“Truck Driving: One of America's Most Dangerous Jobs” plus 3 more

Truck Driving: One of America's Most Dangerous Jobs
Where are the jobs? Battling a slowdown in job creation
Womens Rugby World Cup Set to Kick Off
Officials announce new company to provide area tech jobs

Truck Driving: One of America's Most Dangerous Jobs

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:25 PM PDT

By: Kara Hammer America's 10 Most Dangerous Jobs 1. Fisherman 2. Logger 3. Airplane Pilots 4. Farmers and Ranchers 5. Roofers 6. Ironworkers 7. Sanitation Workers 8. Industrial Machinists 9. Truckers and drivers/sales workers 10. Construction Laborer According to CNNMoney.com more truckers and sales delivery men die on the job than any of the other top ten occupations.

Where are the jobs? Battling a slowdown in job creation

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 04:58 PM PDT

By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Thursday, August 19, 2010 A few months ago, temporary staffing manager Jeremy Dixon was confident the gears of job creation were finally cranking again. One of his manufacturing clients hired 18 temp employees and another hired a dozen. Then came July. Both companies cut way back to just two or three hires apiece. "Their workload has tailed off," said Dixon ...

Womens Rugby World Cup Set to Kick Off

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 04:52 PM PDT

For many of the players at the two-week event, rugby is a part-time diversion from their regular jobs. But over the next two weeks of the tournament, it will be their only focus.

Officials announce new company to provide area tech jobs

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 02:36 PM PDT

MARCY, N.Y. (WKTV) - Executives and elected officials from around the state came to SUNYIT in Marcy on Thursday for the announcement that an Albany IT company is bringing more than 175 full-and part-time high-tech, high-paying jobs to the campus. The jobs are expected to pay in the high $40,000s to $50,000 range.