Airport Expansion to Create Jobs
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced today a $4 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act award to extend a taxiway at the Dane County Regional Airport.…
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Ohio Funds Projects to Create 40 Jobs
Three Ohio projects will get $3 million in state funds for job creation. Dayton's Stratacache was awarded a $585,000 loan for the company’s new corporate…
Primus Telecom Expands, Adds 113 Jobs
Canadian telecommunications provider Primus Telecommunications Canada is expanding its Edmundston, New Brunswick call center, adding another 113 jobs to the over 200 existing employees. The…
Genaera Cutting 80% of Workforce
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company Genaera is cutting its staff by 80%, so it can pursue “business development strategies” for its lead new drug candidate,…
LaBarge Products Adds 48 Jobs on Army Contract
LaBarge Products is hiring 48 new employees to work on a new $27 million military contract to build combat system repair equipment. The 48 jobs…
InterDigital to Cut 100 People
InterDigital, a King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based wireless technology company, will eliminate 100 jobs as it ceases further development of products that use its SlimChip mobile…
California To Train At-Risk Youth For Green Jobs
California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger has established the California Green Corps, a statewide effort to train at-risk young adults for jobs in the state’s green technology…
Tennessee Medical Center Cuts 25, Freezes Salaries
The Maury Regional Medical Center of Columbia, Tennessee is cutting 25 jobs and freezing salaries. The Center employs more than 2,100 people. Five nurses are…
Osiris Therapeutics to Cut 80 Jobs
Stem cell research firm Osiris Therapeutics will accelerate the transfer of its Osteocel unit to NuVasive, and terminate 80 jobs in its Osteocel unit. The…
Convergys to Eliminate 275 Call Center Jobs
Cincinnati's Convergys will eliminate 275 jobs at its call center in Winnipeg, Manitoba -- but will open three new call centers in the Philippines. The…