Grace College is discontinuing its music program beginning in May, causing students to switch majors or transfer and a handful of faculty to lose their jobs.

PRYOR — One hundred and eight people will lose their jobs when the Gatorade plant in this small northeastern Oklahoma city closes in about three months.PepsiCo Inc. announced Thursday it is closing the plant, which has struggled for more than a year with a tumbling economy.”As for most businesses, this has been a tough couple of years,” said PepsiCo regional spokesman Pat Burke.

Do you dream of just chucking the corporate rat race and becoming your own boss? Many workers have chosen that option after joining the ranks of the millions who have lost their jobs in the recession.

Do you dream of just chucking the corporate rat race and becoming your own boss? Many workers have chosen that option after joining the ranks of the millions who have lost their jobs in the recession.

Do you dream of just chucking the corporate rat race and becoming your own boss? Many workers have chosen that option after joining the ranks of the millions who have lost their jobs in the recession.

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Two out of five workers expect to be forced to reapply for their own jobs this year as employers start to focus less on redundancies and more on restructuring ahead of a hoped-for upturn.

The Insala Outplacement Report 2010 is based on a survey of C-level and human resource executives and offers first of its kind insights into the previously understudied career transition industry.

KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/Special to the DMNDo you dream of just chucking the corporate rat race and becoming your own boss? Many workers have chosen that option after joining the ranks of the millions who have lost their jobs in the recession. While there’s a certain amount of freedom at being your own boss, there’s also the realization that you now wear two hats - employer and employee.

Do you dream of just chucking the corporate rat race and becoming your own boss? Many workers have chosen that option after joining the ranks of the millions who have lost their jobs in the recession.