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Help Wanted

As Indiana lawmakers look for ways to solve the state’s unemployment trust fund shortfall, I have a thought I’d like to share with them.

French Labor Trendsetting–Employees Favor Bossnapping

The french have always been trendsetters when it comes to fashioon and cuisine.   Anyone who has visited Paris detects a noticeable difference between the fashions statements of the French and Americans.   They have it down better.   French women can do more with a scarf than other women around the world can do with an entire wardrobe. So now here is a new form of trendsetting.  Bossnapping.   Bossnapping is a term embraced by the media where the French employees lock up their bosses for days

Fire destroys Plumstead business - phillyBurbs.com

Fire destroys Plumstead businessphillyBurbs.com, PAPremier specializes in weatherproofing homes and businesses so they are more energy efficient and employs about 20 workers. Some of them worried about an extended layoff, others said the loss of expensive tools was a tough blow. …

Top new aircraft features

For most road-weary travelers, flying in the 21st century has become something of a beating. Planes are smaller. Amenities are few, and they will cost you

Job Seekers Rely on Internet Too Much

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2009 — “The stronger your network, the shorter your job search,” say the authors of a new downloadable product called Job Hunt: 50 Tips . Networking gurus Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon warn that “Job hunters are spending way too much time on the Internet, and not enough time making the face-to-face contacts that will lead them to their next job.” A recent study by career services firm DBM reports that 61% cited networking as the source of their new jobs, while only 6% foun