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SUMMARY & COMMENTARY
Climate
change bill as a job creator.
Washington Post 6/27/09
This legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable
kind of energy, Obama said. That will lead to the creation of
new businesses and entire new industries. And that will lead to
American jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced.
$500,000
for green job training
Reuters 6/24/09
Grant competitions opened today for $500 million in Recovery Act
funds for training programs that will help retool the U.S.
workforce for a clean energy economy.
The
key to breaking the tight job market
Reuters 6/27/09
What this (survey) illuminates is a basic need for training
programs and clear direction for jobseekers on how and where to
find green jobs.
New
jobs in broadband economy. Post-gazatte 6/25/09
Whether it's in rural areas or big metro areas, the benefits of
access to high-performance, affordable broadband to small
businesses are often overlooked.
44%
manufacturers plan to hire in 2010
Smartbrief.com 6/25/09
44% plan to ramp up hiring in 2010 if the economy begins to
recover.
Ford
receives money to build greener cars
Detroit News 6/25/09
The U.S. Department of Energy approved $5.9 billion in
low-interest loans for Ford Motor Co. to help fund the
development and production of new, more fuel-efficient cars and
trucks.
Anticipated
Turnaround hiring
TownHall.com 6/25/09
During economic recoveries, organizations that quickly react
historically pick up market share from competitors not quite as
agile.
Ten
hardest jobs to fill.
Alibaba.com 6/19/09
Geography plays a significant role too. While teachers, nurses,
engineers and machinists are in short supply in one area, it
might be tough to find a job in those professions elsewhere.
Employers
using social networking to hire.
MC
Marketing Charts 6/16/09
One in five hiring managers (22%) say they use
social-networking sites to research job candidates, up from 11%
in 2006 - and an additional 9% say they plan to start doing so -according
to a CareerBuilder.com nationwide
survey of some 3,100 employers.
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