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California jobless rate falls to 9%

2013-05-17 17:45:00

No one ever said the economic recovery would be pretty. California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state's unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% the month...

Unemployment rate falls, but hiring slows in California and L.A.

2013-05-17 11:04:00

After a few robust months, the pace of hiring in California slowed in April as employers concerned about the economy cut back on adding new employees. In a month in which the nation added 165,000 net new jobs, the Golden State gained just 10,400...

Nearly $2 million raised in council's 1st District runoff

2013-05-17 22:17:00

The 1st District City Council race has garnered more than four times the money of previous races there, buoyed by the deep pockets and independent spending of labor and business leaders. In the runoff to replace council member Ed Reyes in the district...

Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue

2013-05-17 00:00:00

If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...

Bangladesh and its workers

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...

In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo

2013-05-15 15:44:00

NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...

A powerful use for spoiled food

2013-05-15 18:40:00

What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...

Prayer service remembers victims of Bangladesh building collapse

2013-05-14 07:36:00

NEW DELHI, India -- Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 victims who died in the ruins of the world’s worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at...

Bangladesh crowd gathers as collapse cleanup ends

2013-05-14 15:18:00

NEW DELHI — Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 people who died in the world's worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at the Islamic prayer...

Wireless carriers to launch ad blitz against texting and driving

2013-05-14 00:00:00

The country's largest wireless carriers have joined together for a national advertising campaign to discourage mobile users from texting while driving. AT&T announced that competitors Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile and more than 200 other...

Is $1,721.75 the bill you'd expect for treating a cut?

2013-05-10 00:00:00

It was your basic, run-of-the-mill accident. Kim Haselhoff's 9-year-old son got nipped in the finger by one of the family dogs. It didn't seem too serious, but there was a bit of blood. Unfortunately, the pediatrician's office had just closed, and the...

April retail sales mixed; teen, discount outlets show strength

2013-05-09 07:51:00

Teens and bargain hunters propelled retail sales in April, but couldn’t save the industry from the dampening effects of chilly weather and continuing economic worries. A monthly measure of same-store sales rose 3.7% last month, according to...

Walmart cleared its first hurdle in Lehigh Township on Thursday when the Zoning Hearing Board granted the big-box retailer a variance to proceed.

2013-05-10 00:00:00

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2013-05-09 13:09:49

David Spaeth has joined FastSigns of Wheaton as manager and outside sales representative. Spaeth will lead the FastSigns team in providing clients with dynamic signs and graphics to meet their visual communications needs.

2013-05-08 00:00:00