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• WSJ Closes Boston Bureau; Memo From Thomson

  PaidContent - 2009-10-29

  The Wall Street Journal is closing its Boston bureau, leaving in place an “investigative function.” In a memo to the staff embedded below, Editor-in-Chief Robert Thomson said the core reporting team would be disbanded and that the nine reporters can apply for openings in the company. More to...

  Tags: Team, Wall Street Journal, Bureau, Thomson Corp., Boston, Team Management, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Management, Human Resources, Benefits, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Staci D. Kramer

• Equitable chief's pay package exceeds GBP1m as business shrinks.

  - 2008-04-24

  Byline: Maryrose Fison Despite asset sales to Canada Life and Prudential, Equitable Life hands its CEO a pay package worth GBP1,004,287 Equitable Life has defended its decision to hand its chief executive a pay package worth more than GBP1m as the life...

  Tags: Benefits, CEO, Prudential Insurance Company of America, salary, Thomson Corp.

• ALJ, GCS, KBW, MOH, TOC, BZP Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.

  - 2008-03-25

  M2 PRESSWIRE-25 March 2008-BUYINS.NET: ALJ, GCS, KBW, MOH, TOC, BZP Have Been Added To Naked Short List TodayC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25032008 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...

  Tags: AMEX, Benefits, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, Investment, NYSE Euronext, SEC, SOFTWARE, stock, Thomson Corp.

• Thomson to sell education unit for 7.75 billion USD

  - 2007-05-11

  OTTAWA AFP — Canadian conglomerate Thomson Corp., in talks to acquire the Reuters financial information agency, said Friday it was selling its education division to investors for 7.75 billion US dollars. Thomson said the sale would help the company "pursue opportunities" in other key growth areas, without elaborating. ...

  Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• BOXING

  - 2007-05-11

  Byline: DOUG THOMSON , Huddersfield's Tyrone Nurse suffered frustration in his bid to land a prestigious Junior Amateur Boxing Association title. But dad Chris Aston, the Linthwaite based professional boxing trainer, believes the talented 17-year-old can benefit in the long term. New College student Nurse was beaten...

  Tags: ABC Inc., Benefits, England, Government, Regulations, Thomson Corp.

• Dow within striking distance of 13,000

  - 2007-04-19

  NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrials set an all-time high Wednesday and climbed within 200 points of 13,000 amid strong earnings from financial companies that seemed vulnerable just weeks ago due to problems in the mortgage industry. The Dow rose 30.80 points to 12,803.84, eclipsing...

  Tags: bank, Benefits, earnings, FINANCE, Freddie Mac, Investment, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., The Dow Chemical Co., Thomson Corp.

• German firm leases 57,000 s/f

  - 2006-10-25

  CB Richard Ellis announced that it has represented INVESCO Real Estate Germany, L.P. in completing a 57,000 s/f lease to Thomson Healthcare at 5 Paragon Drive in Montvale. CBRE executive vice president Jeffrey Babikian, first vice president David Opper, and vice president Sean Morley were responsible for the transaction....

  Tags: Benefits, Germany, HEALTHCARE, Invesco, SOFTWARE, Thomson Corp.

• Answering to a Hirer Power

  BNET - 2006-02-01

  Continental Tire North America gave workers at its Queen City plant an ultimatum in January: Surrender 35% of wages and benefits or employment would be cut almost in half, slashing 513 jobs, leaving only 573. Even then, the place might still be shut down and production shifted - more than...

  Tags: Employment, Thomson Corp., Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Utah Health Sciences Center Uses Knowledge Management Software to Improve Customer Service as Demand Increases

  BNET - 2006-01-01

  University Health Care is part of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, which includes colleges of medicine, nursing, health and pharmacy, and supports administration, business and research for these colleges. The number of applications and our customers' expectations were increasing, yet the help desk's ability to meet demand remained...

  Tags: Customer Service, Knowledge, Thomson Corp., University Of Utah, Help Desk, Call Centers, Knowledge Management, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management

• Smart Retirement Planning: Solid Planning and the Right Safety Net Will Ensure That You Enjoy Your Golden Years

  BNET - 2005-10-01

  Americans have to change their attitude about retirement planning. Many think they can take their time, but that kind of thinking will not leave much of a nest egg. In years past, Americans would hold one for 25 years then retire with a pension that could carry them through their...

  Tags: Retirement, Thomson Corp., Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources