Job fair at Raleigh church offers hope to hundreds seeking work (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
A small Raleigh church drew 785 people to its first jobs fair Wednesday, nearly eight times the average worship attendance.Raleigh United Methodist Church members treated the hard-pressed with a soft hand, letting the early birds inside for warmth, o

Chief search failed to find the right candidate, so Blackburn turned to Tony Jones (The Gainesville Sun)
By Cindy Swirko and Lise Fisher Staff writers Gainesville ended up with the police chief who many wanted all along in Tony Jones, but it took some turns to get him because of his own reluctance and because a search process failed to turn up a person

AIG CEO Benmosche tells employees he will remain CEO; is frustrated with government oversight (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - AIG CEO Robert Benmosches says he plans to stay in his job at the embattled insurer. American International Group Inc. has released a letter Benmosche sent to employees Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that said he was thre

20,000 Metro residents employed by foreigners (Manila Bulletin)
Some 20,000 residents of Metro Manila were granted a new job after foreign businessmen availed the special visa for employment generation (SVEG) issued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI), it was learned Sunday. In a report to BI Commissioner Marcelino

If incompetence is the charge, the FSA will have its work cut out
Slowly but surely, the Financial Services Authority is reaping its vengeance against the individuals it believes were most culpable for the UK end of the financial crisis in 2008. Related Stories The rating agencies must be curtailed Foster informed