Analysis: Some La.-based companies growing rapidly (San Francisco Chronicle) Despite the complexities of the nations worst economic downturn in decades, some Louisiana-based companies are showing surprising growth. The state recently has seen its count of homegrown Fortune 500 companies sprout to three: power provider Entergy
Text of Sen. Kaufmans speech to Penn engineering grads In an afternoon keynote address today to the University of Pennsylvania Engineering and Applied Sciences Class of 2010, Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) shared his personal reflections on how an engineering degree can make a difference in the world.
Women now hold half of all jobs (Chicago Sun-Times) Women are gaining jobs quickly, while men are losing theirs -- with women nearing the point of outnumbering men in the work force for the first time in U.S. history, according to recent government data. Women held 49.8 percent of the nations 132 mill