Amazon.com, one of the top global online retailers, is set to create 1,000 full-time jobs and invest US$ 75 million in its first facility in Illinois in 2015, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Dick Durbin, and Amazon have jointly ...
Tags: Full-Time Jobs, online retailers, Apparel
Medtech engineering can be a six-figure job, especially if you’re managing people. But is the compensation really that great? Engineering managers in the medical equipment and supplies business earn an average $133,000 a year; ...
Of the 351 metro markets measured, 300 have seen year-over-year economic gains, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI). The index shows that 59 metros have fully returned to or even ...
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In response to the March 2014 Job Report, The National Retail Federation (NRF) today issued the following statements. "After a long, harsh winter that put many retailers at a disadvantage in terms of inventory control and staffing their ...
National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay and NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz issued a response to the organization's February jobs report. "While there are signs of modest momentum in the economy, now is not the time ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Retail Industry
Flat glass prices dipped .6 percent from December to January, marking the fourth such fall in prices within the last five months, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) Report issued by the U.S. Labor Department. The only ...
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) calculated that retail employment was down 21,600 jobs in January 2014, yet up 230,000 jobs year-over-year. December retail employment figures were revised up to a gain of 57,000 jobs. The Bureau of ...
Markets in 58 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index ...
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All-Flo Pump Company is launching a new line of air operated diaphragm pumps. For use in a wide variety of chemical and fluid transfer applications, the new air operated diaphragm pump line offers an extended set of improved features over ...
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Flat glass prices fell .4 percent from November to December, according to the latest Producer Price Index Report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Labor Department. The dip in prices was hardly good news for the glass industry as it marked the ...
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New county-level federal data shows that, on average, Bay Area workers bring almost double the amount of money that their counterparts nationwide earn each week. Workers in Santa Clara County pulled in an average $1,810 per week during ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Apparel retail prices fell for the third consecutive month in November, with infants and toddlers apparel one of the worst hit categories, according to new figures. The US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics found seasonally ...
November had the lowest number of unemployed people in the U.S. since five years ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report. The unemployment rate for November was at 7 percent, lower than the 7.3 percent ...
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Markets in 54 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets ...
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The National Retail Federation issued the following statements from NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay and Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz on the November jobs report: "Today's solid jobs report is welcome news that the economy is ...
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