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Tenn. GOP supermajority struggles to find footing
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam began the year by dismissing what he called misguided predictions that the new Republican supermajority in state government would devolve into infighting. Haslam went so far as to announce in his annual State of the State address in January that such a narrative "makes caricatures out ...
OneWest Bank to lay off 725 Texas workers
Executives with OneWest Bank have announced that more than 700 workers will lose their jobs as the company is acquired as part of a $2.53 billion deal. The Austin American-Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/13Oetk1) Monday that the majority of the 725 employees work at a call center. OneWest Bank is being acquired ...
Unsuccessful job applicants seek hiring records
Documents having to do with a state agency's involvement in recruiting and hiring workers for a private company should be available to the public, a lawyer for four unsuccessful applicants for jobs at a Georgia auto plant argued Monday. Gerry Weber made the argument before the Supreme Court of Georgia. ...
US homebuilder confidence soars to 7-year high
For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday leaped to 52 this month from 44 in May. It ...
Sweeping US-EU trade talks to start in July
A top European Union official says talks on a sweeping new free trade agreement between the EU and the US will begin next month. Jose Manuel Barroso, head of the EU's executive arm the Commission, said Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland that the deal could offer "huge ...
Little joy in Croatia as it enters the EU
There will be festivities and fireworks, but Kata Secic can't muster much enthusiasm for Croatia's historic entry into the European Union. The 53-year-old Croatian textile factory worker has a more immediate worry: The underwear manufacturer she works for went bust and she hasn't received her 300-euro ($400) monthly wage in ...
Execs named by insurance company
Sandra Mayfield and Charles Simon have been appointed assistant vice presidents of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp. Mayfield was named assistant vice president of accounting and Simon was named assistant vice president of information technology services. Mayfield received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and earned a master ...
NC rural agency makes questionable job claims
The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center has approved questionable loans while making job creation claims that aren't supported by facts, according to a newspaper's investigation. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/1239XtO ) that the private nonprofit organization used millions in taxpayer money to help build fast-food restaurants, ...
Police: OSHA to join La. blast investigation
Federal investigators are expected in south Louisiana over the weekend at the site of an explosion that killed one worker at chemical plant in Donaldsonville — the second such blast in the area in as many days. State Police Trooper Jared Sandifer said Saturday officials from the Occupational Safety and ...
State officials tout report of SC's GDP growth
State officials are touting a U.S. Department of Commerce report that ranks South Carolina's economy as the 12th fastest growing in the nation. Gov. Nikki Haley and state Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt say that's proof the state's successfully growing its economy through manufacturing jobs. The federal agency's Bureau of Economic ...
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