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Made in America: Global Companies Expand in U.S. Towns0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 3, 2012
Global Foundries, which makes semiconductors, has helped breathe life into the small town of Malta in upstate New York with new jobs and training programs at area schools. The town has been transformed economically because of their commitment to getting this global company to pick their town for a new factory. Germany's Siemens, Scandinavia's Electrolux,
READ MOREMade in America: Creating Jobs for Christmas0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- November 30, 2011
After nearly a year of national coverage, ABC News' Made in America series reminds us that, according to economists, if every American spent $64 on something made in America, we could create 200,000 jobs immediately. Since the average American spends $700 on Christmas or holiday gifts, think how much of a difference we could make
READ MOREMade in America Christmas Gets Schooled0
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 22, 2011
What started as an effort to have people buy one American-made gift for Christmas has resulted in more than $550,000 of pledges to buy American products for the holidays. Earlier this season we wrote about the Made in America premise: if each of us spent just $64 on U.S.-made goods during our holiday shopping, the
READ MOREM.B.A.’s Have Biggest ‘Mommy Penalty,’ Doctors the Smallest0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 16, 2010
Among highly educated women who take time off from their careers to raise their children, women with M.B.A.’s suffer the largest percentage “mommy penalty,” while those with medical degrees suffer the lowest proportionate loss, with female Ph.D.’s and lawyers falling somewhere in between. The New York Times, 12/6/2010
READ MORELumber Liquidators Linked to Health and Safety Violations0
- Consumer Alerts
- March 12, 2015
Have you ever purchased laminate flooring from Lumber Liquidators? The American company is the largest supplier of flooring in the U.S. A recently aired 60 Minutes investigation is now questioning the safety of the company’s products that are produced in China.
READ MORELove through the Lens0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- February 19, 2014
Photographer Brandon Stanton, who has a website called Humans of New York, is on a mission to show what love means through his pictures. To date, he has taken over 5,000 photos of people in love around New York City, from older couples who know only too well each others “flaws” to young love that is just beginning and will change in time.
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