United Technologies cancels planned furlough
United Technologies Corp. canceled a planned furlough of 2,000 workers after the Department of Defense recalled most of its civilian employees.
Business
Oct 7, 2013
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UTX may furlough 5K workers due to gov't shutdown
United Technologies Corp. says it may furlough more than 5,000 workers if the U.S. government shutdown continues into next month.
Business
Oct 3, 2013
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US team using Twitter, Facebook to fight militants
(AP)—The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from a "Most Wanted" jihadi from America's South. The Alabama native wrote ...
Internet
Apr 12, 2013
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State workers underpaid, new study finds
A comparison of public sector workers in Illinois with their peers in the private sector shows a general wage and salary penalty for state and local government employees, according to research by a University of Illinois ...
Economics & Business
Mar 12, 2013
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Coastal activities examined in new study
Researchers have embarked on the first comprehensive study of human activity along the west Kimberley coast.
Environment
Feb 12, 2013
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SKorea says Samsung chip plant caused cancer
(AP)—A South Korean government agency said Friday that working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year, only the second time it has recognized a link between cancer ...
Business
Dec 14, 2012
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Telework delivers increases in productivity and wellbeing
Researchers at the University of Melbourne's Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society, (IBES) have found teleworking, increases productivity and wellbeing and results in many positive benefits for individuals.
Economics & Business
Nov 12, 2012
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Leatherback turtle eggs crushed in Trinidad
Hundreds, possibly thousands of turtle eggs and hatchlings have been destroyed on the northern Trinidad coast by government workers who drove their bulldozers over the breeding ground.
Ecology
Jul 10, 2012
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Google sells 3D modeling application SketchUp
Google on Thursday confirmed that it has sold 3D computer modeling program SketchUp as the Internet titan continues streamlining its product line with co-founder Larry Page at the helm.
Software
Apr 26, 2012
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Apple chief meets officials in China
Apple's new chief executive Tim Cook has held talks with officials in China, the US tech giant said Tuesday, the workshop of its products but where its operations have faced difficulties.
Business
Mar 27, 2012
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