Wage gains quicken as labor market strengthens
Pay rose 0.7 percent in Q1 with private wages up 2.8 percent year over year, the largest gain since 2008. The Employment Cost Index including benefits also rose 0.7 percent from Q4, signaling wage pressures as job openings stay high and unemployment nears full employment.
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Federal Reserve
Jacob Oubina
U.S
RBC Capital Markets
New York
Bloomberg
ECI
Immigrant Engineer H1-B Visa Bid by LasX Indus
White Bear Lake Minnesota laser maker LasX Indus filed for a three year H1-B visa for Yahui Zhang a Chinese born industrial engineer with a doctorate and experience at a larger device maker Dinauer the president aims to hire her while noting the main challenge is securing the visa and keeping her on staff.
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Illiam Dinauer
Lasx Industries
Yahui Zhang
Zhang
Dinauer
White Bear Lake
Minn
Lasx
H-1B Visa Debate Gains Steam in Congress and Minnesota
The H-1B visa program faces renewed congressional debate as applications exceed the annual cap and a lottery is planned. Minnesota firms rely increasingly on the visas while supporters urge easing the rush and opponents warn of cheaper labor and reduced opportunities for American workers.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Dyan Williams
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S
Mark Krikorian
Center For Immigration Studies
Krikorian
Tam
Seth Godin to keynote EntreFEST 2015 in Iowa City
Best-selling author and marketer Seth Godin will headline EntreFEST 2015 in downtown Iowa City across multiple venues in May 2022. The event features leaders from tech, commerce, and academia and is expected to draw about 1,000 attendees.
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Iowa City
Godin
Yoyodyne
Squidoo
Ben
Pappajohn
Mary
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