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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Micron jobs not easy to replace (The Idaho Statesman)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:12:39 GMT
Most of the 1,500 Micron Technology Inc. employees who will lose their jobs at the Boise plant in the next two months likely earn between $12 and $20 an hour. Many might have to leave the Treasure Valley to find work. more...

Micron to Cut 2,850 Jobs, Reduce Flash Memory Output (Update4) (Bloomberg)	Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:18:41 GMT
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Micron Technology Inc. , the largest U.S. producer of memory chips, will cut about 2,850 jobs over the next two years and reduce production in an industry glut. more...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Gov gives green light to green jobs (Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:39:50 GMT
House 156-0, Senate 38-0, approved and Gov. Patrick signed into law the Green Jobs Act that offers state support to help develop the clean energy technology industry. more...

BPO sector to get major boost as JP Morgan mulls more back-office jobs (Philstar.com)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:10:11 GMT
The local business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is expected to get a major boost as JP Morgan Chase and Co., poised to become America’s largest bank, is anticipated to agressively offshore more back-office jobs to the Philippines. more...

Top Jobs Of The Week In Digital Media (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:18:16 GMT
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New manufacturing plant set to bring major jobs and dollars to Peterborough (myKawartha.com)	Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:04:43 GMT
A new green technology company has decided to set up their first high-speed manufacturing plant in Peterborough and that means upwards of 1,000 new jobs for the area. more...

Idaho Rep. Sali opposed federal unemployment bill (AP via Yahoo! Finance)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:53:51 GMT
U.S. Rep. Bill Sali, R-Idaho, voted against extending federal unemployment benefits earlier this month, just days before Micron Technology Inc. announced it was cutting thousands of jobs. more...

Study: IT, BPO workers want higher pay (Philippine Daily Inquirer)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:21:47 GMT
MANILA, Philippines—With inflation near record levels, workers in the information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industries want higher pay and many are looking for other jobs here or abroad, a study says. more...

Deerfield company to receive jobs funds (The Daily Telegram)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:09:05 GMT
A Lenawee County company has been awarded $3.3 million from the 21st?Century Jobs Fund to help develop a new type of vehicle powertrain system. more...

Barclays defy credit crunch with jobs bonanza in Liverpool (Liverpool Echo)	Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:55:58 GMT
BANKING giant Barclays is defying the credit crunch by creating 240 new jobs in Liverpool. The company will recruit 24 “account consultants” every month for the next 10 months at its Wavertree Technology Park base where it is launching the second of its UK-based Proactive Telephony Centres. more...