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• This $1 million grant will be used to train low-income youth in construction jobs - News & Observer

  05-09-2017 23:57 via newsobserver.com
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  This $1 million grant will be used to train low-income youth in construction jobs
  News & Observer
  If you're a young person in Raleigh struggling to find work, you can now get job training and help the community. Capital Area Workforce Development (CAWD), an organization that runs youth programs, has received a $1 million grant from the United ...
  
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• Texas-based Cognizant Technology Solutions adds 75 jobs to Tampa - Tampabay.com

  05-09-2017 23:55 via tampabay.com
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  Texas-based Cognizant Technology Solutions adds 75 jobs to Tampa
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  Gov. Rick Scott briefs the media about Hurricane Irma after announcing Texas-based software company Cognizant Technology Solutions is adding 75 jobs to Tampa. | [Malena Carollo | Times]. TAMPA — Texas-based business and technology services ...
  
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• Lego Will Cut 1400 Jobs as Profit Dips, Despite Big-Screen Heroics - New York Times

  05-09-2017 23:41 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Lego Will Cut 1400 Jobs as Profit Dips, Despite Big-Screen Heroics
  New York Times
  The Lego store at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Lego is cutting 1,400 jobs as part of a “reset.” Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times. To hold children's attention, Lego has enlisted the help of Batman, Darth Vader and Harry Potter ...
  Lego to cut 1400 jobs as sales slideBBC News
  LEGO to Cut 1400 Jobs After Decades-Long Sales Boom EndsNBCNews.com
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• Trump: Tax reform can create 'millions of jobs' - Politico

  05-09-2017 23:36 via politico.com
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  Trump: Tax reform can create 'millions of jobs'
  Politico
  President Donald Trump touted his party's tax reform push on Tuesday and argued that an overhaul that adequately reduced taxes on businesses will “create millions of new jobs.” “We're going to reduce taxes for companies, and those companies are going ...
  Trump to congressional leaders: Tax reform will 'create millions of jobs'UPI.com
  Steve Jobs gave us President TrumpWashington Postall 637 news articles &ra
  
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• Free program helping veterans create jobs - WEAR

  05-09-2017 23:20 via weartv.com
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  Free program helping veterans create jobs
  WEAR
  The UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center is one of six networking partners around the state similar to this one. Veterans interested in starting their own business can get help from the university through workshops and even online classes. Next ...
  
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• High-paying energy jobs are key for Democrats in 2018 - The Hill (blog)

  05-09-2017 23:00 via thehill.com
  The Hill (blog)
  High-paying energy jobs are key for Democrats in 2018
  The Hill (blog)
  Clean-energy policies championed by Democrats over the last decade have helped create millions of high-paying energy jobs for American workers. And innovative Democratic policies going forward can help spur millions more good jobs — in energy ...and more »
  
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• Fountain Hills residents recall their first jobs - FH Times

  05-09-2017 22:54 via fhtimes.com
  FH Times
  Fountain Hills residents recall their first jobs
  FH Times
  This week, in commemoration of Labor Day, The Times has collected a series of reminiscence of first jobs from a number of Fountain Hills residents. We think you will enjoy these stories, as they may help you recall the effort that earned you a first ...
  
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• Radiation analysis software makes emergency responders' jobs quicker, easier - Phys.Org

  05-09-2017 22:37 via phys.org
  Phys.Org
  Radiation analysis software makes emergency responders' jobs quicker, easier
  Phys.Org
  Sandia National Laboratories researchers Ethan Chan, left, Alf Morales, center, and Will Johnson demonstrate how InterSpec is used in the field. Credit: Dino Vournas. When law enforcement officers and first responders arrive at an emergency involving ...and more »
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs is using Ronald Reagan in political ads to attack Trump's DACA decision - Recode

  05-09-2017 22:24 via recode.net
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  Laurene Powell Jobs is using Ronald Reagan in political ads to attack Trump's DACA decision
  Recode
  Laurene Powell Jobs' philanthropic arm is purchasing what is believed to be its first-ever political ads on TV, according to advertising placement records seen by Recode. Emerson Collective, Powell Jobs's vehicle for activism and investments, will ...
  
