Hundreds of Wall Street executives and professionals filled into the three conference rooms of a midtown Manhattan high-rise with resumes in hands, lining up for an all-day job fair Friday. They were not there, however, to meet with representatives from Wall Street giants such as Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs. Instead, they were on hand […]
Wall Street executives head for government jobs after crisis (People’s Daily)
Wish list for better 401 (MalaysiaNews.net)
Data from Fidelity Investments show that more participants increased the amount they were saving in the second quarter of the year than decreased it. And account balances at the end of the second quar…
Paydirt: Wish list for better 401(k) (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Your nest egg is looking healthier these days, but it could still use a makeover.
Government jobs back in favour in China (The Hindu)
BEIJING: Sisi Chen never considered working for the government. A civil service job, she thought, was for people who wanted to “chat all day and read newspapers”, an easy assignment for those on the road to retirement. Once …
Walker takes federal post (The Register-Guard)
Former Eugene legislator Vicki Walker has landed a six-figure job in the Obama administration overseeing rural development in Oregon for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Walker was named to the position Friday and will begin Nov. 9 as the Portland-based Oregon director of rural development. The position pays $133,170 a …
Kennedy wants state jobs cut (The Daily Iberian)
Lawmakers can save taxpayers $1 billion over the next three years by eliminating 15,000 government jobs as they become vacant, state Treasurer John Kennedy said Thurs-day.
Va. Lawmaker Helps People Affected by IP Mill Closure (The Memphis Daily News)
FRANKLIN, Va. (AP) - Rep. Randy Forbes has set up a Web site to help people affected by Memphis-based International Paper Co.’s decision to close its ….
Sidelined by unions’ ‘payback’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Ken Holmes saw a proposed $30 million federal Job Corps Center in Manchester, N.H., as the ticket to get some of his laid-off construction workers back on the job. But the Obama administration’s insistence on using a “project labor agreement” stands in the way.
Gov. Kaine planned Friday visit to Franklin paper mill (Daily Press)
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine was to visit International Paper’s facilities in Franklin on Friday afternoon to meet with employees, his office announced Friday morning.
Number of Utah jobs created by federal stimulus ‘inflated’ (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Washington » Hatch Point Road in San Juan County is in the midst of a makeover, courtesy of the federal economic stimulus program. A crew from Henderson Builders is about a week away from finishing the $850,000 resurfacing project, which the Moab company reported has saved or created 25 jobs. But the actual count is […]
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