Pay gap widens for college educated women after graduation
A AAUW report shows the income gap between college educated women and men widens after graduation. By 2003 women earned 69 percent of men's income, even after controlling for hours worked and parenthood. The study urges more women in science and engineering and tougher pay negotiations.
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American Association of University
Hill
U.S. Department of Education
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jean Ross
California Budget Project
Sacramento, Calif
All-Ohio Train Toy Bear and Doll Collectibles Shop Opens in Elyria
Elyria welcomes Mark Fundak who opened the All-Ohio Train Toy Bear and Doll Collectibles Shop at 1905 Grafton Road last week. The store features a 1980s Steiff lion and a 1970s Steiff bear on a wheel car, along with Ty Beanies, Steiff bears, dolls, trains, slot cars, and Colorado candles. Prices range from 3 to 3.99 thousand dollars, with funds for appraising and buying collectibles. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, contact Bette Pearce at 329-7148.
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Elyria
Grafton Road
Mark Fundak
Fundak
Steiff Bears
Wellington
Braddock Mayor Pursues Creative Revival Amid Blight
Braddock mayor John Fetterman leads volunteers to clear debris from an abandoned church as part of a plan to revive the rust belt town near Pittsburgh. He promotes a stark, edgy Web site and small steps like a youth farm, landscaping, and local arts events to attract new residents and investment despite council skepticism.
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John Fetterman
Pittsburgh
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Andrew Carnegie
Jimmie
Frank
Fetterman
Council
Jesse Brown
Rich
Maria
Rebranding elevates Poet to near ADM ethanol giant status
STOUX FALLS SD Poet brand overhaul unites Brain Cos now Poet with 19 plants across South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Missouri Indiana and Michigan. When the Corning Iowa plant begins operation Poet will exceed one billion gallons annually placing it just below Archer Daniels Midland. The former Brain Cos built 25 plants since inception and runs 19 with expansions planned in Indiana Ohio Minnesota and Iowa.
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S.D
Broin
Brain Cos
Poet
Sioux Falls
Corning
Iowa
Jeff Brawn
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Minnesota
Scotland
South Dakota
Big Stone
Chancellor
Groton
Hudson
Mitchell
Portland
Ind
Leipsic
Ohio
Alexandria
Glenville
Minn
North Manchester
Fostoria
Marion
Emmetsburg
Michigan takes ballast regulations into its own hands
Michigan enforces a year ballast sterilization rule for freighters to curb invasive species like zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. The Seaway Great Lakes Trade Association opposes the law as unconstitutional interstate commerce restriction, while environmental groups seek to join the federal suit in Detroit.
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Traverse City
Mich
Great Lakes
Michigan
Detroit
John Jamian
Seaway Great Lakes Trade Association
U.S
Jamian
Henry Henderson
Invasive Species Q A Reveals Great Lakes Threats
Questions and answers outline the count of invasive species in the Great Lakes at 183 or more, highlight the bloody red shrimp find in Muskegon Lake, and state ballast water accounts for about 40 to 70 percent of introductions. It notes roughly 220 ocean freighters operate in the lakes with about 100 visiting Michigan ports in 2006 and lists Detroit and Menominee as common call ports.
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Muskegon Lake
Michigan
Detroit
Menominee
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