FORT WORTH, Texas _ American Airlines is “blaming labor agAAin,” the carrier’s workers said as they marched in front of Terminal D at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport on Tuesday. About 300 flight attendants, mechanics and ground crew workers protested American Airlines’ restructuring plan that would layoff 13,000 employees, terminate pensions and shut down its Alliance Fort [...]
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PROVIDENCE – Providence has been selected to host the American Hockey League All-Star Classic in January 2013. “The American Hockey League is excited to be returning to one of its founding cities for the 2013 All-Star Classic,” said league President and CEO David Andrews in a news release Feb. 8. “Providence has been part of [...]
Bill Stone, chairman and chief executive officer, SS&C Technologies. When financial services company SS&C announced last March that it intended to establish an Evansville office, it caused ripples of excitement through the local business community and in at least one college classroom. SS&C is a publicly held Windsor, Conn.-based company that provides software and related [...]
Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Yolanda Garcia Olivarez remembers how much she admired Dora Cervera Mirabal. Olivarez watched the dedicated author, businesswoman, civic leader and philanthropist carry out her vision for the community with a passion that inspired everyone who knew of her. “She was a pioneer, an amazing lady in her own right [...]
New business opportunities are on the rise, niche markets into which you might expand or create whole new ventures to exploit. Being ready for these options means watching trends carefully to see where your small businessss next big opportunity may lie. Tips & Trends Microbusinesses trending in 2012. These new markets are ripe for conquest [...]
PRINCETON, NJ — Job market conditions in the U.S. remain unchanged in December, with Gallup’s Job Creation Index continuing at +14 for the third month in a row. While job creation has not improved during recent months, the jobs situation has not deteriorated as it typically does at this time of year. It instead remains [...]