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Updated 5/3/2004; 3:26:40 PM

Monday, April 05, 2004

Jobs boost for plastics firm. Forty eight jobs will be created in south Wales after a German plastics manufacturer received a £1.45m grant. A further 54 jobs at the Ensinger plant in Llantrisant will be safeguarded under the expansion plans. BBC Apr 5 2004 11:24AM GMT
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In search of the good life, Americans misdirect anger at illegal immigrants. Lower taxes, affordable labor, cheap products — and how hard it is to have your apple and eat it too. Pioneer Planet Apr 5 2004 12:01PM GMT
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Bank of America to Cut 12,500 Jobs (AP). AP - Bank of America Corp., newly merged with FleetBoston Financial Corp., said Monday it will cut 12,500 jobs — or nearly 7 percent of its work force — as a result of the combination that created the nation's third biggest bank. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
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Nokia plans up to 300 staff at New York site. HELSINKI, April 5 (Reuters) - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia said on Monday up to 300 staff will eventually work at its new premises in New York, double the number initially flagged. Forbes Apr 5 2004 3:10PM GMT
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New Software Detects Plagiarized Passages (AP). AP - White-collar copycats may be less inclined to pilfer the well-chosen words of others now that software designed to ferret out plagiarism is moving out of academia and into the business world. [Yahoo! News - Technology]
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President promotes job training in state with ailing textile industry. President Bush is using North Carolina, a state where a new economy is replacing the old, to propose doubling the number of Americans who receive job-training help from the federal government but without additional funding. San Francisco Chronicle Apr 5 2004 2:11PM GMT
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Latin America builds trade muscle. Two large regional trade blocs combine, with the aim of presenting a united front to the US in upcoming talks. The bloc will comprise Mercosur - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay - and the Andean community of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. [BBC News | World | Americas | UK Edition]
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Closure Costs Casino Windsor Millions. It is reportedly costing Casino Windsor $1.5 million a day as it remains closed due to a union strike. More than 3,000 union workers walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The casino had temporarily closed its doors to the public at 6 p.m. Friday due to the labor dispute.

ClickOnDetroit.com Apr 5 2004 2:38PM GMT
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Tourism industry officials trying to fill at least 600 jobs in N.H. New Hampshire tourism officials are struggling to fill hundreds of seasonal jobs -- from chamber maids to landscapers -- held last year by skilled foreign workers. Boston Globe Apr 5 2004 3:20PM GMT
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Illinois workers protected from federal overtime changes. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed a law rejecting federal changes in overtime pay laws and preserving overtime rights for Illinois workers who qualify. St Louis Business Journal Apr 5 2004 2:58PM GMT
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Recovery under way in US services. The US economy is showing further signs of recovery with strong Institute of Supply Management figures. The Institute for Supply Management said its key index had risen to 65.8 in March, compared with 60.8 in February - a sign of strong growth. [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
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