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• Tyson Foods' New $320 Million Chicken Plant Is Bringing 1600 Jobs to Eastern Kansas - Fortune

  05-09-2017 22:08 via fortune.com
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  Tyson Foods' New $320 Million Chicken Plant Is Bringing 1600 Jobs to Eastern Kansas
  Fortune
  Tyson Foods, the biggest U.S. meat processor, said on Tuesday it would build a $320 million poultry complex in eastern Kansas to meet increasing consumer demand for chicken. The company said the new unit, which will produce pre-packaged trays of ...and more »
  
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• White House claims DACA recipients take jobs away from Americans - The Hill (blog)

  05-09-2017 21:32 via thehill.com
  The Hill (blog)
  White House claims DACA recipients take jobs away from Americans
  The Hill (blog)
  Press Sec.: "It's a known fact that there are over 4 million unemployed Americans in the same age group as those that are DACA recipients." pic.twitter.com/hFqMeRqk09. — ABC News (@ABC) September 5, 2017. White House press secretary Sarah ...
  5 things you need to know nowThe Week Magazine
  Ending the 'Dreamers' Program Could Cost Hundreds of Thousands of JobsFortuneall 4,705 news articles&
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs is airing political ads in the wake of Trump's DACA decision - Recode

  05-09-2017 21:21 via recode.net
  Recode
  Laurene Powell Jobs is airing political ads in the wake of Trump's DACA decision
  Recode
  The investing and philanthropic arm of Laurene Powell Jobs is purchasing what is believed to be its first-ever political ads on TV, according to advertising placement records seen by Recode. Emerson Collective, Powell Jobs's vehicle for activism and ...
  
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• Only 13% of Americans are scared that robots will take their jobs, a recent poll shows - CNBC

  05-09-2017 20:57 via cnbc.com
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  Only 13% of Americans are scared that robots will take their jobs, a recent poll shows
  CNBC
  Responding to Russian president Vladimir Putin's warning this week that "whoever leads in artificial intelligence will rule the world," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that competition for AI will "most likely cause" World War 3. For now, Americans aren't ...and more »
  
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• Gallup: 13% of Americans are scared that robots will take their jobs - CNBC

  05-09-2017 20:57 via cnbc.com
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  Gallup: 13% of Americans are scared that robots will take their jobs
  CNBC
  American workers aren't worried about the takeover of job-stealing robots, a new Gallup poll finds, but tech CEOs have mixed feelings on the future of AI.and more »
  
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• Night shift: 6 best jobs for the true night owl - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  05-09-2017 20:50 via ajc.com
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Night shift: 6 best jobs for the true night owl
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Chuck Piekarski, pastry chef for God's Love We Deliver for almost 26 years, pulls birthday cakes from a rack to personalize each one's icing with a name at the Joan Rivers Bakery -- named for the comedian who served on the charity's board -- in New ...
  
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• Don't Bet on Shaky Jobs Data Stalling Fed Action on $4.5 Trillion Balance Sheet - TheStreet.com

  05-09-2017 19:34 via thestreet.com
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  Don't Bet on Shaky Jobs Data Stalling Fed Action on $4.5 Trillion Balance Sheet
  TheStreet.com
  Perhaps the most obvious clue that August job growth was nothing spectacular was that President Donald Trump didn't tweet about it. The real estate mogul who occupies the Oval Office found time to comment on social media site Twitter about plenty of ...
  
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• Oracle slashes more than 900 Santa Clara jobs, more globally - The Mercury News

  05-09-2017 19:28 via mercurynews.com
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  Oracle slashes more than 900 Santa Clara jobs, more globally
  The Mercury News
  Oracle has chopped several hundred jobs worldwide, including more than 900 in Santa Clara, according to official filings with state labor officials.and more »
  
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• Oracle slashes at least 900 Santa Clara jobs, more worldwide - The Mercury News

  05-09-2017 19:28 via mercurynews.com
  The Mercury News
  Oracle slashes at least 900 Santa Clara jobs, more worldwide
  The Mercury News
  Oracle has chopped several hundred jobs worldwide, including more than 900 in Santa Clara, according to official filings with state labor officials. By George Avalos | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group. PUBLISHED: September 5, 2017 ...and more »
  
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• New Academy Aims to Give DC Residents More Training for Infrastructure Jobs - NBC4 Washington

  05-09-2017 18:46 via nbcwashington.com
  NBC4 Washington
  New Academy Aims to Give DC Residents More Training for Infrastructure Jobs
  NBC4 Washington
  Mayor Muriel Bowser has launched a program that will offer residents more training for trade and construction jobs that typically go unfilled. The D.C. Infrastructure Academy is a partnership between D.C. public and private sector companies and aims to ...and more »
  
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• Company buys land to build Upstate plant; will add 1000 jobs, official says - WYFF Greenville

