Desperation sets in for older job seeker
Dr. Culp: I just turned 60. Out of work for almost a year. Struggling si nce Internet bust of 2001. Lost my wife April 24th last year; my house, in August. Medical bills killed me. I applied for an advertised assistant manager at a better fast food c

Engineering firm cuts another 11 jobs (Marlborough Express)
Eleven full-time workers have been made redundant at Blenheim engineering firm Cuddon Ltd following a lack of other companies upgrading or expanding.

Alcoa, BPA Reach Power Supply Accord for Intalco Smelter Helping Secure 528 Jobs (The Auto Channel)
FERNDALE, Wash.--Alcoa and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have reached an agreement to provide power for the Intalco aluminum smelter in Ferndale, Washington.

Obamas Support From Pa. Independents Erodes (NPR)
A new poll shows just 40 percent of voters in Pennsylvania believe the president is doing a good or excellent job, versus 59 percent who grade his performance as fair or poor. Among independents, his approval rating is even lower. The recession and h

A Stanford engineering degree and no job
Mountain View resident Chad Bowling, 23, never thought he would fall a victim to the down economy. As a chemical engineering student at Stanford University, "I assumed that I would not have a hard time finding a job," he said.