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5/3/2004; 3:26:44 PM
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Monday, April 12, 2004 |
Phoenix job market holding up well. Phoenix was one of the few major U.S. markets to add jobs during the first three years of the Bush administration. However, that growth is flat compared to the Clinton years and lags behind Southwestern rival Las Vegas. Business Journal of Phoenix Apr 12 2004 4:35AM GMT
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USAA to hire 600 for Phoenix campus. USAA last week announced plans to hire another 600 employees, which would bring its total in north Phoenix to 2,400 by year end. Business Journal of Phoenix Apr 12 2004 4:35AM GMT
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Swedish students hail project on Indian child labour. TIRUCHI, MARCH 10 . Special efforts made for rehabilitation of child labourers by starting special schools in parts of Tiruchi district to cater to their educational needs and the steps taken for enrolment of drop-outs were hailed by a cross-section of students from Sweden. The Hindu Apr 10 2004 11:44PM GMT
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Where Are The Women VCs?. This won't come to a surprise to most people who have dealt with venture capitalists on a regular basis, but there are very few women VCs, and the numbers are actually decreasing. Since raising venture money is often about your personal network, some are suggesting that this is one of the reasons why women are having a tougher time getting their own businesses started - they don't have as many connections within the "old boys network" of venture money. This is definitely unfortunate (though, I will say that some of the smartest VCs I do know are women). Still, you would think that this would represent an opportunity for some enterprising VCs. If qualified, women-run companies aren't getting funded, then a smart VC firm (whether or not it had women partners) should try to search them out, as they may be more likely to find a worthwhile startup that other VCs will miss. [Techdirt]
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How Big Business Evades Taxes Were you stunned by the revelation, days before your taxes are due, that nearly two-thirds of companies operating in America reported owing no taxes from 1996 through 2000? That over 90 percent of large corporations -- with at least $250 million in assets or $50 million in gross receipts -- reported owing taxes of only under 5 percent?
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Pittsburgh Army Corps urging retirements to avoid layoffs. PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh District of the Army Corps of Engineers is hoping to reduce its 770-employee staff through early retirements. District officials said their budget has been cut for four straight years, from $127 million in fiscal 2002 to $98 million in fiscal 2005.phillyBurbs.com Apr 10 2004 9:06PM GMT
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Bay Area law firms courting more counselors. In a sign of a rebounding economy, a number of Bay Area law firms are hiring more attorneys for the first time in more than a year in order to meet gains in business. San Francisco Business Times Apr 12 2004 5:06AM GMT
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Toyota to expand West Virginia engine plant. BUFFALO, W.Va. (AP) -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia plans an $80 million expansion of its Putnam County engine plant that is expected to create 50 jobs. AP via New Jersey Online Apr 12 2004 6:16PM GMT
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The Blurring Lines Between Your Personal Tech And Your Company's. While the Yankee Group is reporting that most companies aren't very efficient in handling mobile phone plans for employees, it seems to raise a larger question about the boundary between personal and corporate use of technology. Part of the reason for the problem described in the article is that many people buy their own mobile phones and their own plans and then just expense them back to the company. This doesn't seem particularly efficient to the analysts writing the study. Indeed, it's not that efficient. The company probably could work out a plan with a wireless carrier that would save them a bundle. However, taking this a step deeper, you begin to wonder if there are benefits in the in-efficiency. By letting individual users select their own phones and plans, they can better find exactly what they need, rather than be limited by what the company has pre-negotiated with a single provider. Furthermore, as the boundary between personal lives and corporate lives continues to blur, many people don't want their mobile phone plan to be tied to their employer. They want to be able to keep their phone/plan even if they leave for another job. Eventually, this starts to apply to other areas as well. If you have a nice laptop for personal use, does it make sense for your employer to buy you another (perhaps not as nice) laptop for corporate use? Isn't that inefficient? Of course, there are risks with that as well - such as a higher level of risk that confidential info gets out of the company onto a personal machine, rather than locked down at the corporate level. Still, these questions are only going to become more important as the line between personal tech and corporate tech continues to blur. Some companies already are trying to answer this with discounted choices (such as offering employees discounts on certain brands of computers, but making the choice entirely up to them). Still, it's not clear that many companies have thought this through in a very detailed way. [Techdirt]
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Union Planters, Regions to combine mortgage operations. Union Planters Corp. and Regions Financial Corp. plan to combine their mortgage operations into Regions Mortgage employing 1,400 workers, the companies said Monday. St Louis Business Journal Apr 12 2004 8:17PM GMT
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Interfaith Good Friday Services in Bay Area Seen as Union Tactic. PINOLE, Calif. - Officials at Safeway Inc. on Friday accused union leaders of using Good Friday services to play politics with its employees, according to a report in The Contra Costa Times. In a letter to Bay Area grocery union leaders, Safeway said the interfaith services were thinly disguised labor rallies that did not meet the "scope and spirit" of a contract provision which allows grocery workers to take off three hours with pay on Good Friday for religious worship.
Progressive Grocer Apr 12 2004 4:38PM GMT
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British firm moves back jobs it sent to India. Insurance major AXA has moved back some jobs it had outsourced to India because its clients wanted to work with people they had come to know personally.
Silicon India Apr 12 2004 6:06PM GMT
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Nigeria: Texaco Succumbs to Labour Pressure. MANAGEMENT of Texaco Nigeria Plc, the downstream arm of Chevron Texaco in Nigeria, has finally agreed to review its planned reorganisation and consequent job cuts to stave off confrontation with the nation's oil workers. AllAfrica.com Apr 12 2004 6:34PM GMT
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Nigeria: Police Release 6 Detained Labour Leaders. SIX labour leaders from Oyo State who were arrested over a week ago in Ibadan for alleged anti-labour activities have been released. Their release was sequel to the intervention of the national headquarters of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) in Abuja and Gov. Rasheed Ladoja of Oyo State. AllAfrica.com Apr 12 2004 6:34PM GMT
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Bank of America taps Fidelity to oversee HR programs. BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments will administer payroll and benefits programs for Bank of America's 250,000 employees and retirees under a seven-year contract announced Monday. Boston Globe Apr 12 2004 6:46PM GMT
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Citibank to absorb Indian outsourcing firm. The Citibank had owned about 44 percent of shares in Mumbai-based e-Serve, the Indian company through its Citibank Overseas Investment unit. It is now increasing its stake to 100 percent. Mumbai-based e-Serve provides call center, transaction processing and data management services and has clients in 25 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. It has a staff of about 4,500. CNET Apr 12 2004 6:45PM GMT
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American Eagle begins talks with pilots. FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Eagle, the commuter carrier owned by the parent of American Airlines, began negotiations Monday with the union representing its 2,500 pilots, who are looking for higher pay and better working conditions. AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Apr 12 2004 7:40PM GMT
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Janice Kimball
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