  05-09-2017 18:35 via wyff4.com
  WYFF Greenville
  Company buys land to build Upstate plant; will add 1000 jobs, official says
  WYFF Greenville
  An unnamed manufacturing company has bought land in the Upstate to build a plant that will add hundreds of jobs over the next several decades, according to a county official. Anderson County Administrator Rusty Barnes said the company is buying more ...
  New manufacturing company to create 1000 jobs in Anderson CountyAnderson Independent Mailall 2 news articles »
  
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• The Recruiting Reel: Signs Your Recruiting Process Needs a Makeover

  05-09-2017 17:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Recruiting is a fast-paced and quickly evolving career field. It's exciting, but all the new technology and changing job seeker expectations can leave recruiters a little lost.On this episode of The Recruiting Reel, Alysse Metzler talks about how to identify when your recruiting process needs a little change – and what that change should ...
  
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• Losing Jobs In Colorado's Coal Country, What's Next? - KRCC

  05-09-2017 17:40 via krcc.org
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  Losing Jobs In Colorado's Coal Country, What's Next?
  KRCC
  Peggy and Emma Case of Nucla. Peggy's husband works in the coal mine and is expected to lose his job in the next year. The family hopes they can remain in the town. Bente Birkeland / Capitol Coverage. Downton Nucla. View Slideshow 2 of 3. Downton ...and more »
  
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• An exec who worked with Steve Jobs for 26 years says everyone got it wrong about him - Business Insider

  05-09-2017 16:51 via businessinsider.com
  Business Insider
  An exec who worked with Steve Jobs for 26 years says everyone got it wrong about him
  Business Insider
  steve jobs Ed Catmull, the president of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation, says he doesn't believe that anything that's been written about Steve Jobs, pictured, "comes close to capturing the man I knew." Sean Gallup/Getty Images. A legend surrounds ...and more »
  
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• Trump warned: Taxing Canada would 'bomb' US jobs - Washington Examiner

  05-09-2017 16:28 via washingtonexaminer.com
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  Trump warned: Taxing Canada would 'bomb' US jobs
  Washington Examiner
  President Trump's bid to Make America Great Again with a trade war targeting Canada could lead to thousands of jobless Americans, several lawmakers are warning. At issue is the administration's consideration of Boeing's request to slap Canada's small ...and more »
  
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• Does Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Lead to Lower Life Ratings? - Gallup

  05-09-2017 16:25 via gallup.com
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  Does Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Lead to Lower Life Ratings?
  Gallup
  Previous research has shown very little evidence that more intensive import competition from China has been broadly harmful to the economies of metropolitan areas. That's despite the fact that import competition in a given area is related to a sharper ...
  
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• Nordex to cut up to 500 jobs - Windpower Monthly (subscription)

  05-09-2017 16:03 via windpowermonthly.com
  Windpower Monthly (subscription)
  Nordex to cut up to 500 jobs
  Windpower Monthly (subscription)
  GERMANY: Manufacturer Nordex has announced a €45 million cost-cutting exercise including a round of job cuts from across its European business. Nordex is targeting savings of up to €45 million. Between 400-500 jobs are due to be lost from operations ...and more »
  
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• 'No immediate threat' to Kilkeel aerospace jobs - BBC News

  05-09-2017 16:03 via bbc.com
  BBC News
  'No immediate threat' to Kilkeel aerospace jobs
  BBC News
  A union has said there is "no immediate threat" to jobs at a County Down factory which is being sold as part of a wider $30bn (£23bn) takeover deal. Almost 800 people work at Rockwell Collins' aircraft seat manufacturing plant in Kilkeel. The US firm ...
  Acquisition of Rockwell Collins 'about growth,' more jobsWichita Eagleall 211 news articles »
  
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• NC County Weighs Deal for More Slaughterhouse Jobs - AgWeb

  05-09-2017 15:11 via agweb.com
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  NC County Weighs Deal for More Slaughterhouse Jobs
  AgWeb
  Local officials in North Carolina are considering tax breaks for a Chinese-owned company running one of the world's largest hog slaughterhouses. WECT reports that Bladen County commissioners on Tuesday consider the incentives and hold a hearing to ...
  NC county weighs deal for more jobs at huge slaughterhouseWRAL.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Losing Jobs in Colorado's Coal Country, What's Next? - KUNC

  05-09-2017 14:00 via kunc.org
  KUNC
  Losing Jobs in Colorado's Coal Country, What's Next?
  KUNC
  Peggy and Emma Case of Nucla. Peggy's husband works in the coal mine and is expected to lose his job in the next year. The family hopes they can remain in the town. Bente Birkeland / Capitol Coverage. Downton Nucla. View Slideshow 2 of 3. Downton ...
  
