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• Rate of MU grads getting jobs is higher than SEC average, survey shows - Columbia Missourian

  15-12-2017 23:34
  Columbia Missourian
  Rate of MU grads getting jobs is higher than SEC average, survey shows
  Columbia Missourian
  More than 90 percent of MU graduates found "successful career outcomes" in the past year, according to a recent survey announced in an MU news release. The survey is based on responses from about 76 percent of students who graduated in fall 2016 ...and more »
  
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• Emanuel unveils jobs program for 'disconnected' youth - Chicago Sun-Times

  15-12-2017 23:31
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Emanuel unveils jobs program for 'disconnected' youth
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Mayor Rahm Emanuel congratulates Dakwane Jackson of Austin at Friday's news conference to announce "Beyond the Diploma," a new program aimed at combating chronic youth unemployment in Chicago. | Photo by Fran Spielman. Fran Spielman · @fspielman ...and more »
  
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• Wealth and jobs in bamboo - Pune Mirror

  15-12-2017 22:09
  Pune Mirror
  Wealth and jobs in bamboo
  Pune Mirror
  It was the first time that Prime Minister Modi addressed a business chamber in his present term. This was the annual general meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The chamber was formed at the behest of Mahatma ...and more »
  
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• Homegrown: Companies across Montgomery unveil expansions, new jobs - Montgomery Advertiser

  15-12-2017 22:07
  Montgomery Advertiser
  Homegrown: Companies across Montgomery unveil expansions, new jobs
  Montgomery Advertiser
  Jet Polymer Recycling didn't just take over a struggling company when they acquired United Plastic Recycling. They also took over a work force of local plant employees, many of whom had been here for decades. That was in January. Over the course of the ...
  
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• Brandt closes on plant; 1000-plus apply for jobs - Bloomington Pantagraph

  15-12-2017 21:09
  Bloomington Pantagraph
  Brandt closes on plant; 1000-plus apply for jobs
  Bloomington Pantagraph
  An aerial photo shows the Kongskilde Industries plant in rural Hudson. The Normal Township Board voted 3-2 Wednesday to approve a tax abatement deal for Brandt Group of Companies to take over the site. 120217-blm-loc-3brandt. Buy Now. From left, Shaun ...
  
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• Retail Jobs Don't Have to Be Awful - The Nation.

  15-12-2017 21:03
  The Nation.
  Retail Jobs Don't Have to Be Awful
  The Nation.
  There are a lot of ways to turn retail jobs into living-wage careers—profit-hungry companies just aren't doing them. By Michelle ChenTwitter. Today 2:40 pm. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. Best Buy retail workers. Workers greet the first rush of ...
  
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• Trump Opens Up 80000 White-Collar Jobs to Americans - Breitbart News

  15-12-2017 20:55
  Breitbart News
  Trump Opens Up 80000 White-Collar Jobs to Americans
  Breitbart News
  The administration's decision to reverse President Barack Obama's expansion of the H-1B program has been met with criticism by advocates for cheap foreign white-collar labor. The pro-American decision by President Donald Trump's deputies will launch a ...
  
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• Firoz Academy Aims to Bring Education and Jobs to Troubled Regions - Yale News (blog)

  15-12-2017 19:46
  Yale News (blog)
  Firoz Academy Aims to Bring Education and Jobs to Troubled Regions
  Yale News (blog)
  Wazhma Sadat (YC '14, YLS '19) was just four years old when the Taliban came to power in her native Afghanistan. Immediately, school was banned for all girls, and her young hope of joining her four older sisters and two brothers in starting school was ...
  
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• Boynton Beach bath-soap maker provides jobs to women in crisis - Sun Sentinel

  15-12-2017 19:15
  Sun Sentinel
  Boynton Beach bath-soap maker provides jobs to women in crisis
  Sun Sentinel
  UR Bath founder Tracy Gunn talks about the Boynton Beach-based soap manufacturer and her mission to hire women in crisis. Marcia Heroux PoundsContact ReporterSun Sentinel. Privacy Policy. Boynton Beach-based UR Bath & Body Co. does more than make bath ...
  
