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Summary Box: Applications for jobless aid rise (AP)
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS: The number of people seeking unemployment aid jumped sharply last week to 457,000. The increase undermines hopes that, after falling four times in the previous five weeks, unemployment claims were on a sustained downward trend.
ExactTarget to add 500 new jobs
INDIANAPOLIS (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – E-mail marketing company ExactTarget Inc. has announced plans to nearly double the number of people working at its Indianapolis headquarters by adding up to 500 jobs by 2015.
Illinois Hospitals $75 Billion Economic Impact
Naperville, IL — Illinois’ hospitals are a critical mainstay for the state’s economy and jobs, providing stability and even growth during times of recession. According to a new report by…
Gov. Quinn Announces Illinois to Receive Nearly $100 million in New High-Tech Investment
CHICAGO – September 13, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that four more Illinois broadband projects have been awarded a total of $73 million in federal funding to build and improve high-tech infrastructure throughout the state.
Stimulus Jobs Program Not Paying Workers
Chicago – Federal stimulus dollars put thousands of Illinois residents to work, but FOX Chicago News has learned not all of the people working are getting paid. The program is called “Put Illinois to work” and is part of the massive federal economic stimulus package passed in 2009.
Republicans delay vote on jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – Senate Republicans on Wednesday delayed action to restore U.S. unemployment benefits for those who have been out of work the longest, prolonging a partisan standoff even though the measure is certain to pass.
Obama plugs electric vehicles in Michigan
WASHINGTON — Seeking to boost economic spirits, President Barack Obama on Thursday hailed the construction of another car-battery plant as a symbol of a made-in-America rebound from desperate times. ‘We’re…
Boeing NewGen Tanker Win Would Bring 1,100 Jobs, $57 Million to Illinois
ST. LOUIS, July 14 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA – News) today announced that Illinois will benefit from an estimated 1,100 total jobs and generate an estimated $57 million…
Hard times for Ill., but not for governor’s staff
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has handed out raises — some of more than 20 percent — to his staff while proclaiming a message of “shared sacrifice”…
Currys and PC World Unveil a 2-in-1 Superstore in Hamilton
– 20 new jobs created for local area – Over 4000 products under one roof LONDON, July 1 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Currys and PC World, the UK’s leading electrical retailers, will open the doors to a brand new joint Superstore in Hamilton on 3rd July. The 2-in-1 store has created 20 new jobs in the local area and offers Hamilton residents the biggest electrical shopping destination in the South Lanarkshire area.