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• Oracle Cuts More Jobs in Its Hardware and Solaris Units - Fortune

  05-09-2017 13:56 via fortune.com
  Fortune
  Oracle Cuts More Jobs in Its Hardware and Solaris Units
  Fortune
  Oracle has laid off what appears to be a significant number of employees working on its hardware and Solaris operating system efforts, according to anonymous posts on TheLayoff.com, the gist of which were confirmed to Fortune by former Oracle employees.and more »
  
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• Jobs Across the World Launches Revolutionary Global Online Job Relocation Solution - Markets Insider

  05-09-2017 13:05 via markets.businessinsider.com
  Jobs Across the World Launches Revolutionary Global Online Job Relocation Solution
  Markets Insider
  Jobs Across the World recently launched a unique, state-of-the-art integrated platform that connects employees and employers from all around the world in a way that no other competitor does. The platform aims to provide job opportunities to ...and more »
  
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• Planned warehouses could bring thousands of jobs to Pullman - Chicago Tribune

  05-09-2017 13:03 via chicagotribune.com
  Chicago Tribune
  Planned warehouses could bring thousands of jobs to Pullman
  Chicago Tribune
  A Pullman Crossings rendering looking south shows three warehouse buildings, center right, with the under-construction Pullman Community Center in the foreground. The warehouses will be along 103rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue, just west of Interstate ...
  
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• Lego to cut 1400 jobs as sales slide - BBC News

  05-09-2017 11:43 via bbc.com
  BBC News
  Lego to cut 1400 jobs as sales slide
  BBC News
  Toymaker Lego is cutting 1,400 jobs worldwide in the face of falling sales and profits. The figure is 8% of the Danish company's 18,200-strong workforce, but it is not clear where the jobs will go. Lego said in its half-year results that revenue fell 5 ...
  Lego slashes 1400 jobs as sales slumpCNNMoney
  Lego to cut 1400 jobs and 'reset company' after sales dropChicago Tribune
  Lego Cuts 1400 Jobs as Sales Slump on Weak 'Batman' DemandBloomberg
  
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• Left behind in NY jobs boom: Landing high-profile employers is nice, but of little help to those who need ... - New York Daily News

  05-09-2017 11:02 via nydailynews.com
  New York Daily News
  Left behind in NY jobs boom: Landing high-profile employers is nice, but of little help to those who need ...
  New York Daily News
  The sky-high cost of housing has understandably been at the top of the list of concerns among the dozens of candidates begging for votes in these final days leading up to the primary election on Sept 12. But as we prepare to head to the polls, voters ...
  
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• Detroit Lions play it coy with return jobs - MLive.com

  05-09-2017 11:01 via mlive.com
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  Detroit Lions play it coy with return jobs
  MLive.com
  Lions running back Dwayne Washington, left, started at kick returner in the preseason but has not yet been awarded the job in the regular season. Golden Tate, right, could get some action on punt return too. Lions running back Dwayne Washington, left, ...and more »
  
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• Lego profit, sales drop; to cut 1400 jobs - MarketWatch

  05-09-2017 10:35 via marketwatch.com
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  Lego profit, sales drop; to cut 1400 jobs
  MarketWatch
  Lego A/S will slash 1,400 jobs as it adjusts to an era of slower growth, the Danish toy maker said Tuesday, as it posted its first drop in sales in 13 years. Net profit for the six months to June 30 slipped to 3.4 billion Danish kroner ($544 million ...
  Lego to axe 1400 jobsThe Guardian
  Lego to cut 1400 jobs as sales slideBBC News
  Lego Cuts Jobs as Profit Declines Amid Change of LeadershipBloomberg
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• Modi's 10 Million Jobs Challenge May Be Biggest Re-Election Risk - Bloomberg

  05-09-2017 10:03 via bloomberg.com
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  Modi's 10 Million Jobs Challenge May Be Biggest Re-Election Risk
  Bloomberg
  With job creation seen as his government's biggest failing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi replaced both ministers in charge of employment. Their successors face an uphill task. India will have the world's biggest labor force by 2027 and the millennial ...and more »
  
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• AI Taking Jobs - Inside Higher Ed

  05-09-2017 09:33 via insidehighered.com
  AI Taking Jobs
  Inside Higher Ed
  The robots are coming for our jobs. In today's Academic Minute, as part of Jobs Week, New York Institute of Technology's Kevin LaGrandeur explains why artificial intelligence is the biggest job killer in our society. LaGrandeur is a professor in the ...and more »
  
