Job Openings Jump in December to 3.4 MillionProgress in the job market is real but has yet to grow strong enough to encourage workers whose skills don't fit jobs now being created, a new government report suggests. |
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Univision Names Cristina Schwarz VP of Programming and ProductionUnivision Communications Inc. has announced that Cristina Schwarz will be the new vice president of programming and production for Univision Cable Networks. |
McDonald's Delivers January Sales Increase of 6.7 PercentIn the U.S., comparable sales rose 7.8% as customers visited McDonald's to enjoy wholesome breakfast choices, McDonald's popular beverage line-up and classic core favorites, as well as the most recent addition to the menu - Chicken McBites - made with bite-sized pieces of premium chicken breast available for a limited time. |
Ticket to Growth: Social Media Optimal for Small BusinessesSocial media accounts are no longer optional for small-business owners -- they are golden tickets to helping grow and brand a business. |
Toyota Posts Drop in Quarterly Profits, Raises Year ForecastToyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that its net profit declined 13.5 percent for the October-December quarter from a year earlier, amid a rising yen and falling sales in Asia in 2011. Media Reacts to Chrysler's Eastwood Ad: Political or Not?"Halftime in America:" corporate flag-waving, rallying cry for a second Obama term, payback for the bailout? Even the pundits can't agree. |
California and New York appear ready to join in an agreement with national banks to settle widespread foreclosure processing abuses, officials said.
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Ricky Williams Retires From NFLRicky Williams is once again retiring from the NFL. Williams informed his current team, the Baltimore Ravens, that he would not fulfill the second year of the contract he signed last August. If this is indeed retirement for Ricky Williams, he ends an football career notable for events both on and off the field. |
New Fuel Rules Might Create 23,000 Jobs in OhioAdvocates say the push to improve fuel economy will spur hiring at auto plants and suppliers of fuel-saving technologies while at the same time slashing fuel costs for businesses and consumers. ...continue |
Rick Santorum Emerges in GOP PrimariesThe GOP's conservative darling Rick Santorum scored huge Midwest victories last night in Missouri and Minnesota, emerging as the new alternative to the more moderate Mitt Romney as the roller coaster Republican presidential primary took another hairpin turn. |
Passive Solar for BeginnersOne of the benefits of living in the Wild West is abundant sunshine. Colorado averages over 300 sunny days per year; Arizona and New Mexico have even more. |
Top 20 Hispanic-owned Companies in Greater Los Angeles Area 2011The Top 20 Greater-Los Angeles area companies in the 2011 Hispanic Business 500 Ranking produced revenues of $779.71 million and employed 3,812 people in 2010. Thirteen of the twenty companies had revenue increases from 2009-2010, led by Support Services of America in Norwalk with a one-year increase of 82.65%. |
Google Launches Chrome Browser for Android SmartphonesWith more and more people connecting to the Internet through a phone or a tablet instead of a PC, Google is bringing its fast-growing browser, Chrome, to the newest Android-powered mobile devices. |

