking down South Capitol Street in Congress Heights. She nervously counted the people ahead of her. Related ...

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Seattle's tunnel construction creating Pierce Co. jobs
KING5.com
Jason Larance makes the concrete that's being poured into the 14,000 pieces that will make up the lining of Seattle's two-mile long double-deck State Route 99 tunnel. When he started at FBS Encon Precast in September the company had 12 employees.

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Burlington Times News
Ammunition manufacturer, Cape Fear Arsenal, to create 150 jobs in Lumberton
Fayetteville Observer
LUMBERTON - An ammunition manufacturer on Wednesday announced plans to create 150 jobs and invest more than $15.2 million over the next three years in Robeson County. Cape Fear Arsenal, a new corporation that manufactures projectiles, casings ...
Ammo maker to create 150 jobs in Robeson CountyNews & Observer

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All Things Digital
Here's That Steve Jobs E-Book Email to James Murdoch
All Things Digital
jobsmail “Throw in with Apple and see if we can all make a go of this to create a real mainstream e-books market at $12.99 and $14.99.” That's an excerpt from an email sent by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to James Murdoch of News Corporation (which owns ...
Justice Department claims Steve Jobs was 'ringmaster' in price-fixing schemeThe Hill (blog)

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High tech jobs lead Northeast Ohio for wage increases
Plain Dealer
large_money.jpg With the exception of high-tech jobs, a new report shows that salaries in Northeast Ohio continue to stagnate. IT salaries growth averages 7 percent, according to ERCPlain Dealer File Photo. With the exception of high-tech jobs, a new ...

High-tech jobs lead Northeast Ohio for wage increases
Plain Dealer
large_money.jpg With the exception of high-tech jobs, a new report shows that salaries in Northeast Ohio continue to stagnate. IT salaries growth averages 7 percent, according to ERCPlain Dealer file. With the exception of high-tech jobs, a new report ...

Barrett to kick off summer jobs program
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett kicks off the city's annual summer jobs program on Thursday, promoting a tradition of finding temporary jobs for city youth. The program, called Earn & Learn, employs nearly 3,000 young people each summer. The deadline for ...
Mayor Barrett to kick off Milwaukee's summer jobs programfox6now.com

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USPS has plans to cut Madison mail-handling jobs
77Square.com
Plans by the U.S. Postal Service to reduce Madison staff by 54 and move mail handling to Milwaukee are included in a feasibility study that will get a public airing later this month. The proposed cuts at the Madison processing center on Milwaukee ...

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Majority of the Dallas ISD principal fellows have jobs in district next year
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Superintendent Mike Miles announced this week that at least 41 members of Dallas ISD's inaugural principal leadership academy will work in school administration positions next year. Twenty of the fellows will be principals, with another 21 members ...

WRAL.com
Hoke to lose 1000 jobs as poultry plant closes
WRAL.com
Raeford, N.C. — House of Raeford Inc. has informed state officials that it will close a poultry processing facility in Hoke County in July, eliminating more than 1,000 jobs. The company filed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices ...

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Mexico sends jobs to the US, not just workers
msnNOW
Mexico outsourcing jobs to America? No, it's not a headline from The Onion, it's really happening. Mexican baking company Groupo Bimbo's Mexico City factory was completely overwhelmed by American appetites for its tasty treats, especially among the ...

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