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Orchestra lays off catering, dining staff
The financially strapped Nashville Symphony has laid off its catering and dining staff. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/19fDRBy ) reported symphony CEO Alan Valentine and Board Chairman Ed Goodrich announced late Monday what they called a "difficult decision." They said affected workers were told Monday that their jobs would end Aug. 4. ...
Duke Energy names insider to take over for Rogers
Duke Energy Corp., the nation's largest electric utility, named Chief Financial Officer Lynn Good to replace Jim Rogers next month as CEO. Rogers, 65, will retire on July 1. He agreed to step down by the end of the year as part of a settlement with North Carolina regulators after ...
US consumer prices rise just 0.1 pct. in May
U.S. consumer prices rose slightly last month, as higher energy costs partly offset cheaper food. The small increase is further evidence that consumers are benefiting from mild inflation. The consumer price index ticked up a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in May from April, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Over the ...
US home construction rises 6.8 percent in May
U.S. builders stepped up home construction in May and applied for permits to build single-family homes at the fastest pace in five years. The gains show housing remains a key source of growth for the economy. The overall pace of homes started rose 6.8 percent last month to a seasonally ...
Recent Kansas editorials
The Wichita Eagle, June 16 Failure to deliver at DMV Renewing a driver's license shouldn't take multiple attempts and a wait of three, four or five hours. That it does for many people in the Wichita area these days is a failure to deliver one of the most basic of ...
Atlanta city employees to get pay raise
Most Atlanta city employees will get a 3.5 raise under a new budget approved by the Atlanta City Council. A 1.5 percent increase was approved for firefighters and police. The council on Monday approved the pay hikes and budget for the new year beginning July 1. Workers told CBS Atlanta ...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as ...
Ahead of the Bell: US Consumer Prices
A measure of U.S. consumer prices likely ticked up in May after two months of declines caused by lower gas prices. The small increase would add to evidence that inflation remains tame. Economists forecast that the consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent last month from April, according ...
More jobs cut in Caddo Parish schools' budget
Another 105 positions are on the chopping block when Caddo Parish School Board adopts its $472 million budget Tuesday. The Times reports (http://bit.ly/ZYyELw ) the plan will eliminate 86 special education teachers, administrators and aides as well as eight reading specialist teachers at low-performing schools, and 11 Central Office secretaries ...
AARP honors Johnson City health system
Mountain State Health Alliance in Johnson City has been recognized by AARP as one of the 50 best employers in the nation for workers over 50. In 2011, the health system created a committee made up of a number of members over the age of 50 and asked them for ...
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