Weeklong office hibernation as Christmas holidays shrink staffing
The holiday period reduces office presence as Christmas and New Year split the last two work weeks. Companies like Intel Hewlett-Packard and IBM scheduled forced vacations at sites, citing recession. Anecdotal signs show empty desks and lighter commutes amid the slowdown.
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New York
Intel Corp
Hewlett-Packard Co
International Business Machines Corp
S. Rayburn Watkins
National Labor Management Foundation
Louisville
Watkins
New Area Construction Contracts Rise in Iowa Counties
Linn County new area construction contracts fell to 12.6 million from 35.9 million last month yet remained 82 percent above 6.9 million in November 1990. Johnson County contracts reached 14.7 million, up from 13.5 million the prior month and 4.1 million in November 1990.
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Linn County
Johnson County
Corporate lawyers leave big firms for public sector work
Frustration with high billable hour demands and rising idealism drive some lawyers to quit large Manhattan firms for lower paying public interest roles. Dayna Cunningham and Beth Crabb illustrate moves to civil rights and legal aid, citing pay cuts and a shift toward courtroom time and personal values.
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New York
Dayna Cunningham
Manhattan
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc
National Law Journal
David Hall
Texas Rural Legal Aid
Hall
Beth Crabb
Austin
Weslaco
Texas
Legal Aid Society
American Bar Association
James Gailey
Miami
Rebuilder Finds Work After Severe Downturn in New Hampshire
Russell Alvarez of Manchester, once earning up to 70 000 a year, faced job loss and homelessness in 1990. He spent time in a shelter and first-time food stamps before landing a low wage job with a renovator of repossessed properties on Veterans Day. He now works and hopes for more opportunities, optimistic but wary about a lasting economic recovery.
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North Reading
Mass
Converse Inc
Magic Johnson
Converse
Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Phoenix Suns
Larry Johnson
Charlotte Hornets
University of Kentucky
Rick Pitino
Gib Ford
Lon Rosen
Associated Press
Anchester
N.H
Russell Alvarez
Alvarez
Manchester
New Hampshire
New Horizons
Goodbye 1991 farewell to money and markets
A compact year end round up notes big questions about stock earnings ratios and investment moods. Highlights include Barron’s Dow P E at 30 times earnings, quotes from fund managers and analysts, and a cautious tone on 1992 prospects.
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Barron's
National Business Employment Weekly
Money Magazine
Year in review exhibit highlights top 40 events
Richard Martin of the Fashion Institute of Technology presents the T-Line exhibit in New York featuring about 40 key moments from the year. Highlights include Magic Johnson's HIV announcement Pee Wee Herman in a film theater and the Persian Gulf War.
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Richard Martin
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York
Magic Johnson
Pee- Wee Herman
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