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August 9, 2008
If no contract agreement is reached by 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 11, Verizon Communications Inc.'s union workers could strike.
That's according to Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
"With $5.5 billion in profits, Verizon can afford to stop outsourcing the high-quality, family-supporting jobs that our communities need," […]
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August 7, 2008
Wichita Area Technical College this week received verbal notification that the college will be recommended for initial accreditation to the Higher Learning Commission.
A six-person HLC team was in town this week and is expected to recommend accreditation through at least 2013. Five years is the maximum time period that schools can qualify for […]
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August 4, 2008
WellCare Health Plans Inc. said eliminating 208 positions is costing $3.1 million.
The Tampa, Fla. provider of managed care services for government-sponsored health care plans announced it was reducing its work force in Florida and New York by 5 percent in May in response to changing business conditions. Late Friday, the company said in […]
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August 2, 2008
Catellus Development Group said it was selected as the preferred developer for a major new mixed-use project in San Jose on the site of the county fairgrounds.
The Oakland-based group — a ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) company specializing in mixed-use development — said Santa Clara County Executive Pete Kutras will recommend to the Board of Supervisors […]
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August 1, 2008
The price of condominiums on Maui rose while single-family home prices declined during the first half of 2008, according to a new report from Prudential Locations.
The median price of condominiums rose 9.5 percent to $575,000 in the first half of 2008, Prudential Locations said Thursday. Most sales took place in the Wailea/Makena […]
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