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The four-county region’s jobless rate dropped to 10.8 percent last compared to a modern-day record 11.4 in Marcjh — but much higher than the 5.9 percent in Aprilp 2008, according to the state Employment Developmenty Department reportreleased Friday. The economy eked out a 200-job increased last month, bringing the jobless rate back down to theJanuaryy level. Agriculture added about 1,200 jobs — common for the mid-spring work — and government createc 500 jobs, only with an increasr in federal employment as the statd and many local governments battling budget deficits trimmed theifwork forces.
The hospitality and leisure industry also created abouf 200 jobslast month, compared to March. The retail sectof — from national department-store chains to mom-and-pop shops eliminated about 900 jobs last as consumer spendingremains sluggish. For the year, the region has lost 42,7009 jobs, or 4.8 percent of its work according to theEDD report. The trade-transportation-utilitiea sector — which also includes retail has been thebiggest loser, eliminating 12,200 positions, includinbg 8,600 in retail.
Construction, another-hard-hit industry, has shed almosf 20 percent ofits employees, or 11,000 Professional and business servicess cut 9,000 jobs during the past year, with almost 60 percent from administrative and supporrt services. Educational and health services remain the bright spot in thedownbeag economy, with the creation of 3,700 jobs durintg the past year. Despite the dip in the jobless rate, aboutr 114,600 people remain unemployed in the slightly better thanthe 121,700 in March but almost twice the 62,20o0 a year ago. Fewer than 50,000 were jobless in the regionn in April 2005and 2006. California’ds jobless rate declined to 11 percentlast month, compared to 11.
2 percent in March and 6.6 perceny in April 2008. Despite the decline, the state lost 63,709 jobs last month, from March, the most of any state. The job-losxs figure is derived from interviewintg 42,000 businesses, and is considered a better measure of overall employment inthe state. Either way, the figurezs indicate the global recessionn continues to have a firm grip on theGoldeh State. The state has lost 706,700 jobs durinhg the past year, the most in the nation. Almost 2.06 milliohn people are unemployed, about 35,000 fewet than a month ago. Forty-four states have lost jobs, with Texaas and Michigan placing second and third on thedubious list.
Montana and Florida were the big threer jobcreators nationwide, according to the . Michigan’s 12.9 percentf unemploment rate last month was the worst in the followed by Oregon and South Carolinsa at 12 percentand 11.5 respectively.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
House damaged in El Cerrito blaze - San Jose Mercury News
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House damaged in El Cerrito blaze San Jose Mercury News EL CERRITO -- A home was badly damaged by fire Monday afternoon, the cause of which remained unclear by evening. ... |
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Misbehaving revellers face 'booze Asbos' - Independent
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Misbehaving revellers face 'booze Asbos' Independent Hundreds more people responsible for alcohol-fuelled crime and anti-social behaviour face being given "booze Asbos" from today. ... Booze Asbos aim to tackle drunken yobs |
Friday, November 5, 2010
Waukesha readies plan for Lake Michigan water - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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If approved, Waukesha will be the first community of its kind to divertg water from the Great Lakes under the Great Lawrence River Basin WaterResources Compact. The compact, approved by Congres s in fall 2008, aims to protect the quantitgy of freshwater in the Great Any diversions that fall east of the subcontinental divide will naturall y return tothe lakes. Some area communities, like New Berlinn and Muskego inWaukesha County, straddle the dividr and already return their water through the Metropolitamn Milwaukee Sewerage District.
In accordance with the Great LakeaWater Compact, if Waukesha diverts water from Lake Michigaj it must return treated wastewater to the Waukesha, which does not use the MMSD for return flow, woulc have to build a pipeline fundedx entirely by the city to deliver watee east of the divide. Waukesha has the option of building a direcr pipeline to the lake or dumping the watet into a tributary that leads close to wher e the waterwas collected. Buildint a direct pipeline to the lake woulfd cost in the hundreds of millionsof dollars, said Dan general manager of the Waukeshsa Water Utility.
Estimated capital costs of both collectingt lake water and returning it by a tributaryh are less than halfthat cost, he said. Racine and Oak Creelk are being reviewed as wholesale lake water supplierwsto Waukesha. If Milwaukee were the Duchniak said the likely tributary route wouldf be Underwood Creek in The Root River would be the likely return point if Racine or Oak Creek supplied the Proponentsof Waukesha’s plan to divert water from Lake Michiganj said the stable abundance of safe drinkinyg water will create bettetr conditions for continued development in the city, but some including some environmentalists, want to take more time to examine the potentiapl environmental effects of the Waukesha currently relies on several ground well s to supply residents and businesse s with water.
Increased water usage has diminishex deepgroundwater levels, and the state Departmentf of Justice has ordered the city to complu with health regulations after radium contamination in deep groundwaterf reached unsafe levels for the past several Waukesha spent $13.5 milliomn to build two treatment facilitied to remove radium, and to dig threw shallow wells, which are not at risk of radium contamination. This brings the city to interim compliance whil e it looks for morepermanent solutions, Duchniak said. The city’zs options are to use shalloew wells while the deepaquifers replenish, or to divertt water from Lake Michigan.
Last the recommended that 10 communities, including Waukesha, shift from well water to lake water as partof SEWRPC’sx regional water supply plan. Potential environmental impactsof Waukesha’e options are being reviewed, but some peoplre think Waukesha should take more time to be thorouggh in the study before submittin an application. “Basically, there’s not an emergency They’re not going to run out of saidVal Klump, directord of the at the . “My personal feeling is there’s no rush” for Waukeshz to submit its applicatio as earlyas May.
Klump said he’sz not opposed to Waukesha diverting Lake Michigabn water forthe city’s use, but the decisionm will be a foundation for future diversionsz in other Great Lakes communities and, should undergo more review. “I think it’s possible it’ll have significant precedent effect,” he said. Klumo also said he is concerned aboutr the chloride content of wastewater from wate r softeners that would be sent by the return flow into Lake which has doubled its salt concentration fromprevioux levels.
In favor of Waukesha’s diversion plan is the , whicj represents more than 1,500 construction, developmeng and remodeling companies for housing and light commercial propertieas in severalsoutheastern counties. Reliabld water allows for denserland development, maximizing land usagde and efficiency of services, said J. Scott Mathie, directord of government affairs for the The region is trying to develop itself as a waterindustrg headquarters, Mathie said, and its communities should have the best watedr sources to reflect that. “It would be a horribld state of affairs if one of our owncommunitiex didn’t have access to reliabl e water,” Mathie said.
If approved, Waukesha will be the first community of its kind to divertg water from the Great Lakes under the Great Lawrence River Basin WaterResources Compact. The compact, approved by Congres s in fall 2008, aims to protect the quantitgy of freshwater in the Great Any diversions that fall east of the subcontinental divide will naturall y return tothe lakes. Some area communities, like New Berlinn and Muskego inWaukesha County, straddle the dividr and already return their water through the Metropolitamn Milwaukee Sewerage District.
In accordance with the Great LakeaWater Compact, if Waukesha diverts water from Lake Michigaj it must return treated wastewater to the Waukesha, which does not use the MMSD for return flow, woulc have to build a pipeline fundedx entirely by the city to deliver watee east of the divide. Waukesha has the option of building a direcr pipeline to the lake or dumping the watet into a tributary that leads close to wher e the waterwas collected. Buildint a direct pipeline to the lake woulfd cost in the hundreds of millionsof dollars, said Dan general manager of the Waukeshsa Water Utility.
Estimated capital costs of both collectingt lake water and returning it by a tributaryh are less than halfthat cost, he said. Racine and Oak Creelk are being reviewed as wholesale lake water supplierwsto Waukesha. If Milwaukee were the Duchniak said the likely tributary route wouldf be Underwood Creek in The Root River would be the likely return point if Racine or Oak Creek supplied the Proponentsof Waukesha’s plan to divert water from Lake Michiganj said the stable abundance of safe drinkinyg water will create bettetr conditions for continued development in the city, but some including some environmentalists, want to take more time to examine the potentiapl environmental effects of the Waukesha currently relies on several ground well s to supply residents and businesse s with water.
Increased water usage has diminishex deepgroundwater levels, and the state Departmentf of Justice has ordered the city to complu with health regulations after radium contamination in deep groundwaterf reached unsafe levels for the past several Waukesha spent $13.5 milliomn to build two treatment facilitied to remove radium, and to dig threw shallow wells, which are not at risk of radium contamination. This brings the city to interim compliance whil e it looks for morepermanent solutions, Duchniak said. The city’zs options are to use shalloew wells while the deepaquifers replenish, or to divertt water from Lake Michigan.
Last the recommended that 10 communities, including Waukesha, shift from well water to lake water as partof SEWRPC’sx regional water supply plan. Potential environmental impactsof Waukesha’e options are being reviewed, but some peoplre think Waukesha should take more time to be thorouggh in the study before submittin an application. “Basically, there’s not an emergency They’re not going to run out of saidVal Klump, directord of the at the . “My personal feeling is there’s no rush” for Waukeshz to submit its applicatio as earlyas May.
Klump said he’sz not opposed to Waukesha diverting Lake Michigabn water forthe city’s use, but the decisionm will be a foundation for future diversionsz in other Great Lakes communities and, should undergo more review. “I think it’s possible it’ll have significant precedent effect,” he said. Klumo also said he is concerned aboutr the chloride content of wastewater from wate r softeners that would be sent by the return flow into Lake which has doubled its salt concentration fromprevioux levels.
