Oil boom drains labor while Oklahoma towns struggle
In Woodward and surrounding counties of Oklahoma the oil and gas boom pulls workers from kitchens and clerks into rigs. Prison staffing is thin with 54 officers for 1000 inmates and eight escapes since January. Starting prison pay is 11.82 an hour, oil jobs start near 20 dollars per hour.
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Woodward
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Oklahoma
LaVern Phillips
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William Monday
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Google cuts 4000 jobs at Motorola Mobility unit
Google plans to trim about 4000 positions at Motorola Mobility, about 20 percent of its staff, with two thirds of cuts outside the United States. The layoffs follow Google's $12.4 billion acquisition and come as Motorola struggles after the Motorola split in 2011.
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Sears to spin off Hometown Outlet and hardware stores
Sears moves to separate Hometown Outlet and hardware stores into a new public company. Stock rose to 53.58 after the announcement and the spin off aims to raise about 346.5 million with ESL Investments holding a majority stake. Fiscal 2011 net income and sales are shown in the filing contrasted with 2010.
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Sears
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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