Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at
4:11 pm
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville casino bringing 'a thousand new jobs'
Jimmy Buffett told gambling regulators Thursday that this week's opening of his new Margaritaville Casino and Resort will be exciting, but creating jobs along his native Mississippi Gulf Coast has been a rewarding experience in itself.
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In land of immigrants, not all are welcome
Many of the immigrants do menial work in Eilat hotels and restaurants, or menial jobs in and around Tel Aviv. Most live in a poor area of South Tel Aviv. Occasional crimes committed by them become high profile and spur campaigns to “send them all home.
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Thousands of jobs; restaurants shops and more head to Phenix City
Surveillance video from a 7-Eleven, located near the intersection of WestMore >> Phenix City could see more than 3000 jobs, new hotels, restaurants and more on the site that will be called The Brickyard. An 87 acre plot of land from Brickyard Road to …
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at
3:23 pm
Casino-resort proposal raises questions from residents
Governor Haley desperately wants to bring jobs to South Carolina. She works every single day to recruit new jobs, expand existing companies and put South Carolinians back to work. However, she believes South Carolina does not have to settle and that …
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Five questions with Jane Nichols, president and CEO at Goodwill Southern Rivers
Favorite book: “The Dream Manager,” by Matthew Kelly and “Oh, the Places You'll Go,” by Dr. Seuss Favorite restaurant: The Gardens at Callaway and anything Jamie Keating does. Best concert attended: Michael W. Smith and TobyMac What is the greatest …
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at
2:35 pm
Only faster break-even will trigger India's warehousing revolution
Owner Food Corporation of India (FCI) says it has no place to store this wheat. But when the government is willing to shovel several hundred crore in subsidy to build food bins, why is no one queuing up? That's because government itself beats them away …
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Neglect On Safety Exposes Children To Danger
By Melati Mohd Ariff KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — A small child was seen walking hurriedly, carrying a plastic bag that contained some items from a shop. The child halted several times to tighten the grip on the bag. The child walked faster while …
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Sub shop grows behind marijuana theme
Every Cheba Hut location in the company's 14-unit system is purposefully distinctive with assorted décor, a regional menu and beer offerings, as well as an occasional performance by a local band. As the company accelerates its growth with the ultimate …
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at
11:54 am
U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed Before Jobs Data
“I've got a feeling that we might see a downside surprise on the monthly jobs report,” Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab Corp., said from Austin, Texas. His firm has $ 1.83 trillion in client assets.
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Three in mid-life about to become nursing grads
NORMAL — A variety of second-career students are in the second-year nursing class at Heartland Community College. Here are three: Cook, 47, Normal, was in the restaurant management business for 20 years. “By 2008, I was pretty burned out,” he said.
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Gas gets cheaper, but drivers are still reluctant
They're still too worried about their jobs and the economy. Economists and tourism experts are expecting only a small uptick in summer travelers. Gas prices are lower, but still high enough to keep some Americans off the road.
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at
10:09 am
Jamie Oliver's arrival on to the city restaurant scene is turning heat up in …
For as belts are tightened and the city's restaurants feel the pinch, a food fight is about to get under way and in one corner will be one of the nation's best loved and most familiar celebrity chefs. Pukka poster boy for a generation of food show fans …
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Uncork'd: Las Vegas' Best Chefs Host Food Event Of The Year
This is not an issue in Vegas, home to more of the best known people in the food world than any city on earth. The top three living Michelin-star holders all have marquee restaurants here, as does a Who's Who of the cooking world.
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Peter Gilmore: 'Congee – Chinese rice porridge – is great hangover food'
Peter Gilmore is the executive chef of Quay Restaurant, Sydney, placed 29th in San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants of 2012. His cookbook, 'Quay', is published by Murdoch Books, priced £35.
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at
6:29 am
Teens bring enthusiasm to restaurant mentoring job in Chico
Guillon wrote in an email to the Enterprise-Record, "They benefit greatly from the opportunity to work in a high-end restaurant, and their interaction with guests has been amazing. "Have you ever walked up to a table where you do not know the people?
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Public donations can be channeled for setting up rural restaurants
Large-scale employment generation in rural areas may result from this activity. With an average norm of 30 people employed per 100-chair restaurant, this programme has the potential of generating about 20 million jobs permanently in rural areas.
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Is the EI system making it more attractive to not work?
These same Canadians that are looking down their noses at the so-called 'bad jobs' out there, who's taking care of their parents at the personal care home? Who's washing their dishes in the restaurant? Who's cleaning the toilets at the shopping centre …
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Students honor employers
The students, representing Lew Wallace STEM, Roosevelt Career and Technical, and West Side Leadership academies, had the opportunity to work and acquire leadership skills at area businesses. Roosevelt Career and Technical Academy senior Rachael Gordon, …
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at
10:10 pm
Community Calendar for May 4
The Rotary Club: of Skokie Valley meets from 12:15-1:30 pm Tuesdays at McCormick & Schmick's restaurant at 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, North Ring Road, Skokie. Lunch is $ 14, for members and $ 15 for visitors and guests. Call (847) 763-9811.
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at
9:30 pm
Relish is a “sauce” of fun
MORE than 40 new jobs have been created with the launch of an innovative US-style restaurant in Doncaster. Restrateur Paul Moullali and his co-director wife Rebecca, who manages front-of-house, have founded Relish Doncaster Ltd to create the jobs with …
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Project jobs: Problems 'overqualified' job seekers face
But after applying to thousands of jobs in the past year, he's only had a handful of callbacks. Tye says he's applied for everything from, “Director of sales, down to dishwasher at a local restaurant.” He says, the higher paying jobs just aren't hiring …
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Why Cameron wants a war on how we work
This week, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor will reveal themselves as fans of the second of these two positions. The Business Secretary has always been more sympathetic to the former. There has been a brewing, and mostly private, row at the heart …
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Is your business online? About half of small companies in Ohio don't have websites
"It's a business of priority jobs." Scott Shaw, Plain DealerDeb Luber, owner of Richard's Grinding in Cleveland, said the 46-year-old business got a website for the first time two years ago. Not only does it save time on the phone with job quotes, …
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at
5:35 pm
Director Peter Berg talks about the inspirations for 'Battleship'
I much preferred the summer's first big hit, The Avengers, but you can say this for Battleship: It's crowd-rousing, and it will probably do well in a military town like San Diego. At the screening I attended, people were hooting and applauding at the …
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Hands on a Hardbody's Silhouette of a Band
Schmidt, also from San Diego, has performed with Heather Myles, Dennis Kaplinger, and Eve Selis. The rest of Anastasio's band are from New York. “We're part of the set design, which is a parking lot,” says Demain. “We're on a little stage on the stage.
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