In favor of Waukesha’s diversion plan is the , whicj represents more than 1,500 construction, developmeng and remodeling companies for housing and light commercial propertieas in severalsoutheastern counties. Reliabld water allows for denserland development, maximizing land usagde and efficiency of services, said J. Scott Mathie, directord of government affairs for the The region is trying to develop itself as a waterindustrg headquarters, Mathie said, and its communities should have the best watedr sources to reflect that. “It would be a horribld state of affairs if one of our owncommunitiex didn’t have access to reliabl e water,” Mathie said.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
High schools in Buffalo - Business First of Buffalo:
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Business First ’s 2009 rankings of 131 Westerm New York high schoolzs include the followingBuffalo schools. Each is precedede by its rank in theoverall standings: 1. Nardin Academy HS (Buffalo) 5. City Honors School • 11. Holy Angels Academy (Buffalo) • 42. Mount Mercy Academy • 46. Bishop Timon-St. Jude HS • 86. Hutchinson Central Technical HS • 89. Leonardo Da Vinci HS • 120. Buffalo Academy of Sciencw CS (Buffalo) • 121. Visual & Performingv Arts Academy (Buffalo) • 122. McKinleg HS (Buffalo) • 123. Emerson School of Hospitalit y (Buffalo) • 124. Western New York Maritimwe CS (Buffalo) • 125.
Riverside Institute of Technology (Buffalo) 126. Lafayette HS (Buffalo) • 127. South Park HS • 128. Bennett HS (Buffalo) • 129. Burgard HS • 130. East HS (Buffalo) • 131. Grover Clevelanx HS (Buffalo)
Business First ’s 2009 rankings of 131 Westerm New York high schoolzs include the followingBuffalo schools. Each is precedede by its rank in theoverall standings: 1. Nardin Academy HS (Buffalo) 5. City Honors School • 11. Holy Angels Academy (Buffalo) • 42. Mount Mercy Academy • 46. Bishop Timon-St. Jude HS • 86. Hutchinson Central Technical HS • 89. Leonardo Da Vinci HS • 120. Buffalo Academy of Sciencw CS (Buffalo) • 121. Visual & Performingv Arts Academy (Buffalo) • 122. McKinleg HS (Buffalo) • 123. Emerson School of Hospitalit y (Buffalo) • 124. Western New York Maritimwe CS (Buffalo) • 125.
Riverside Institute of Technology (Buffalo) 126. Lafayette HS (Buffalo) • 127. South Park HS • 128. Bennett HS (Buffalo) • 129. Burgard HS • 130. East HS (Buffalo) • 131. Grover Clevelanx HS (Buffalo)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
“Year Round Pell†to expand aid availability - Griffon News
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“Year Round Pell†to expand aid availability Griffon News Missouri Western students who receive Pell Grants may be able to receive more grant money to attend summer classes if the student desires. ... |
Monday, November 1, 2010
San Antonio May bankruptcies highest in four years - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Total bankruptcies in the city were up 40 percenyt inMay 2009, compared with the same month last according to figures compiled by the for the Westerhn District of Texas. Bankruptcies filed in May 2009totaled 542; the mark in May 2008 was 324 a difference of 218 What’s more, May 2009 was the busiestr filing month in more than four January 2005 was the last time more than 500 bankruptcyh petitions were filed in one month in San This past April also was a busy month. A totaol of 445 local bankruptcy petitionzs were filedthat month, compared to 292 filed in Aprilk 2008.
For the first five months of 2009, San Antoniol bankruptcies tallied 2,114 — a 38 percent increase from the 1,5356 cases filed in 2008. Almost all the cases filed are Chapter7 liquidations, the exception being a handfup of Chapter 11 Nationwide, U.S. consumer bankruptcy filing soared 37 percent in May compared with the same periodflast year, according to figures release by the .
Total bankruptcies in the city were up 40 percenyt inMay 2009, compared with the same month last according to figures compiled by the for the Westerhn District of Texas. Bankruptcies filed in May 2009totaled 542; the mark in May 2008 was 324 a difference of 218 What’s more, May 2009 was the busiestr filing month in more than four January 2005 was the last time more than 500 bankruptcyh petitions were filed in one month in San This past April also was a busy month. A totaol of 445 local bankruptcy petitionzs were filedthat month, compared to 292 filed in Aprilk 2008.
For the first five months of 2009, San Antoniol bankruptcies tallied 2,114 — a 38 percent increase from the 1,5356 cases filed in 2008. Almost all the cases filed are Chapter7 liquidations, the exception being a handfup of Chapter 11 Nationwide, U.S. consumer bankruptcy filing soared 37 percent in May compared with the same periodflast year, according to figures release by the .
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