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Boeing slims down military aircraft business Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:10PMST. LOUIS (AP) — Boeing Co. is slimming down its military aircraft business and cutting workers as the U.S. tightens defense spending and profit margins shrink.
Special Report: A Guide to Self-Employment Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:06PMSo you lost your job. Now what? As an employee, you had a daily routine, health insurance coverage, and a regular paycheck. You liked the security—while it lasted. And if you sometimes daydreamed about the freedom of working for yourself, leaving a full-time job never seemed worth the risk.
Kirk Maltby even closer to re-signing with Detroit on a two-way deal Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:05PMIf reports are to be believed, the ongoing debate over whether or not the Red Wings should re-sign veteran forward Kirk Maltby will be settled within the next day or so. George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press says...
MCD workers’ stir enters third day Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:05PMDBCs’ fate Still under cloud; government grants time to call off strike
H.P. Files Suit Against Former Chief Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:01PMThe lawsuit comes a day after the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive was hired by Oracle, the database software maker.
Battle over police take home cars continues Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:55PMThe battle over take home cars for Louisville police continues to rage on. WAVE 3 has learned that the city has filed an appeal with the state court of appeals.
Union workers presented with Harley's latest contract proposal Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:50PMHundreds of jobs at stake and Harley Davidson workers find themselves about to make a difficult decision. Workers gathered at the Waukesha Expo Center to hear first hand what a new contract proposal is all about. The vote on the new proposed contract takes place September 13th, but many workers say what they found out at the Waukesha Expo Center leaves them no real choice.
Harris's sons will keep his memory alive on 'Deadliest Catch' Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:35PMCaptain Phil Harris would be proud.
GSLO: Turn Your Apple iPod Touch into a Smartphone Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:35PMGSLO: Turn Your Apple iPod Touch into a SmartphoneGoSolarUSA Brings Revolutionary Apple Peel 520 to the U.S.NEW ORLEANSSept. 8, 2010Does your iPod Touch suffer from iPhone Envy Not for long: GoSolarUSA Inc. PinkSheets: GSLO announced a deal today with innovative Chinese developer Yosion to bring that companys cutting-edge Apple Peel 520 product to the United States. Both companies...
'Biggest Rollback of Worker Rights in Canadian History' (in News) Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:59AMThat's how one scholar terms Campbell-era policies. Part two of the decade's top 10 labour stories.
Detroit area students return to bigger classes, costlier fees Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:58AMMetro area students returning to school today will face many changes, ranging from crowded classrooms and closed schools to requirements for more vaccines and higher fees to play sports. Increases in class sizes are especially likely at the middle and high school levels.
Union contract, bedbugs on council list Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:56AMDetroit --Summer recess is over for Detroit City Council members who return to work today, and they have a long to-do list.
Labor leaders, DSO take center stage at Labor Day Parade Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:55AMOrganized labor took center stage in downtown Detroit this morning as thousands took part in the city's annual Labor Day Parade.
Movies bring money to area Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:39AMMaking movies in southwestern Pennsylvania is more than a novelty for area residents. It's also an economic force. As Brownsville sees the production of its third film this summer with the filming of "Abduction," it is also seeing an influx of money to the borough's operating budget. "Pie Head: A Kinda' True Story," is a fairly low budget production, utilizing minimal equipment and staffing, but ...
Beaumont Christmas gift: a new high school theater? Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:31AMBeaumont High School may celebrate a pleasant Christmas present this year: a finally completed, state-of-the-art theater arts complex marveled at by Hollywood actors and worked on by technicians from Las Vegas.
Best state pension system reform: Get rid of it Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:29AMFor years Connecticut state government has been funding itself by raiding the state employee pension fund, an abuse that worsened by $315 million in the last two years as the Rell administration and General Assembly could not bring themselves to cut spending to match the decline in tax revenue . As a result the pension fund has only about half the assets considered necessary to fund its long ...
Wozniacki wonderful in U.S. Open victory Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:27AMGrit was not going to be enough to get Maria Sharapova through this one.
Habitat for Humanity: making dreams come true Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:25AMThe San Gorgonio Pass Area Habitat for Humanity board members include (back row) Steve Douglas, Bob Hendricks, Bob Gilbert, Jim Myers (treasurer), Dean Jesson (VP), Doug Wells and Wendell Bainter (president).
Boise State passes big opening test, rallying to beat Virginia Tech 33-30 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:12AMQuarterback Kellen Moore hit wide receiver Austin Pettis with a 13-yard touchdown pass with 1:09 left, and No. 3 Boise State passed what might be its toughest test of the season, beating No. 10 Virginia Tech 33-30 on Monday night in Landover, Md.
SEEKING COMMON GROUND ON GROWTH Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:23AMKevin Matthews and Laura Potter don’t often agree. He’s president of Friends of Eugene and one of the city’s best-known environmentalists. She’s the lobbyist for the Home Builders Association of Lane County. The two regularly clash on where real estate development should occur in Eugene. But Potter, Matthews and several …
Talk of GM, UAW harmony will be tested Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:21AMDan Akerson, the new CEO at General Motors, sent a nice pre-Labor Day e-mail to the troops after meeting recently with new UAW President Bob King and Vice President Joe Ashton. "GM will succeed to the extent that management and labor work together," he wrote.
Fake chips threaten military Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:16AMCommerce Department officials partly blame the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for diminishing the supplies of chips the military normally uses for equipment repairs and forcing it to rely on questionable dealers for replacement parts.
Sparks Tribune - Eco Centric Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:13AMRENO — Waste Management understands that the company’s current recycling center doesn’t process as much plastic, glass, paper and metals as it could. To solve the problem, Waste Management wants to build a 60,000 square-foot, environmentally friendly Eco-Center.