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• Disney-Fox Deal: 5000 To 10000 Jobs Will Likely Be Shed: Analyst - Deadline

  15-12-2017 19:12
  Deadline
  Disney-Fox Deal: 5000 To 10000 Jobs Will Likely Be Shed: Analyst
  Deadline
  On the day after Disney's game-changing takeover of most of 21st Century Fox for $66B, including debt, the merger's likely toll on the combined workforce is starting to become more clear. Related · 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Eyeing $202M-$208M Opening ...
  Disney/Fox Deal May Result in Over 10k Jobs Being LostMovieWeball 112 news articles »
  
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• Jobs the centre-piece of Sibanye-Lonmin merger scrutiny: Lonmin CEO - Reuters

  15-12-2017 19:09
  Reuters
  Jobs the centre-piece of Sibanye-Lonmin merger scrutiny: Lonmin CEO
  Reuters
  LONDON (Reuters) - Plans to cut around 13,000 jobs are likely to be the biggest obstacle to miner Sibanye-Stillwater (SGLJ.J) winning South African regulatory approval for its proposed takeover of troubled rival Lonmin (LMI.L), the CEO of Lonmin told ...and more »
  
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• Canada Has A Record 361700 Unfilled Jobs. Here's Where They Are - Huffington Post Canada

  15-12-2017 18:36
  Huffington Post Canada
  Canada Has A Record 361700 Unfilled Jobs. Here's Where They Are
  Huffington Post Canada
  The west coast province has Canada's highest rate of unfilled, available jobs, according to a new survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). In all, there were 60,100 unfilled jobs in B.C. in the third quarter of the year, for ...
  
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• These Philly-area folks lost their jobs in the recession - here's what they've learned - Philly.com

  15-12-2017 18:31
  Philly.com
  These Philly-area folks lost their jobs in the recession - here's what they've learned
  Philly.com
  After being laid off from his job as a media buyer, Nate Greiner, posing near Drexel University's mascot, loves his media buying job at Drexel. by Jane M. Von Bergen, Staff Writer @JaneVonBergen | [email protected] · Email @JaneVonBergen. Jane ...
  
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• Big US banks engage universities to fill unglamorous banking jobs - Reuters

  15-12-2017 18:17
  Reuters
  Big US banks engage universities to fill unglamorous banking jobs
  Reuters
  (Reuters) - Banks are grappling with how to recruit young people into businesses like trade finance and cash management, which are increasingly important drivers of revenue but perceived to be un-sexy compared with investment banking and trading. FILE ...and more »
  
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• Trump promised 'America First' would keep jobs here. But the tax plan might push them overseas. - Chicago Tribune

  15-12-2017 18:10
  Chicago Tribune
  Trump promised 'America First' would keep jobs here. But the tax plan might push them overseas.
  Chicago Tribune
  President Trump promised to punish companies sending American jobs overseas, but the Republican tax overhaul might exacerbate the problem. (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg). David J. LynchWashington Post. On the Friday before Thanksgiving, Kenny Johnson left ...and more »
  
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• A battery maker is bringing hundreds of jobs to Eastern Kentucky and Lexington - The Courier-Journal

  15-12-2017 18:01
  The Courier-Journal
  A battery maker is bringing hundreds of jobs to Eastern Kentucky and Lexington
  The Courier-Journal
  Gov. Matt Bevin and other Kentucky officials on Friday hailed the plans for an advanced battery maker to create a new facility in Pikeville as a game changer that would transform Eastern Kentucky and the entire state. "We're in the front end of ...
  EnerBlu landing in Pikeville, creating nearly 900 jobsThe Independent
  Battery Plant Coming to Eastern Kentucky Will Bring More Than
  
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• Students, graduates well-positioned to find manufacturing jobs - Upstate Business Journal

  15-12-2017 17:53
  Upstate Business Journal
  Students, graduates well-positioned to find manufacturing jobs
  Upstate Business Journal
  There is nothing like the sound of shattering glass and the thunder of 80 pounds of falling timber to wake you in the middle of the night. It wasn't a burglar or a raging storm that startled me recently, but the crash of a 9-foot, fully decorated ...and more »
  
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• Plumbers and electricians are the workers who will be last to lose their jobs to robots, AI expert reveals - Daily Mail

  15-12-2017 17:30
  Daily Mail
  Plumbers and electricians are the workers who will be last to lose their jobs to robots, AI expert reveals
  Daily Mail
  All human jobs will be replaced by robots in the future, but plumbers, electricians and nurses will stay in employment the longest, according to an artificial intelligence expert. U.S author Martin Ford, who has written a bestselling book on robots ...and more »
  
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• Company bringing hundreds of jobs to Pike County, Lexington - WKYT

  15-12-2017 17:18
  WKYT
  Company bringing hundreds of jobs to Pike County, Lexington
  WKYT
  PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Enerblu, a battery company, announced on Friday it will bring nearly 1,000 jobs to Kentucky. The company will create 875 full-time jobs at a production facility in Pikeville. It will also relocate it's headquarters to ...
  
