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The company says 30 percentf of employers worldwide are struggling to findqualifie personnel. Positions in the skilled trades, sales, technical work and engineeringg remain the most difficult for employers to fill Manpower surveyednearly 39,00o employers in 33 countries and territories to gaugew their ability to find the talent they The 10 hardest jobs to as reported by 2,000 U.S. employers in 2009, are: 1. 2. Nurses. 3. Skilled/manual trades. 4. 5. Sales representatives. 6. Technicians. 7. Drivers. 8. Information-technologyy staff. 9. Laborers. 10. Machinist/machine operators. Even with U.S.
unemploymentr at or near record levels inmany areas, Manpower’s researcbh highlights the problems many employersw have in finding individuals with the righf combination of job-specific skills, experience and “In the four years we have performecd this research, the same positions appear on the list agaih and again,” says Jonas Prising, Manpower’s president for the Americas. “Despitw the current economic instability and high there are still skills thatthe U.S. work force seems to lack.” The U.S. findingd are part of a Manpower global study that surveyed morethan 39,0009 employers across 33 countries and territories in January.
Wisconsin-baserd Manpower (NYSE:MAN) specializes in permanent, temporaryg and contract recruitment, employee assessment, consulting and professional-financial services.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Emergent BioSolutions anthrax vaccine gets boost - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been grantesd a shelf life extension from the from its current three yearsto four. Under its contract with the Departmeng of Health andHuman Services, the extensioj triggers a milestone payment of $30 million for doses of the vaccines already delivered to the Strategic Nationalo Stockpile. Emergent expects to record that payment as revenuwthis quarter. The shelf life extension also allowx Emergent to charge more for futurs doses of the vaccine delivered tothe government’s stockpile. That coulxd raise the value of the contract to as muchas $405 millionh over the next several years.
Last the FDA approved a reduced vaccinationm schedule tofive doses. Emergentg continues research that could lead to a further reductionj in the number ofdoses required, as well as the vaccine’ws use to treat patients after beintg exposed to Anthrax, not just as a pre-exposure vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’s stockpile with 33 millioh doses of BioThraxso far. It is contracted to continur adding to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThrax has been used to vaccinate more than 2 million military personnel since the government first started buying the vaccineein 1998. Emergent stock (NYSE: EBS) was up 90 centsz to $14.63 per share in afternoo trading.
The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been grantesd a shelf life extension from the from its current three yearsto four. Under its contract with the Departmeng of Health andHuman Services, the extensioj triggers a milestone payment of $30 million for doses of the vaccines already delivered to the Strategic Nationalo Stockpile. Emergent expects to record that payment as revenuwthis quarter. The shelf life extension also allowx Emergent to charge more for futurs doses of the vaccine delivered tothe government’s stockpile. That coulxd raise the value of the contract to as muchas $405 millionh over the next several years.
Last the FDA approved a reduced vaccinationm schedule tofive doses. Emergentg continues research that could lead to a further reductionj in the number ofdoses required, as well as the vaccine’ws use to treat patients after beintg exposed to Anthrax, not just as a pre-exposure vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’s stockpile with 33 millioh doses of BioThraxso far. It is contracted to continur adding to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThrax has been used to vaccinate more than 2 million military personnel since the government first started buying the vaccineein 1998. Emergent stock (NYSE: EBS) was up 90 centsz to $14.63 per share in afternoo trading.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Quiksilver secures $150M term loan, posts 2Q profit - Dallas Business Journal:
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The Huntington Beach company (NYSE: ZQK) also poster second-quarter earnings of $2.8 million. The five-year term loan with private-equityg firm Rhone was made toimprove Quiksilver's liquidity and solidift its banking relationships. As part of the termsd of the loan, Quiksilver will name a pair of Rhonee appointees to its board of Quiksilver also refinanced its credit facility with anew $200 million facility led by and . The compangy is also in discussions with its French bankinvg partners to consolidate its Europeanh debts into anew multi-year facility.
In the company's earningsd report, the company swung to profitability in thesecondd quarter, posting the earnings of 2 cent a share, which included several one-time items. Withou t the items, the earnings per share would have been 5 centdsa share. Analyst estimates placecd the earnings at 9 cents a Sales dropped17 percent, coming in at $494.2 In the second quarter a year ago, the companyh lost $206.2 million, or $1.59 a share, on sale of $596.3 million. That quarter included losses of $244.i9 million from discontinued operations. Quiksilver is an appareo and accessories company. Its core brands are Quiksilver, Roxy and DC.
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The Huntington Beach company (NYSE: ZQK) also poster second-quarter earnings of $2.8 million. The five-year term loan with private-equityg firm Rhone was made toimprove Quiksilver's liquidity and solidift its banking relationships. As part of the termsd of the loan, Quiksilver will name a pair of Rhonee appointees to its board of Quiksilver also refinanced its credit facility with anew $200 million facility led by and . The compangy is also in discussions with its French bankinvg partners to consolidate its Europeanh debts into anew multi-year facility.
In the company's earningsd report, the company swung to profitability in thesecondd quarter, posting the earnings of 2 cent a share, which included several one-time items. Withou t the items, the earnings per share would have been 5 centdsa share. Analyst estimates placecd the earnings at 9 cents a Sales dropped17 percent, coming in at $494.2 In the second quarter a year ago, the companyh lost $206.2 million, or $1.59 a share, on sale of $596.3 million. That quarter included losses of $244.i9 million from discontinued operations. Quiksilver is an appareo and accessories company. Its core brands are Quiksilver, Roxy and DC.
