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Business in the Community calls on business leaders to work together to diffuse the ‘timebomb’ of youth unemployment

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:11 -0800
Business in the Community calls on business leaders to open up more employment opportunities for young people. During National Apprenticeship Week, business charity Business in the Community (BITC) is calling for a radical change in how Britain’s companies attract and employ young talent.
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Why Manufacturing Still Matters

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:52:02 -0800
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Economix Blog: Laura D'Andrea Tyson: Why Manufacturing Still Matters

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:17:47 -0800
President Obama's support for manufacturing was heartening, but he needs to do more to bolster this important sector and help train people to work in it, an economist writes.
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Study Proves ActionCOACH System Helps Local Economies Prosper

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:16:00 -0800
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While politicians continue to grope for answers about what to do about the economy, businesses that work with ActionCOACH Business Coaches just may have discovered ...
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Spain cuts firing costs in new labour reform

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:12:17 -0800
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain cut severance pay for workers on Friday and watered down collective bargaining rights, giving more power to employers as it attempts to kickstart its moribund jobs market and slash Europe's highest unemployment rate. The centre-right government said it would abolish contracts allowing severance packages of 45 days' pay for every year worked to employees deemed to have ...
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Employment Gains as America Ages

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:56 -0800
A burgeoning population of elderly is fueling employment in health care and social assistance, which have both added jobs as the U.S. economy lost them
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Report: California's green economy faring well

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:38:57 -0800
California's green economy retained a larger percentage of its work force during the recent recession than the overall economy, according to a report released Tuesday.
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A Recovery With Business Out Front - Off the Charts

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:18:07 -0800
Increases in private sector spending — not federal expenditures — have bolstered the nation’s slow-but-sure rebound from the recession.
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United States Department of Agriculture

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:46:18 -0800
ANKENY, IA, Feb. 10, 2012 ? U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held a roundtable meeting today with local business and agricultural leaders at the Des Moines Area Community College to discuss the vision laid out in President Obama's State of the Union address that will help grow the Iowa economy. The meeting provided Secretary Vilsack with an opportunity to hear directly from Iowans on how ...
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