Health costs: Talks, balks Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:49AMIf state employees end up paying a higher share of their health insurance costs next year, they won’t be alone.
Architect: Neglect let algae bloom at Rye town duck pond Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:36AMRYE — Algae that plagued Rye Town Park's duck pond recently indicates the pond is not being well maintained, the former president of the Friends of Rye Town Park charged.
Santa Fe 400th: An enduring love of learning Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:25AMFor close to three centuries — before New Mexico achieved statehood in 1912 — the state's school system developed and transformed under the governance of three different flags.
Giants acquire QB Sage Rosenfels, RB Darius Reynaud Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:13PMThe Giants might have solved two of the team's issues in one trade.
Best pension system reform: Get rid of it Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:05PMFor years Connecticut state government has been funding itself by raiding the state employee pension fund, an abuse that worsened by $315 million in the last two years as the Rell administration and General Assembly could not bring themselves to cut spending to match the decline in tax revenue.
Santa Cruz's climate action plan up for review Tuesday: Report says local jobs, solar technology would cut greenhouse ... Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:57PMSANTA CRUZ - City leaders want to help 5,000 homes go solar, cut citywide water use 10 percent and reduce in-town vehicle trips 30 percent, all within a decade.
Columbia Association considers more funds to dredge lake Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:55PMProject may get half the needed cash The Columbia Association is moving toward approving half the additional money needed to dredge Lake Kittamaqundi to the depth originally planned after heavy storms in the past four years dumped unexpectedly high levels of silt into it.
Strike hits Hyatt Regency O'Hare Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:47PMUnite Here labor union coordinates one-day walkouts in 4 cities Hotel workers organized by the national Unite Here labor union wished Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp. a happy Labor Day by walking off their jobs in four North American cities Thursday and Friday.
Illini offensive mind ready to answer call Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:24PMThe phone call comes sometime on Saturday mornings. Whether he hears it ring or not, Paul Petrino lets the call go to voice mail. The Illinois offensive coordinator then immediately retrieves the message from his father, Bobby Sr., a retired small-college legend whose gameday pep talks are superstition and tradition in the Petrino family.
Shields and Brooks on Prospects for Jobs, Mideast Peace, Bipartisanship Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:21PMListen to the Audio Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's biggest news stories including the latest unemployment report, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's primary loss, how the political climate will affect the next Senate and the start of new Middle East Peace talks. JIM LEHRER: And to the analysis of Shields and Brooks ...
What exactly constitutes a conflict of interest? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:49PMA big riverboat's future has drawn out a lot of emotions, some attorneys and some accusations.
Library layoffs predicted by union Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:46PMUnion leaders predict 44 Queens Library workers will lose their jobs on Friday, after contract negotiations with the library revealed a $2.4 million budget gap that could “only be solved by the layoffs ... or deep concessions made by union members,” according to Local 1321.
Hoffer for auditor Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:41PMFor state auditor, we endorse Democrat Doug Hoffer, who is facing a high-profile opponent, former Auditor and state Sen. Edward Flanagan in the primary and could face another -- current state Auditor Thomas M. Salmon, a Republican -- in the November election.
Trenton city council supports federal grant application in order to save 78 firefighters' jobs Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:38PMTRENTON — The city council endorsed a last-ditch federal grant application last night in an effort to keep 78 firefighters from being laid off and reluctantly approved a payment to the company that runs the city’s automated citizen notification system.
Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:34PMTORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - The famously unflappable Cameron Bailey is looking a touch puzzled, and has for weeks.
$A higher on China FX rumours Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:32PMThe Aust dollar was higher at noon on rumours China may diversify its foreign exchange reserves.
Aust stocks extend gains Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:28PMThe Australian stock market opened higher on Friday following more gains on Wall Street overnight.
Both Richard Blumenthal and Linda McMahon Seem To Be In The Hurt Box Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:23PMConnecticut’s U.S. Senate campaign is turning into a contest of the crippled candidates, with the winner likely to be the person best able to survive savage, self-inflicted wounds.
Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:05PMBy Etan Vlessing
Class of its own Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:03PMInside the Royal Navy's newest, most powerful attack submarine
June Jones gets SMU Mustangs back on track Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:03PMDALLAS – Southern Methodist is a 14-point underdog for its 2010 opener Saturday at Texas Tech. “We’re undersized, and maybe we’re overmatched this week, but the kids don’t know it,” SMU coach June Jones said. “They’ll play their butts ...
Miscalculation to add cost to interstate project Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:36PMA two-inch Department of Transportation miscalculation in a controversial concrete repaving of Interstate 59 in Northeast Alabama will add $1 million to the project, the DOT said.
L.A. to begin takeover of golf cart concession Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:28PMCommission votes to end contract of at least 35 years and have city workers handle rentals. Board president says that will give the agency more flexibility; critics say the city is in over its head. The board that oversees the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks voted Wednesday to cancel its search for a company to handle its golf cart rental concession, ending a seven-year bidding ...
Going To The Poorhouse? Cheap iPods, AppleTV Will Meet You There Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:21PMThe economy may be sour, but Steve Jobs has got something sweet for you. Several things, actually.
West Virginia's IT workers fight state outsourcing Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:14PMWest Virginia's IT workers are concerned that the state plans to outsource their jobs and have responded with a protest and a lawsuit.
Plastics company cancels job creation contract Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:00PMPlastics company cancels job creation contract
New iPod crew: 'Phoney, futuristic, retro, doomed Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:51PMApple admits error shock Apple has revamped three quarters of its iPod line. Or, more accurately, it upgraded one quarter, redesigned another, took a step back in time with a third, and left the final, not-even-mentioned quarter alone.…