Downsizing deals - ArcelorMittal Georgetown workers to get federal aid
SteelGuru
WMBF News reported that federal aid could be on the horizon for 242 workers laid off when Georgetown's ArcelorMittal steel mill closed its doors in July. The South Carolina Labor Department said that employees will qualify for more benefits...
Polls put incumbent ahead in Romanian vote; fraud reported - Summary
EARTHtimes.org
Bucharest- Incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu was leading in his bid for a second term in a poll marred by allegations of electoral fraud according to election forecasts, but not by enough to avoid a run-off. According to voter sur...
Minnesota's higher education disparity
Twin Cities Planet
With lay-offs and downsizing sending many individuals back to school, there has been a significant increase in enrollment (averaging 7 percent across the system as a whole) in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system.
Negotiators scale back UN climate pact ambitions
AOL
The downsizing of ambitions for the treaty after two years of difficult global negotiations left developing countries and lobby groups despondent. "We are completely dismayed by the shuffling of feet and sliding backward of the developed co...
Nonprofits get creative using Twitter and Facebook to make donation easier
Seattle Times
Mindful of the tough times, nonprofits are downsizing their appeals, hoping that more people would be willing to give in smaller amounts. They're also making the most of free social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Main library in Flemington cutting its hours to cope with shortage of staff
Hunterdon County Democrat
FLEMINGTON--Blaming a shortage of staff, the Hunterdon County Library is curtailing hours in 2010. The county-wide hiring freeze has left the library staff thin, and the library commission decided in a Friday meeting that its main branch on...
The Must Have Book to Keep Manufacturing Employees Safe, Profits Up ...
Forbes
This e-book contains the basics on safety as well as advanced concepts that everyone who works in manufacturing must know. Due to the downsizing many manufacturers have experienced, engineering responsibilities have increased into areas lik...
Tale of a town house hunt
The Record and Herald News
When Tracy and Mike Blumenfeld went house-hunting earlier this year, they didn’t expect they would have to manage last-minute, deal-threatening bids, and an agent who was working for them and for the seller.
Hotel and restaurant consultant, Andrew Freeman, releases his 2010 ...
Examiner
Downsizing – Small is now smaller. With smaller budgets and more flexible menus we’ll see the equivalent of cocktail hors d’oeuvres; something to nibble with your drink before (or in lieu of) a full meal. Mini tacos, snack sized empanadas ....
Microbrewery expected to open soon
Pikes Peak Courier View
An economic infusion into Woodland Park, the new microbrewery is scheduled to open in the former location of Big O Tires early next year. Originally opened as the Trinidad Brewing Company in Trinidad, the business closed in that city to rel...
Tampa Debt Consolidation and Debt Help Services - Bulldoze My Debt
PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 17, 2009 – In the past 12 months, a majority of consumers that live in Tampa and surrounding areas are facing serious financial hardship. With companies closing offices and downsizing here in the Tampa area, it's...
Dream home: Scaled to suit
Baltimore Sun
Two-bedroom, one-floor residence is all downsizing couple needs to start a new chapter T he halls of Charlestown retirement community are wide, lushly carpeted and brightly lit, calling to mind those of five-star hotels. Framed landscapes a...
The Daily News Spends $150 Million On New Printing Presses
The Business Insider
While other papers are downsizing in this economy, the New York Daily News has invested in new and improved color printing presses, the New York Times reports . Owner Mort Zuckerman, a self-professed business contrarian, tells The Times he'...
