Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Top Editors Abruptly Leave Village Voice Will Bourne, who became editor in chief of The Village Voice in November, and Jessica Lustig, the deputy editor since January, are leaving the weekly publication. They met with the staff at 11 a.m. on Thursday and said that Christine Brennan, executive editor of Voice Media Group, had instructed them to lay off or drastically reduce the roles of five employees on the 20-person staff. More
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 5-Year Low The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in more than five years, a positive signal for the labor market ahead of Friday's April jobs report. More
Josh Naylor, Ramon Laureano help Guardians outlast Braves 4-2 in 11 Cleveland Guardians top Atlanta Braves 4-2 in the 11th inning, showcasing standout pitching performances and timely hitting. Nick Sandlin records his first save of the season. 04/27/2024 - 4:47 pm | View Link
Former BYU teammates Fushburn and Blair lead Zurich Classic Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour's only team event. 04/27/2024 - 12:37 pm | View Link
Larson's Indy 500 qualifying could derail All-Star plans Kyle Larson has run into his first speed bump in his busy May. Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete "The Double" and run 1,100 miles in one day, starting ... 04/27/2024 - 9:38 am | View Link
IFL standings: April 28 Bay Area at San Diego, 5:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Tulsa, 7:05 p.m. Green Bay at Sioux Falls, 7:05 p.m. Frisco at San Antonio, 6:05 p.m. Quad City at Iowa 7:05 p.m ... 04/26/2024 - 7:31 pm | View Link
Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York City jail NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein's lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling ... 04/25/2024 - 8:15 pm | View Link
‘Just because someone has not done something before doesn’t mean that it can’t be done.’
While challenging by nature, the corporate world can be even harder to navigate for first-generation leaders. Commonly cited issues include lacking family guideposts, established networks, or even preexisting industry knowledge—however, these same challenges are opportunities to forge a unique path.
The ‘Open to Work’ badge on LinkedIn gets a bad rap, say some experts. Here’s how you should be using it in your job search.
After social media manager Jensen Rubinstein was let go from her job in January, she put the green “Open to Work” banner up under her LinkedIn profile photo.
These metaphors can help employees navigate criticisms of DEI jargon and reframe DEI as a tool that builds everyone up rather than tearing some down.
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In South Park Hill, a former college campus is gradually being transformed — and what’s taking shape doesn’t look like a typical redevelopment project in Denver.
In one building on the Mosaic Community Campus on a recent sunny Friday afternoon, DIRT Coffee Bar had just closed after a day of selling cappuccinos and training baristas with intellectual disabilities or neurological conditions.
Starting Wednesday, the electric cooperative United Power will officially cut the cord from Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the multi-state utility that has kept the electrons flowing to the Brighton-based company for about 70 years.
The departure follows years of conflicts between the cooperative and Tri-State over the power supplier’s rates, what critics considered an over-reliance on coal and restrictions on how much power members like United Power could generate on their own.
United Power, Tri-State’s largest member, sued Tri-State over the addition of new members it believed were being used to stack the deck for Tri-State leaders.
Enlarge / Of all the aquatic spiders, the diving bell spider is the only one known to survive almost entirely underwater, using bubbles of air it brings down from the surface. (credit: Oxford Scientific via Getty)
Shrubbery, toolsheds, basements—these are places one might expect to find spiders. But what about the beach?