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• NC county weighs deal for more jobs at huge slaughterhouse - Sacramento Bee

  05-09-2017 08:35 via sacbee.com
  NC county weighs deal for more jobs at huge slaughterhouse
  Sacramento Bee
  Local officials in North Carolina are considering tax breaks for a Chinese-owned company running one of the world's largest hog slaughterhouses. WECT reports (http://bit.ly/2gzsVcH) that Bladen County commissioners on Tuesday consider the incentives ...and more »
  
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• NC county weighs deal for more jobs at huge slaughterhouse - WRAL.com

  05-09-2017 08:29 via wral.com
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  NC county weighs deal for more jobs at huge slaughterhouse
  WRAL.com
  ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. — Local officials in North Carolina are considering tax breaks for a Chinese-owned company running one of the world's largest hog slaughterhouses. WECT reports (http://bit.ly/2gzsVcH) that Bladen County commissioners on Tuesday ...and more »
  
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• Conaway: Fewer regulations, simpler tax code will mean more jobs - Midland Reporter-Telegram

  05-09-2017 06:30 via mrt.com
  Midland Reporter-Telegram
  Conaway: Fewer regulations, simpler tax code will mean more jobs
  Midland Reporter-Telegram
  U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway speaks 9/04/17 at the Labor Day celebration in Odessa. Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram. Photo: Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram. Image 2 of 8. Jennie Lou Leeder talks with U.S. Rep Mike Conaway 9/04/17 at the Labor Day ...and more »
  
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• Tech skills and apprenticeship programs needed for future manufacturing jobs - Richmond.com

  05-09-2017 04:37 via richmond.com
  Richmond.com
  Tech skills and apprenticeship programs needed for future manufacturing jobs
  Richmond.com
  In this May 25, 2017 photo, apprentice Ryan Buzzy, 18, right, works with Skip Johnson, left, a trainer for the Stihl Inc. apprenticeship program, on a metalworking lathe in their training area at the Stihl Inc. manufacturing facility in Virginia Beach ...
  
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• Growing US Dilemma: Automated Jobs Meet Social Consciousness - Voice of America

  05-09-2017 01:13 via voanews.com
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  Growing US Dilemma: Automated Jobs Meet Social Consciousness
  Voice of America
  Security guard Eric Leon watches the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its blinking blue and white lights. The brawny automaton records video and sounds alerts. According to its maker, it deters ...
  Automated jobs cause frictionAlbany Times Union
  Growth of automated jobs leads to calls for a 'robot tax'Southeast Missourianall 18 news articles &raq
  
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• Guest Commentary: Labor Day wish — more jobs for Americans - Lompoc Record

  05-09-2017 00:34 via lompocrecord.com
  Guest Commentary: Labor Day wish — more jobs for Americans
  Lompoc Record
  Economists like to say the monthly data is encouraging or shows improvement. A lot of smoke is thrown out about seasonal adjustments, monthly revisions or weather-related declines that, when the jobs numbers are too miserable to overlook, is intended ...and more »
  
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• Labor Day rally promotes minimum wage increase, clean energy jobs - Poughkeepsie Journal

  05-09-2017 00:31 via poughkeepsiejournal.com
  Poughkeepsie Journal
  Labor Day rally promotes minimum wage increase, clean energy jobs
  Poughkeepsie Journal
  Joseph Stratford fears the meaning of Labor Day has been diluted. As political organizer for SEIU Local 1199, a union representing hospital and nursing home workers, Stratford said the issues workers face must remain central to the holiday. "Some ...
  
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• AL Labor Dept warns of fraudulent hurricane jobs - WSFA

  05-09-2017 00:15 via wsfa.com
  AL Labor Dept warns of fraudulent hurricane jobs
  WSFA
  It follows every natural disaster: fraudulent companies with less than pure intentions, offering lucrative clean up and rebuilding jobs that often don't exist. These companies, both legitimate and fraudulent, recruit Alabama workers and the Alabama ...
  
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• Are transportation jobs doomed with the rise of automation? - Salon

  05-09-2017 00:03 via salon.com
  Salon
  Are transportation jobs doomed with the rise of automation?
  Salon
  Companies are fast approaching the self-driving revolution, and no employment sector is more in danger than the transportation industry. Although, as former rally race car driver Alex Roy explains, with the rise of automation, “workers have been ...
  
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