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Indiana / St. Vincent Health laying off 865
Indiana – St. Vincent, a Roman Catholic provider and part of St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance, announced it would cut 865 jobs Continue reading
Chrysler / To create 1,250 jobs in Indiana plants
Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Italy’s Fiat (FIA.MI), will invest $374 million in four Indiana plants to support production of its more fuel-efficient eight- and nine-speed transmissions by the end of the year. The move will create up to 1,250 jobs in Indiana, including as many as 850 jobs at the … Continue reading
Indiana / Iron company to create 100 jobs
An iron-recycling company is investing hundreds of millions to build a new plant in White County, creating 100 new jobs and bringing even greener industry to Indiana. Magnetation, LLC, which recycles iron waste to produce valuable iron ore concentrate, announced plans Tuesday to invest up to $350 million to build a new iron-ore pellet plant … Continue reading
Indiana CoC – Targeting Middle Skills Gap
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has launched a website to help bridge the so-called “middle skills” gap. Vice President of Education and Workforce Development Derek Redelman tells Inside INdiana Business he regularly hears from companies seeking employees to fill openings requiring more than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year college degree and … Continue reading
Indiana – Toyota to hire 240
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana plans to add about 240 new production team members by the end of November to support next year’s increased Highlander sport utility vehicle production. The hiring began this month. The new Toyota team members will come from Aerotek, which maintains a “variable workforce” to meet the Princeton plant’s fluctuating production needs. … Continue reading
Indiana | Wage gap | One of the largest
April 17 is national Equal Pay Day, when women and men around the country recognize the wage gap between working women and men and offer remedies to address pay inequity. According to the 2010 Census, women are paid on average 77 cents for every dollar their male counterparts are paid for the same work. But … Continue reading
Eight states and the District of Columbia reported unemployment rates of 10.0 percent or more in 2011 | 2011 Unemployment rate by State – Annual Average
In 2011, 30 states posted statistically significant unemployment rate decreases, the largest of which was in Michigan (-2.4 percentage points). Four additional states experienced decreases greater than 1.0 percentage point: Ohio (-1.4 points), Utah (-1.3 points), Oregon (-1.2 points), and Indiana (-1.1 points). The remaining 20 states and the District of Columbia reported annual average unemployment rates for 2011 that … Continue reading
Indiana’s $2 billion unemployment debt
Our Team continues our investigation into alleged mismanagement of the state’s unemployment system, turning now to who’s in charge of watching over the agency. Current and former employees came forward to I-Team 8, exposing that they were told to use questionable tactics to reduce the workload of an overwhelmed system. Our questions now turn to … Continue reading
Rosebud Mining Begins Layoffs
As many as 30 workers will be receiving unemployment checks following what some workers call the “beginning” of further cuts in the Rosebud Mining organization. While there was no one available at Rosebud to confirm reports, it appears that over 20 positions were eliminated in Rosebud’s Kittanning operation on Route 422 and at least ten … Continue reading
Rhodes scholars could help stop Indiana ‘brain drain’ | Palladium-Item | pal-item.com
Thank you state Sen. Jean Leising for authoring Senate Resolution 10, establishing a study committee “to study the causes of and solutions for higher than state average unemployment rates and lower than state average per capita income in certain Hoosier counties” (New Castle Courier Times, Jan. 24). The American dream of upward mobility for the … Continue reading
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