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Unemployment applications jump following holiday layoffs
January 12, 2012 8:41 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people applying for weekly unemployment benefits spiked last week, largely because companies let go of thousands of workers after the holiday season. The Labor Department says applications jumped by 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 399,000, the most in six weeks. That followed three... more » -
Businesses say tax hikes will cause layoff
February 6, 2010 8:23 AM
Steel workers and Coke and Pepsi bottlers have lined up to oppose a package of tax hikes to balance the state budget, saying the cuts will lead to layoffs. Also worried about their livelihoods are farmers who would have to pay sales tax on pesticides, and small home-based Internet businesses... more » -
Inventing A New You
October 30, 2009 5:24 PM
Layoffs. A down Economy. For some, it's been tough finding work. But one local entrepreneur is "re-inventing" himself, after his third pink slip. Don Heaberlin says he's always wanted to open a coffee shop, so this time, he jumped! He took a gamble, using money from his 401K, and... more »
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