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ITT Relocation Packages Lure Hires to “Less-Glamorous Locations”

By Donald Sears ⋅ September 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

High-tech engineering and manufacturer ITT’s Defense Electronics and Services is offering new hires “generous relocation packages” to move to “less glamorous locations,” like Omaha, Neb., and Huntsville. Ala., reports BNET.
ITT, based in White Plains, N.Y., has more than 40,000 employees and has been hiring steadily in 2009, since its security and defense business was awarded [...]

Unemployment Rate Passes 12 Percent in 5 States

By Donald Sears ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not only the big states that have been hit hard by the economy, says recent government data released on Friday. Several smaller states including Rhode Island, Nevada and Oregon are now experiencing what states like California and Michigan have suffered since 2008: high rates of unemployment. Unemployment topped 12 percent in all five states [...]