MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: 1,490 Claycomo workers accept Ford?s offer (Kansas City Star)
Almost 1,500 workers at Ford Motor Co.?s Claycomo plant were among about 38,000 of the automaker?s hourly production workers who accepted buyouts or early retirement offers....more...Area BBBS names Spang as new program director (The Herald-Press)
Big Brothers Big Sisters recently hired Tim Spang as its new chief program officer. Spang has 14 years of management experience in the for-profit sector and is a welcome addition to the management team at Big Brothers Big Sisters, officials with the organization said....more... Husband And Wife Are Seattle Marathon Champions (Runner's World)
It was the eighth consecutive Seattle Marathon victory for Uli Steidl on Sunday, while his wife Trisha was the women's winner for the first time in five tries....more... Calendar (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
? IPFW Division of Continuing Studies, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E., offers the following classes: BUSINESS: Time Management Methods ? an Overview will be 1-4:30 p.m. Nov. 30. Cost: $85. Execution and Control of Operations will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 7 and 9. Cost: $435. MANUFACTURING, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING: Inventory Kanbans will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 8. Cost: $219. Just-in-Time Flow and Pull ...more... INDUSTRY & ECONOMY (The Hindu)
EMPLOYMENT PM stresses on job creation There is a consensus across political parties on the need for a high rate of growth, said the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. He was addressing a group of CEOs at his residence as part of the programme of the India Economic Summit 2006 being ......more... Holiday Spirits (The News-Review)
Lynn Troxel has had a unique way of gauging the local economy for the last 40 years. Liquor prices. Specifically, Jim Beam. 'I figured it took you an hour's work to buy a fifth of Jim Beam,' he said....more... Education report kudos (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune)
Education Minister Gene Zwozdesky's $3.1-billion blueprint for new and updated schools across the province has been met with a nod of approval by local school districts....more... DPRK pledges assistance for Nigerian railway system (africast.com)
ABUJA, Novemebr 22 -- The government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has pledged to assist Nigeria to develop a good railway system, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Tuesday....more... Bossier City annexes 28 acres (The Shreveport Times)
A 28.464 acre tract of land already surrounded by city was an easy add-on for the Bossier City Council. A measure to enlarge the limits of the city passed 6-0 at the regular meeting held in council chambers, 620 Benton Road. Councilman Scott Irwin was absent....more... |