Critics of globalization claim that firms are being driven by the prospects of cheaper labor to shift employment abroad. Yet the evidence for this, beyond anecdotes, is slim. This paper reviews evidence on whether firms that do business in foreign countries are substituting foreign for domestic labor. The results of...
Employment has undergone a transformational change in most sectors of every industry. The industry has vigorously embraced the concept of outsourcing of employees. Entire organizations now consist of outsource staff hired through employment agencies and specialist firms established to provide outsourcing services The internet has revolutionized the way we conduct...
From the executive summary: ‘Over the past decades, the U.S. Temporary Help Services THS industry grew much more rapidly than overall employment. Contemporaneously, courts in most U.S. States adopted exceptions to the common law doctrine of employment at will that limited employers' discretion to terminate workers and opened them to...
From Trijicon Inc. Up until now, the Trijicon 4x32 AGOG has only been available to the military and law enforcement market. The AGOG is the official rifle combat optic of the US Marines and the Trijicon 4x32 AGOG is standard issue for all Special Operations Forces and is...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This column includes some observations from my recent participation at the Fourth International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Scotland, and visits to LearnDirect and Careers Scotland. The outcomes of the Symposium and the latter two major initiatives directly link to...
Totorica Army National Guard Pvt. Michael Totorica has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training. During the nine weeks of basic combat training, Totorica received training in...
URBANDALE, Iowa -- Pitney Bowes PSI, the nation's leading mail presorter, today announced that it is opening a new site in Urbandale, Iowa. The site will be Pitney Bowes PSI's 37th location in its national mail presort services network. Located at 4350 121st Street, Meredith Industrial Park IV,...
CIENEGA DE FLORES, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. dedicated a new $30-million manufacturing facility in this industrial city in northern Mexico, in a formal ceremony today. Equipped with the latest manufacturing technology, the plant is a state-of-the-art component production operation offering greater efficiencies...
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md. -- The Board of Directors of Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:FCL) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 26, 2008 to shareholders of record on September 12, 2008. Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.,...
KABUL AFP — Afghanistan's interior ministry said a Japanese national had been freed 10 hours after he was kidnapped Tuesday but his release was not confirmed by the aid worker's employer. Kazuya Ito, 31, was snatched at about 6:30 am as he was going to inspect a canal...
FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox Electronics, a leading global supplier of frequency control solutions, has expanded its XpressOTM LVPECL and LVDS oscillator series to include a 5 mm x 3.2 mm package size. The FXO-LC52 and FXO-PC52 oscillators are ideal for use in SONET, Ethernet, storage...
As Reported in Today's Wall Street Journal, AHF Says Recent GSK Ad Campaign is Attempt to Maintain Market Share without Regard for Patient Health; Asks HHS to Step Up Oversight in Light of FDA's Failure to Do So LOS ANGELES -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation AHF, the largest non-profit...
Lawsuit by Metal Trades Department Against U.S. Coast Guard Rejected PHILADELPHIA -- In a decision filed today the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has upheld the United States Coast Guard interpretation of the Jones Act as it relates to the modern building methods employed...
Hathaway to Retire in March 2009; Klein Resigns; Company Names Guse Interim Vice President of Global Sales MADISON, Wis. -- TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO), producer of the HioArt([R]) treatment system for advanced radiation therapy, announced today that Stephen C. Hathaway, CFO, plans to retire when his employment contract...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: Saab (STO:SAABB) has today responded to the F16 replacement questionnaire issued by the Dutch Ministry of Defence, offering 85 Gripen NG Next Generation to the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The response is an all inclusive package with 85 Gripen NG, training,...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-22 August 2008-Sweden's Investment AB Latour sells Mekana AB to Bromi Maskin ABC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Swedish investor Investment AB Latour (OMX Stockholm: LATO A) (OMX Stockholm: LATO B) said on Friday (22 August) that its business area Machinery Trading has sold the activities of...
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) is a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry and other industrial markets. The Company designs, manufactures and services technologically sophisticated systems and products such as subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead systems, high pressure fluid control equipment, measurement solutions, and marine...
CHICAGO -- William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHX) ($8.82), a leading global provider of online recruiting services, with an Outperform rating and an Aggressive Growth company profile. Dice Holdings' operations consist of four Web sites, each of which is focused on employers and job-seekers...
TROY, Mich., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- EMCON Technologies today announced it would close its Light Vehicle Emissions facility in Concord, Ontario, Canada by October 2008 due to over capacity in the North American Light Vehicle market. The Concord facility is a producer of exhaust systems for the...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- In conjunction with the stock exchange listing of Carl Lamm Holding AB (STO:CLHO)on June 26, 2008, Hans Johansson was appointed Group President and CEO for the entire Carl Lamm Holding AB group. Mans Sjostedt, 44 years of age, was appointed as the new CEO for the subsidiary...
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