AltWeeklies Wire
Paying the Grocery Billnew
Negotiations continue over a two-tier pay system at Southern California's three biggest supermarket chains.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
03-23-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Will Dov Charney's Sex Drive Steer American Apparel Off Course?new
Can a company this sexually charged really hit the big time -- in America? A quarter of a billion bucks is riding on the gamble that it will.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
03-23-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Showtimenew
The downtown performing arts center in Missoula, Montana, faces a pivotal six-month stretch. Can planners turn a grand vision into reality?
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan, Jason Wiener and Skylar Browning |
03-22-2007 |
Business & Labor
Caltrans: Take It, or Leavenew
Oakland's workers for the state transportation agency say they were punished for reporting sexual harassment and race discrimination.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-22-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Babcock and Brown's Power Playnew
The multinational development company is putting up big bucks for the Trans Bay Cable, but sustainable power advocates call it "a waste of resources."
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
JB Powell |
03-21-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Are Big Milk Processors Wiping Out Dairy Farmers?new
It's an Emoooooogency!!!
Dig Boston |
Lissa Harris |
03-21-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
How to Bust a Unionnew
A hospital manager's guide to worker intimidation.
New Haven Advocate |
Casey Miner |
03-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Refugee Federation Service Center's Hot Wiresnew
A small classroom of South Seattle immigrants helps fuel a domestic electronics renaissance.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-19-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Targeting Tongue & Groovenew
Buckhead nightclub learns it's not healthy to stand in the path of progress.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
03-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
USPS: Outsourcing the Mailnew
You've got mail, but it isn't always the U.S. Postal Service delivering it.
Willamette Week |
Christian Gaston |
03-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Temporary Insanitynew
A proposed change to Portland's city charter has drawn little notice on the May ballot but could have an outsized impact.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
03-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Corporation that Ate San Francisconew
Lennar Corp.'s failures at Hunters Point Shipyard highlight the risk of putting the Bay Area's prime real estate into the hands of profit-driven developers.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
03-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Union Shakeupnew
SEIU dissolves a California local and fires longtime field rep.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jessica Lyons |
03-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Painted Into a Cornernew
Cops target a skateboard shop over graffiti.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
03-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Thirty Days Late, Thousands of Dollars Shortnew
Government agencies, nonprofits, and other commercial customers are behind on their utility bills.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
03-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
