By Barbara Polichetti EAST GREENWICH, R.I. — Drastic times call for drastic measures, and former Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey didn’t pull any punches Saturday morning when telling a citizens’ watchdog group how he would solve the state’s staggering fiscal woes. The City of Providence, which could easily topple the whole state if it doesn’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘college’
Fiery as ever, Laffey sets cross hairs on Providence, pensions
Car Loan Luxury at Convenience
India’s economic situation is at a rapid growth. After the boon of outsourcing the power of spending of today’s generation suddenly shot up. Employment was on a rise, youngsters just out of college or some even while pursuing their education have gotten addicted to this irresistible power and freedom of spending where they no longer [...]
Another jobless summer for Illinois youth
Teens, whose unemployment in the state has reached a record high of 27.5 percent, tell officials about their need for summer jobs Dozens of Chicago teenagers on Monday told a small group of elected officials about their need for summer jobs to save for college, pay for food and, in some cases, avoid homelessness. View [...]
New college graduates having trouble finding jobs
By Mara Lee, Hartford (Conn.) Courant Friday, April 22, 2011 Earning a college degree is still the best way to avoid unemployment. But the number of recent college grads who can’t find work, or who can find only part-time retail or restaurant jobs that don’t require an education, grew by more than 70 percent over [...]
She might graduate to unemployment
IRVINE – Past the guard shack of this gated college community, up the curvy road and beyond the parking lot, down the hall on the second floor and through the office door, take a right into the last room and there sits Priscilla Henry. Henry is in… View full post on All Stories
Final Four to boost Houston economy
Bryan Carey Well, the close of the 2010- 2011 college basketball season is near and while Kansas fans and Ohio State fans are sorely disappointed to see their teams fall out of the NCAA tournament, the city of Houston couldn&rsquo… March 28, 2011 View full post on All Stories
Mind Of Success – Surviving and Thriving under $165,000 of Personal Student Loans
Product DescriptionThis book is about being successful, despite financial odds. One could say it is about hope. I reflect on the difficulties of graduating college with over $165,000 in personal student loans and then going on to work for a fortune 50 company with a rapid 85% raise over 7 years. I talk about my [...]
Posted in
Tags:
Outside View: Jobs drought continues with little relief in sight
By PETER MORICI UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 3 (UPI) — Friday, economists expect the U.S. Labor Department to report the economy added 150,000 jobs in January, barely enough to hold unemployment steady at about 9.4 percent and far less than should be expected 19 months into an economic recovery. View full [...]