Archive for September 2009
Magic seems to be with up-and-coming artist
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Read MoreMy Angel Foundation is looking for organ donors
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Read MoreGreater Des Moines law firms carry an umbrella
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Read MoreDes Moines sculpture park full of blue-chip pieces
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Read MoreJob losses dip, unemployment rate rises
Though the rate of job losses continued to moderate in August, the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent. Nearly 7 million people have lost their jobs since the official start of the recession in …
Read MoreRecord number of claims trigger unemployment contribution hike
A record number of unemployment claims in recent years has prompted Iowa Workforce Development to adjust the unemployment contribution rate for employers for the first time in eight years.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, about 56 …
Tickers: September 4
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) are producing a new television series called “Iowa Works,” a half-hour feature dedicated to Iowans and their careers. It will air each Sunday at …
Read MoreTicker: Sept. 3
Des Moines is one of two cities that will host a new Gannett Co. Inc. advertising production center when the publishing company consolidates all advertising production for its 83 newspapers to those cities, the company …
Read MoreU.S. worker productivity grows; unit labor costs shrink
When the going gets tough, America gets more productive.
Productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, rose at an annual rate of 6.6 percent in the second quarter, the largest advance in productivity …
Lack of pay raises contributing to U.S. worker dissatisfaction
A U.S. Department of Labor report is expected to show employers cut 230,000 jobs in August, according to a Bloomberg News survey, and for those hoping for a nice-sized pay raise in 2009, don’t expect …
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