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• UPDATE: 875 jobs coming to Kentucky's 'Silicon Holler' - WSAZ-TV

  15-12-2017 17:07
  WSAZ-TV
  UPDATE: 875 jobs coming to Kentucky's 'Silicon Holler'
  WSAZ-TV
  According to a release, a manufacturing facility will be built at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park in Pikeville. The average annual salary of an employee at the new facility will be $81,000. The Pikeville facility will made lithium-titanate ...and more »
  
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• Trump promised 'America First' would keep jobs here. But the tax plan might push them overseas. - Washington Post

  15-12-2017 16:28
  Washington Post
  Trump promised 'America First' would keep jobs here. But the tax plan might push them overseas.
  Washington Post
  On the Friday before Thanksgiving, Kenny Johnson left the Nelson Global Products plant in Clinton, Tenn., for the last time. Having devoted nearly 13 years to making tractor-trailer exhaust pipes, Johnson, 41, spent some of his final weeks at the plant ...and more »
  
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• Readers in Michigan: We Need More Skills, Not More Jobs - New York Times

  15-12-2017 15:19
  New York Times
  Readers in Michigan: We Need More Skills, Not More Jobs
  New York Times
  The Reader Center is one way we in the newsroom are trying to connect with you, by highlighting your perspectives and experiences and offering insight into how we work. A common experience after writing an article is that once it's published, people ...
  
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• Recession Lurks in Fed's Bullish New Jobs Forecasts - Bloomberg

  15-12-2017 15:00
  Bloomberg
  Recession Lurks in Fed's Bullish New Jobs Forecasts
  Bloomberg
  Unemployment is low and getting lower. To get it back up to a sustainable level, the Fed could trigger the next downturn. by. Tim Duy. @TimDuy More stories by Tim Duy. December 15, 2017, 5:00 AM PST. The unemployment rate could rise. Photographer: Luke ...and more »
  
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• Company to add 205 jobs in move to Erie from Millcreek - GoErie.com

  15-12-2017 14:44
  Company to add 205 jobs in move to Erie from Millcreek
  GoErie.com
  Disabled Veteran Solutions is a veteran-owned call-center services company that focuses on hiring veterans and military families. Erie native Joseph DiFuccia remembers wondering what he was qualified to do when an eight-year Army career ended 25 years ...
  
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• New drug law makes it 'harder for us to do our jobs,' former DEA officials say - Washington Post

  15-12-2017 12:42
  Washington Post
  New drug law makes it 'harder for us to do our jobs,' former DEA officials say
  Washington Post
  Recently retired DEA investigator James Rafalski and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). (Photos by Mark Abramson and Kristoffer Tripplaar for The Washington Post; Washington Post illustration). By Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein. Dec. 15, 2017. Share on ...and more »
  
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• Will robots take our jobs, or make life better? - Recode

  15-12-2017 12:33
  Recode
  Will robots take our jobs, or make life better?
  Recode
  When people who don't know much about robots talk about robots, the conversation drifts in two dire directions: Robots are going to kill us all, “Terminator” style, or automation is going to reach every industry and we'll have mass unemployment ...
  
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• Scrapping pokies in Tasmania risks 'hundreds of jobs', hospitality industry claims - The Guardian

  15-12-2017 07:17
  The Guardian
  Scrapping pokies in Tasmania risks 'hundreds of jobs', hospitality industry claims
  The Guardian
  Tasmania would become the second state in Australia without poker machines in pubs and clubs. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP. Gambling. Scrapping pokies in Tasmania risks 'hundreds of jobs', hospitality industry claims. Labor party election pledge would ...and more »
  
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• $15 minimum wage to cost California 400K jobs: Study | Fox Business - Fox Business

  15-12-2017 06:40
  Forbes
  $15 minimum wage to cost California 400K jobs: Study | Fox Business
  Fox Business
  California reached a deal on legislation to raise the state minimum wage across all businesses to $15 per hour by 2023, a move that could cost the state hundreds of thousands of jobs, according to a new report.
  Why The $15 Minimum Wage Will Cost California 400,000 JobsForbes
  Study: Calif. Minimum Wage Increase Would Cost 400K JobsNewsmaxall 5 news articles »
  
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• $15 minimum wage to cost California 400K jobs: Study - Fox Business

  15-12-2017 06:40
  Forbes
  $15 minimum wage to cost California 400K jobs: Study
  Fox Business
  California reached a deal on legislation to raise the state minimum wage across all businesses to $15 per hour by 2023, a move that could cost the state hundreds of thousands of jobs, according to a new report. Continue Reading Below. A study conducted ...
  Why The $15 Minimum Wage Will Cost California 400000 JobsForbesall 5 news articles »
  
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• Families with stable jobs at risk of homelessness in England, report ... - The Guardian

  15-12-2017 01:01
  The Guardian
  Families with stable jobs at risk of homelessness in England, report ...
  The Guardian
  Nurses are among those ending up with nowhere to live after being evicted by private-sector landlords, says watchdog.and more »
  
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