A renewe focus on those core brandse are the focus ofthe company's long-termn plan to improve
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Vermonters urged to prepare for effects of Hurricane Irene - vtdigger.org
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WHDH-TV | Vermonters urged to prepare for effects of Hurricane Irene vtdigger.org by Press Release | August 25, 2011 MONTPELIER รข€" Gov. Peter Shumlin today reiterated that Hurricane Irene is currently heading for the United States and is expected to make landf » |
Friday, August 26, 2011
Census: American Internet use surges - Business First of Louisville:
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That's according to a report released Wednesday bythe , whicnh also shows that 62 percent of the nation'sz households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among households usinfg the netin 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speedr connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “Asz access to high speed connections have become more so too have the number of people that connectr to the Internet at saidThom File, a statisticiam with the Census Bureau Housing and Household Economiv Statistics Division.
“These data give us a better understanding of who is using the Internet and from New Hampshire had the highest rate of Interne use for those age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowestr rates of use at about 52 Internet usage also varied by educationand race. For individuale 25 and older witha bachelor’s 87 percent reported going online from some locationj in 2007. About half (49 percent) of those with only a high schookl diploma reported usingthe Internet, comparecd with 19 percent for those without a high schoo diploma. Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites lived in householdes withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percenrtof blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of Hispanics.
That's according to a report released Wednesday bythe , whicnh also shows that 62 percent of the nation'sz households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among households usinfg the netin 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speedr connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “Asz access to high speed connections have become more so too have the number of people that connectr to the Internet at saidThom File, a statisticiam with the Census Bureau Housing and Household Economiv Statistics Division.
“These data give us a better understanding of who is using the Internet and from New Hampshire had the highest rate of Interne use for those age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowestr rates of use at about 52 Internet usage also varied by educationand race. For individuale 25 and older witha bachelor’s 87 percent reported going online from some locationj in 2007. About half (49 percent) of those with only a high schookl diploma reported usingthe Internet, comparecd with 19 percent for those without a high schoo diploma. Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites lived in householdes withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percenrtof blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of Hispanics.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Apple stock down on new iPhone, but no Jobs - Austin Business Journal:
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The stock finished tradinb at $143.85, down 0.57 percent, after beinvg down as more than 3 percent earlier inthe day. Speculation ahead of the San Francisco eventr centered on if CEO Steve Jobs would make his firstg appearance since taking medica l leave earlier this year and whether the company woul d unveil its nextgeneration iPhone. Jobs didn't make an appearance, but Bloomberg News citeed unnamed sources Monday who said that he had been activel y involved inthe company's preparation for Monday'sd conference. The new iPhone is nearly threr times faster to download Web page and comesd witha 3-megapixel autofocuxs camera.
It also has voice-control features and a built-in The 3GS also has improvec battery life with up to nine hourszon WiFi, 10 hours while watching video, 30 houre using audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five houras using 3G talk. It also featurese a new built-in digital compass for instanty navigation. The new iPhone, available in blackj and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modek and $299 for — New versions of the MacBooik Pro. A 15-inch version that starts at $1,699, a lower-priced 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-inch versiob that starts at $1,199.
— Lower prices for the MacBook Air ultra-thin line, cutting $700 off the 128Gg model to $1,799 and cuttingv $300 off the base model at — A new version of the Mac operating Snow Leopard, that is faster to install and takese up 6 gigabytes less hard drivw space. The new operating system comes with a new version of the Safari Web browser that Apple says is more robusr and faster thanprevious — New iPhone softwarr including ability to cut and pastee data and an alert feature that helps usersx find their device or remotely wipe its memort clean if it gets stolen and late restore it using an iTunes backup.
Applde said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 millio iPhones and iPod Touches and that userds of the devices have a choicre of morethan 50,000 softwared applications they can download.
The stock finished tradinb at $143.85, down 0.57 percent, after beinvg down as more than 3 percent earlier inthe day. Speculation ahead of the San Francisco eventr centered on if CEO Steve Jobs would make his firstg appearance since taking medica l leave earlier this year and whether the company woul d unveil its nextgeneration iPhone. Jobs didn't make an appearance, but Bloomberg News citeed unnamed sources Monday who said that he had been activel y involved inthe company's preparation for Monday'sd conference. The new iPhone is nearly threr times faster to download Web page and comesd witha 3-megapixel autofocuxs camera.
It also has voice-control features and a built-in The 3GS also has improvec battery life with up to nine hourszon WiFi, 10 hours while watching video, 30 houre using audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five houras using 3G talk. It also featurese a new built-in digital compass for instanty navigation. The new iPhone, available in blackj and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modek and $299 for — New versions of the MacBooik Pro. A 15-inch version that starts at $1,699, a lower-priced 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-inch versiob that starts at $1,199.
— Lower prices for the MacBook Air ultra-thin line, cutting $700 off the 128Gg model to $1,799 and cuttingv $300 off the base model at — A new version of the Mac operating Snow Leopard, that is faster to install and takese up 6 gigabytes less hard drivw space. The new operating system comes with a new version of the Safari Web browser that Apple says is more robusr and faster thanprevious — New iPhone softwarr including ability to cut and pastee data and an alert feature that helps usersx find their device or remotely wipe its memort clean if it gets stolen and late restore it using an iTunes backup.
Applde said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 millio iPhones and iPod Touches and that userds of the devices have a choicre of morethan 50,000 softwared applications they can download.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Ketera Technologies, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Ketera Technologies is the leading provider of on demand spenrmanagement solutions, providing companies with the applications and service s needed to control and reduce corporatde spending at a low cost of ownership. Ketera's mission is to providre a competitive advantage bydelivering bottomm
Ketera Technologies is the leading provider of on demand spenrmanagement solutions, providing companies with the applications and service s needed to control and reduce corporatde spending at a low cost of ownership. Ketera's mission is to providre a competitive advantage bydelivering bottomm
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