Appalachian Coal Miners Who Lost Their Jobs Are Being Retrained as Beekeepers - for Free
As a means of lifting former coal miners out of poverty, this West Virginia nonprofit is retraining them to be beekeepers.
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Photo of Multitasking Mom At Work Drums Up Support for Other Working Mothers
This powerhouse of a mom has become a prime example of how women can juggle parenting with work if given the chance by their employer.
Aldi Celebrates Record-Breaking Year By Giving UK Employees a Raise Above the Living Wage
The company boasted record-breaking sales in the UK throughout 2018 – and now they are celebrating the milestone by giving their workers a raise.
Disabled Workers Can Fulfill Their Love of Catering by Controlling Restaurant Robots From Home
This robot café could offer a creative new avenue of income and social interaction to disabled people who can no longer work in a restaurant setting.
"The Best Job I have Ever Had in My Life"
The universe had other things in mind for Viola Vaughn when she moved to Africa to take care of 5 grandchildren, and she started a school for hundreds of girls who were falling through society's cracks.
Best Boss Ever: Florida Company Surprises Employee With New Car
A digital advertising agency in Delray Beach surprised one of its longest and most deserving employees with a new 2013 Ford Escape for his birthday on Thursday. Chris Ninos has been the chief financial officer at BMI Elite for the last two years. According to CEO Brandon Rosen, Ninos is one of his most loyal, honest, trustworthy and hardworking employees.
Happy Adolescents Likely to Have Higher Incomes as Adults
Are you sure money can't buy you happiness? New research suggests that the relationship between money and happiness and is far more complex. Two leading economists claim that the happiness levels of teens clearly determined the likelihood of whether they would go on to earn higher incomes later in life.
Happy Employees, Culture of 'Weirdness' Equals Success for Green Products Company Method
Since Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan launched Method in 2000, to sell pretty bottles of eco-friendly soaps and cleaners in glowing pastel colors, the company has grown into a $100 million (£62.3m) company. Their company's culture of keeping it weird is a social mission that keeps employees happy. To stay focused on employee happiness and high-end innovative design is the business model.
Good News in the Job Market: Recovery, Growth, Optimism Spike in March
Employers around the world are more optimistic about business growth and think more money will be spent on talent development this year. That's according to a Right Management survey of more than 2,000 senior human resource executives in 14 countries. In the US, the number of job openings spiked again in March.
US Factory Growth Best in 10 months; Bolsters Outlook
Manufacturing grew in April at the strongest rate in 10 months, easing concerns the economy had lost momentum at the start of the second quarter.
Happy Employees Create Profit for Continental Air
Continental Airlines is a company that discovered it could not get out of bankruptcy until it had happy employees who enjoyed coming to work- as well as taking care of customers.
Apple to Build Macs in Texas
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday the company will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in Illinois and Florida. Cook said the factory will open later this year.
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report for October
The U.S. economy added a better-than-expected 204,000 jobs in October despite a federal government shutdown that was expected to limit payroll growth. Despite the gains, the unemployment rate edged up to 7.3% from 7.2%.
GM to Invest $1.3B in 5 Midwest Factories
General Motors announced plans to invest $1.2 billion in new equipment and expansions at five Midwest factories. GM's investment, mostly in three Michigan plants, will retain or add about 1,000 jobs. The expansion plans were announced Monday, the same day a new study was released, compiled by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, that estimated the rescue of GM and Chrysler saved 2.6 million jobs in 2009 and 1.5 million in 2010.
For American Workers, A Week Stuffed With Good News
As we reported recently, the U.S. economy is continuing to gain steam. Housing, manufacturing, auto sales rates have all been rising. This week has also been a great one for workers: The Labor Department said Friday that employers created 203,000 jobs last month, sending the unemployment rate tumbling by three-tenths of a point to 7 percent — the lowest level since 2008.
Clothing Co. Owned by Ralph Lauren Promotes Hand-crafted Line Made In USA
While the Club Monaco brand was born in Canada in 1985, it changed nationalities when the Ralph Lauren group acquired it in 1999 and is now offering a Made in the U.S.A. line. The collection is sewn by artisan hands up and down the Eastern seaboard and includes a line of casual shirts, jackets, ties and trousers, all manufactured in different workshops in the United States.
Ford to Invest $773 Million Across Southeast Michigan
Ford Motor Company is spending more than $773 million on new equipment and capacity expansions across six manufacturing facilities in southeast Michigan. The investments will create 2,350 new hourly jobs.
10 U.S. Industries Still Manufacturing at Home
For most of the last century, the United States dominated global manufacturing. Recently though, the nation has lost many factories to cheaper labor markets overseas. But there are still heroic US manufacturing plants scrappy enough to compete in the face of overseas competition. From compact disks to bowling balls, from sparklers to pianos, and even sneakers, here's a look at 10 companies worth celebrating.
Why Businesses Make a Mistake Pushing Older Workers Out
There is a downside to pushing out older workers, in favor of younger ones. Less gray hair in an organization can sharply reduce its innovation potential. It turns out that most innovators are in their late 30's or older.
US Stocks Rise After News of Best Unemployment Report in 4 Months
The US stock markets rose more than 3 percent in late morning trading today after hearing the latest U.S. economic data on unemployment claims. The government reported that weekly initial jobless claims fell to their lowest level in four months
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