Lihir Gold is selling its poorly performing Ballarat mine for $4.5 million in cash and future production royalties.

Helped by a spate of acquisitions, start-ups are getting funded, which gives them a chance to hire. It looked as if the economy had dealt a powerful blow to L.J

Green tech, ‘cloud computing’ and other growth areas could even fuel an overall economic comeback, analysts say. The technology industry is always looking for the next new thing, and that’s helping drive the latest hiring push.

6 Lessons Learned in the Downturn In his column for HBR, Anthony Tjan writes about his conversation with various industry thought leaders who shared their valuable insights on managing their businesses. “Innovation and creativity matter — we cannot forget that and we need to keep investing in it. Greylock’s Henry McCance commented that in the venture community, cloud computing, Web 2.0, biotech and healthcare continue to have favorable longer-term trends and that though the pace of investing

Citing the downturn in the economy, McCoy’s Building Centers laid off an unspecified number of workers at its San Marcos headquarters this morning.

Gabriel Torok, CEO of PreEmptive Solutions in Cleveland, was caught in a bind. Business seemed to be picking up, but he was “still a little uneasy” about whether the recovery was real.

Chief executive officer turnovers declined in August, with 101 changes recorded, a 20 percent drop from a nine-month high of 126 in July, according to a new report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

Citing the downturn in the economy, McCoy’s Building Centers laid off an unspecified number of workers at its San Marcos headquarters Wednesday morning.

The number of CEOs who left their jobs fell 20 percent to 101 in August, from a nine-month high of 126 in July, according to a new report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.