Learning new trades through Bend Lake College program
Greg Alton and John Alexander joined a 16 week building maintenance course at Bend Lake College funded by the Job Training Partnership Act. The program teaches welding electricity refrigeration and more with career counseling resume writing and job applications. Over 100 students have benefited with tuition books and travel expenses provided. hydraulic component rebuild technicians will be added this month along with other fields like industrial drafting custodial work food service and office skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Susan Jacobsen
Southern Illinoisan
Greg Alton
Marion Glass
Benton
Bend Lake College
John Alexander
Alexander
Shaw
Sue Forgatch
Bend Lake College District
Forgatch
Ms. Forgatch
January surge in new home sales lifts market gains
Mortgage rate declines boosted new home sales by 2.6 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted 620,000 units. The median price rose 7.9 percent to 84,500 dollars, marking the sharpest monthly gain in nearly 20 years amid inflation worries. Average price climbed to 98,500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Departments of Commerce and Housing and Urban Development
Commerce Department
Steve Berman
Sun Belt poised to lead job growth to 2000 says study
The National Planning Association reports Houston Anaheim and other Sun Belt cities will drive half of all new jobs by 2000. California hosts seven growing metros Florida and Texas five each. Houston leads with 1,268,700 new jobs, driven by energy and tech growth in West and New England.
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Washington
Sun Belt
Houston
Anaheim
Calif
National Planning Association
California
Florida
Texas
The
Planning Association
Nestor Terleckyj
New England
Terleckyj
CILCO among Utilities With Declining Productivity
Washington AP reports productivity fell at most of the nations 112 private utilities since the 1960s as rising rates hit the capital intensive sector. Central Illinois Light Co ranks among the worst declines, with peers including Toledo Edison Portland General Electric Public Service Co of New Mexico and Savannah Electric. The NABURC survey ties productivity to input factors and notes high ratings do not guarantee higher output.
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Washington
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Illinois
Portland General Electric Co
Portland
Oregon
Public Service Co
New Mexico
Central Illinois Light Co
Savannah Electric & Power Co
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Bill Shaw
Lee Wilson
Wilson
SI Wire Services
Chicago
France
Oil Company
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Amoco
U.S
Frank McGarr
Phillips
Carl C. Icahn
New Yorker
Phillips Petroleum Co
Icahn
Bartlesville
Okla
T. Boone Pickens
Wall Street
Source
U.S. Commerce Department
CILCO
Toledo Edison Co
iCaravan
Europe
Egypt
Morocco
Travel
le Carbondale
Marion
MT. Vernon
Paducah, Ke
Rvice, Ltd
Ee Eurojet Tours
Caravan
Glassic Tours
Loggers
Vienna
Highway
East Perry Lumber Co
Dave Zmuda
Austin
Miami
Orlando
Fla
Los Angeles
San Jose
Oakland
Dallas
Nassau-Suffolk
N.Y
Denver
Seattle
Phoenix
Ariz
West Palm Beach
San Antonio
San Diego
Baltimore
Boston
Tucson
Atlanta
Fort Worth
Ore
Tampa
Fort Lauderdale
Riverside
Minneapolis
Raleigh
N.C
San Francisco
Oklahoma City
Roper
Union Hill Road
1ST
American Acceptance Corp
Marion, IL
Williamson County Airport
Pia MT EE Spe Isr
Amex
NYSE
Allen Industries
Meis
Dayco
Brown Group
McDonalds
Coca-Cola
Norge Consol
DuPont
Magic Chef
Freeman Coal
Old Ben Coal
Gen. Dynamics
Standard Oil Ohio
Olin
Holiday Inn
Inland Steel
Pepsi
J.C. Penney
Spartan Printing
Kroger
City Investing
Lee Ent
Sears
Illinoisan
Lastour
U.S. Gypsum
Bemis
WalMart
Wendys
Marshall Browning Hospital
DuQuoin
James Weiss
Donald Cochran
Cecil and
Virginia Graeff
Michael Monical
W. Main
Carbondale
Westmore Plaza
N. 13Th St
Murphysboro
S. Park
Herrin
E.ninth
Johnston City
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