AltWeeklies Wire
Larry Mazzola Is Slipperynew
The union boss has once more escaped punishment for funds diversion.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
06-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Nigerian Scam Strikes Againnew
Caught in an internet con, courtesy FedEx.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
06-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Nonprofit Economynew
Arts organizations say they're generating so much business that the government should give them more money.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
06-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Court Ruling May Set Portland's Murals Freenew
In an unexpected victory for local artists, a circuit court judge ruled that the city could conceivably produce more wall murals -- without having to allow for more commercial billboards.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
06-01-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Super Lawyers Unmaskednew
The small Minneapolis start-up has become a certified nationwide blockbuster -- can it survive success?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
05-31-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Smithfield Foods' Extreme Makeovernew
The world's largest hog slaughterhouse tears a page from the Wal-Mart PR playbook with its recent TV ads touting the perks of working there: Health benefits, dental insurance and college scholarships.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
05-31-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Will Portland's City Workers Get Screwed?new
Workers will be considered "at will" and can be fired by city commissioners for no reason -- what's unclear, though, is how many bureau employees will be affected by the change, and whose jobs might be at risk when it goes into effect in January.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
05-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
More Hot Water for Progress Energynew
Just weeks after federal investigators confirmed that armed guards were encouraged to cheat on qualifying tests at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, a congressman requests a probe into long-standing fire safety concerns.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
05-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
OxyContin Maker Pleads Guiltynew
Purdue Pharma vindicates Fishtown man whose son fatally OD'd.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jeff Deeney |
05-22-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Raising a Stink Over Hogsnew
Plans for a Cargill-backed confined hog operation have some neighbors squealing.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-22-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Texas Nurses Get Organizednew
Rose Ann DeMoro, a veteran labor organizer who sparked a nascent movement of nurse activists in California, has turned her attention to Texas.
The Texas Observer |
Kathleen Sharp |
05-21-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Plywood Problemsnew
The bigger picture behind Stimson Lumber Company's closure.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
05-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Civic Development Group Takes Till It Hurtsnew
The Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police uses this suspect telemarketing firm to separate Hispanics from their money.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
05-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'The Unions Are Killing Us'new
The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission says it is being held hostage by outdated and byzantine union work rules that jack up convention prices in the city.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'No Bar in My Backyard!'new
Neighbors fight neighborhood bar.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
05-17-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
