Archive for the 'Business' Category

Brewer focuses on job creation, economic growth during State of State (The Arizona Republic)

Gov. Jan Brewer says she will convene a summit of business execs to identify opportunities for job growth

Report: Omar Kahn to interview for Seahawks GM job (Seattle Times)

Omar Kahn, who is Pittsburgh’s business and football administration coordinator, is schedule to interview for the Seahawks’ general manager job, according to both ESPN’s John Clayton and Jason LaCanfora, reporter for the league’s official Web site and network.

For the unemployed, new job often means a pay cut (San Francisco Chronicle)

Unemployed for nearly a year, David Becker was relieved to land a new job in information technology last summer. The offer carried a price, though: It was a lower-rung job than the one Becker had lost. He had to uproot his family from Wisconsin to Nevada….

Job cuts totaled 85,000 last month, dashing expectations (The Christian Science Monitor)

US businesses made job cuts in December, when many had expected Friday’s employment report to find a gain in jobs. The unemployment rate remained at 10 percent.

Harrisburg’s new mayor is on the job (The Patriot-News)

The day after being sworn-in as the first African-American woman to lead the capital city, Linda D.

Americans’ job satisfaction falls to record low (San Francisco Chronicle)

We can’t get no job satisfaction. Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with their jobs, according to a new survey that found only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work

Has cheaper Sacramento housing affected your job or business decisions? (The Sacramento Bee)

Bee Business Writer Jim Wasserman is working on a story about how cheaper Sacramento-area housing may help prod a rebound in job growth and an improved economy.

Bank of America’s Moynihan starts job as new CEO (WCNC Charlotte)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The new head of Bank of America, the country’s largest bank, meets North Carolina’s business elite on his first work day on the job. Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan speaks Monday in Raleigh at the annual economic forecast forum sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association and the state’s Chamber of Commerce.

Bank of America’s Moynihan starts job as new CEO (WCNC Charlotte)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The new head of Bank of America, the country’s largest bank, meets North Carolina’s business elite on his first work day on the job. Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan speaks Monday in Raleigh at the annual economic forecast forum sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association and the state’s Chamber of Commerce.

Bank of America’s Moynihan starts job as new CEO (San Francisco Chronicle)

The new head of Bank of America, the country’s largest bank, meets North Carolina’s business elite on his first work day on the job.