San Juan County man announces congressional bid (The Farmington Daily Times)
FARMINGTON â?” San Juan County conservative and independent oil and gas producer Tom Mullins is running for Congress because he said he wants to reduce the size of government.

Cohasset hires city projects coordinator rather than city engineer (Grand Rapids Herald-Review)
It wasnâ?™t a unanimous decision, but in a 3-2 roll call vote, the Cohasset City Council approved hiring Rick Horton for the cityâ?™s new city projects and city services coordinator position. Councilors Tim Carlson and Norley Hansen voted

The Future of Jobs in America (CBS News)
Innovation, R&D, and Education are Keys to Job Creation

41 lose jobs as plastics plant in Frackville closes (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
St. Jude Polymer Corp., a Frackville plastics recycling plant, closed Thursday and 41 jobs will be lost, a spokeswoman for the firms parent company, Illinois Tool Works Inc., said Friday. Michelle M. Kintzel, the countys solid waste and recycling coo

Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go begging (The Arizona Republic)
In a brutal job market, heres a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.