Pennsylvania employers added 34,000 jobs in April, the highest monthly number since 1996, although unemployment remained at its highest rate in more than a quarter century. Gov. Ed Rendell calls it “really good news for Pennsylvania,” although he acknowledges that the effects of the recession aren’t over. Jobs increased in April nationally and in...
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Montgomery County Domestic Relations and EDSI, a workforce development firm, have partnered together to offer a job fair for unemployed or under-employed parents who owe child support in the County. This is the first job fair, dubbed “Opportunity Knocks”, organized by the Domestic Relations office for its clients. Parents who owe support and are...
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Job Applications Surge but Lowered Sales Expectations may Mean Fewer Seasonal Jobs PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to a recent survey by Hay Group, a global management consultancy, 72 percent of retailers predict holiday sales will be about the same or lower than last year. As a result, 57 percent of retailers are reducing staffing levels for...
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is funding water and sewer projects that are reducing pollution, creating jobs and helping communities to address longstanding operational problems, Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today. Hanger made the remarks while touring a $3.5 million wastewater project in Cresson Borough, Cambria County that was funded in part...
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Wind farms in Cambria and Schuylkill counties are among a dozen clean energy projects that will receive funding under an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program that provides cash assistance to energy production companies in place of earned tax credits. The U.S. departments of Treasury and Energy this week announced a $42.2 million grant...
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HARRISBURG – Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced $20.7 million of investments in 25 projects to generate and conserve enough energy to power more than 26,000 homes, reducing carbon emissions equivalent to removing more than 17,000 cars from our roadways. The projects will produce or save 2.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity over their...
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