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Sears won't sign Bangladesh safety accord
Sears said Wednesday it does not plan to sign a fire and building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands aimed at trying to prevent another disaster like the one in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers. Instead, the...
Tags: Consumers, Walmart, Georgetown University, Gap Inc., Bangladesh
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Senate panel endorses nomination of Perez for Labor post despite GOP opposition
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from Republicans. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12 -10 to...Tags: Republican Party, Thomas Edward Perez, Politics, Career and Workplace, Washington, DC
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Former World Bank official to speak at League meeting
Retired World Bank administrator Anne B. Thomas will be the guest speaker at the League of Women Voters annual meeting Tuesday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Otterbein United Methodist Church on the corner of East Franklin and Locust streets in Hagerstown. The...Tags: University of New Mexico, Economic Organization, Employment Opportunities, International Economic Institution, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Yankton beef plant recruiters finish interviews in Aberdeen
Representatives from American Foods Group, which owns a beef processing plant in Yankton, finished an employee recruitment trip in Aberdeen on Wednesday. Fourteen individuals sought information, said Ellen Paulson, director of talent acquisition and...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Immigration to outpace U.S. population growth from births soon -Census
Reuters* First time immigration to lead U.S. growth since 1850 * Shift to occur between 2027 and 2038 * Could see 824,000 to 1.6 million immigrants annually By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - A wave of immigrants is set to become the principal...Tags: U.S. Congress, Demographics, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Population and Census
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Companies and Corporations, Gap Inc., Labor Disputes
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U.S. Bank to brand LaSalle Street Tower
Trying to raise its profile in Chicago, Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank said it has secured the naming rights to the 190 S. LaSalle St. building, where it will boost its square footage by 65 percent. The street-level U.S. Bank Building signage should go up...
Tags: Park National Corporation, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Corporate Performance, Marketing, Career and Workplace
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Hartford Council Delays Budget-Cutting Session
The city council has postponed its meeting to amend Mayor Pedro Segarra's proposed 2013-14 budget until Monday. Council President Shawn Wooden said Wednesday that council members need more time to talk about priorities and draft resolutions for amending...
Tags: Pedro E. Segarra, Budgets and Budgeting, Larry Deutsch, Career and Workplace
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US health overhaul may penalize some Indiana Native Americans without health insurance
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For Allen Dunnagan and other members of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, changes under the federal health care overhaul amount to another slight. As members of a Native American tribe not recognized by the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health Insurance
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Obama to meet with McCain on immigration, budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama plans to meet with Republican Sen. John McCain on Wednesday to discuss ongoing efforts to pass an overhaul of immigration laws and budget issues. McCain, of Arizona, is one of the key...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), White House, Barack Obama, Justice System
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Key U.S. senator to fight for tracking system in immigration law
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who is considered crucial to the passage of an immigration law overhaul, on Tuesday vowed to fight for a biometric system that would track foreigners entering and exiting the country after a...Tags: Government, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Sports, Parties and Movements
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Obama: IRS watchdog report's findings intolerable, inexcusable
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called the findings in a government report about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny intolerable and said he has directed his administration to...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics, Taxation
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