LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions. Friction between ...

Boomers wanted for federal jobs - The Columbus Dispatch

Uncle Sam wanted Ann Vande Vanter -- and he might want you, too, if you're older than 50. After a 30-year career as an accountant in the private sector, Vande Vanter was hungry for a change. She had worked for several big global audit companies; the ...

Silicon Valley's weak recovery squeezes middle class - Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley's recovery from the technology bust early this decade generated relatively few jobs, and the ''middle-class squeeze'' is intensifying as household incomes flatten and the cost of living rises, a report released Monday shows. The study ...

Vestas Commends Colorado at Democratic National Convention in Denver - Forbes

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Major political leaders from Colorado joined Vestas at a press conference held today at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Against the backdrop of a 131-foot wind turbine blade from Vestas ...

US confidence bounces; glimmer of hope in housing - Forbes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence recovered more than expected in August as fears over inflation eased, while financial markets combed through housing data for reasons to hope the worst is over for the moribund sector. Sales of newly ...