Thirty-two licensed practical nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital learned Friday their jobs were eliminated in a move that hospital officials said was driven by economics and changes in how health-care is provided.

Wall Street Journal writes about “ The End of BigLaw ” and it goes on our to-do list. Adam Smith, Esq. says it’s a bunch of hooey and we start outlining

A survey of Nebraska business leaders finds the state’s top economic numbers strengthening during July. The Creighton University survey showed an upturn for Nebraska while economics professor Ernie Goss says the Midwest region as a whole had its best gain since August a year ago. Goss says, “The overall index, which is a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region, rose above growth neutral indicating that this recession, at least in my judgement, is over.” However, Goss says this wil

In today’s column Mike announced his departure from the paper after not making it through the latest budget cuts.

In today’s column Mike announced his departure from the paper after not making it through the latest budget cuts.

On June 1 we pointed to three clear markers that signified the beginning of US economic recovery . As we enter July more and more economists are also reflecting on the signs that the US economy as a whole is returning to growth . On Tuesday, Rebecca Wilder in her excellent blog ” News N Economics ,” reflected, “The labor market is almost surely the key to this recovery.” She goes on to illustrate the “lagging peak” in initial jobless claims and it’s correlation to the end of the recession.

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