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• More Temporary Workers Become Permanent Fixtures in Nation's Economy.

  - 2004-06-07

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 7--DRACUT, Mass. -- Scott Gelinas spent the first eight years of his working life at the same manufacturer and planned to make a career there. His layoff in the summer of...

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• Despite Bright Spots, Massachusetts Suffers Overall Job Loss in 2003.

  - 2004-05-18

  By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 18--While many Massachusetts companies were skittish about hiring last year, a few types of employers happily accepted resumes. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonagricultural jobs...

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• U.S. Economy Shows Flickers of Job Growth.

  - 2003-11-07

  By Chris Reidy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 7--Falling numbers of Americans filing for unemployment benefits and strong gains in productivity growth may be setting the stage for the recovering economy to begin putting laid-off employees back to...

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• Group Seeks Diversity in Framingham, Mass., Public Employees.

  - 2003-08-25

  By Jenn Abelson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 25--Laura Medrano really wants to work for the town of Framingham -- so much, she says, that she has applied for 10 jobs, from administrative assistant to budget analyst. But Medrano,...

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• July Marks Six Months of U.S. Job Losses.

  - 2003-08-02

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 2--The nation shed jobs for the sixth consecutive month in July as the stubbornly weak labor market continues to defy all expectations of a rebound. Even the dip...

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• Homeowners Becoming One-Stop Economy Builders.

  - 2003-07-20

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20--MARBLEHEAD, Mass.--Kevin Maguire thought he was just building an addition to his home when, attracted by low interest rates, he walked into a local bank last summer and took out a...

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• Massachusetts Transportation Authority Considers Hiring Reforms.

  - 2001-10-07

  By Raphael Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--It's a phrase that's been said so often it's already a cliche: "The world changed forever on Sept. 11." When it comes to flying, our sense of national security, and...

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• Nantucket Nectars Executive Steps Down, Eyes Job at Quaker Oats' Snapple.(Originated from The Boston Globe)

  - 1996-08-11

  Aug. 11--"Highly unusual," huffed Ron Bottrell, spokesman for the beleaguered beverage company. "It's not official until the hiring company issues a release." Aug. 11--"Highly unusual," huffed Ron Bottrell, spokesman for the beleaguered beverage company. "It's not official until the hiring company issues a release."

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