Home Depot To Axe 85 Employees in St. Louis
The Home Depot is laying off 85 employees from its home-décor catalog and online sales business in St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Business…
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National Unemployment Holds at 9.6% for September
The National unemployment rate remained steady at 9.6 percent for the month of September, marking the 17th consecutive month it has been over 9 percent.…
Being Against Something – and Your Job Search
When I was in college I decided to start an anti-drug and alcohol-abuse organization. I affiliated with a giant group called BACCHUS (Better Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) and one year I got funding in the amount of nearly $200,000 from the University of Chicago to bring Bill Bennett (the former ''Drug Czar'') to speak to the students. In fact, I made such a presentation to the student counsel one year that they gave me over 35% of the student activities budget to bring in famous speakers and others, to help fight drugs and alcohol on campus.
Federal Judge to CPS: Not So Fast
Surprising news out of Chicago today as a federal judge has ordered Chicago Public Schools to rescind the layoffs of 700 tenured teachers. The layoffs…
Hospitals Face Record Layoffs in 2010
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hospitals have laid off 8,233 people so far in 2010 during massive layoff events. The Bureau of Labor…
Layoffs Begin at Avondale
In July of this year, Northrop Grumman Corp. informed the state of Louisiana that it was planning to close its Avondale shipyards over the course…
Sikorsky Lays off 200
Sikorsky, a division of Hartford, Connecticut-based United Technologies, laid off about 200 workers last week. This according to a statement released today by Sikorsky reps.…
City of Spokane to Lay Off 116
The city of Spokane, Washington has notified some 116 employees of layoff notices as part of their ongoing work on the city’s 2011 General Fund…
Raytheon Plans to Lay Off 130 in California
Raytheon, a major American Defense Contractor and industrial corporation which focuses on manufacturing defense systems an electronics for defense and commercial interests, will lay off about 130…
United Space Alliance Lays Off 333
The United Space Alliance laid off 333 employees at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Friday as the NASA Space Shuttle program comes to an end,…