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Lawmakers Want High-Tech Foreigners to Stay in the U.S.
May 18, 2012 11:07 AM EDT
Mashable
Top American universities attract some of the planet’s brightest minds to pursue graduate degrees in the U.S. But thousands of those best and brightest head for the exits almost immediately after they complete their academic programs. Why? American student visas
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Senate reauthorizes Ex-Im Bank in victory for exporters
May 16, 2012 12:14 PM EDT
The Business Journals
It took longer than usual, but Congress finally reauthorized the Export-Import Bank and increased its credit exposure limit. The Senate passed the Ex-Im Bank bill today on a 78-20 vote. The legislation now heads to President Barack Obama for his signature,
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Operation HOPE 20th Anniversary Bus Tour Connects Past Challenges with Future Opportunity
April 30, 2012 11:31 AM EDT
The HOPE Blog
Operation HOPE this week marked the 20th anniversary of the Rodney King Riots by leading a convoy of investors, community leaders, entrepreneurs and government officials on a bus tour through South Los Angeles. The HOPE Opportunity Bus Tour traveled through
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Cass Sunstein: The White House vs. Red Tape
April 30, 2012 11:26 AM EDT
Wall Street Journal
In an interdependent global economy, diverse regulations can cause trouble for companies doing business across national boundaries. Unnecessary differences in countries’ regulatory requirements can cost money, compromising economic growth and job creation. Think of divergent requirements for car headlights, or
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New program at WCCCD aims to expand skilled trades workforce
April 24, 2012 03:15 PM EDT
The Detroit News
A conglomerate of manufacturing entities has selected Wayne County Community College District to bolster the region’s manufacturing work force. The program, called Right Skills Now, is an expedited manufacturing training program led by The Manufacturing Institute, The National Association of
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Obama Signs Bill to Promote Start-Up Investments
April 5, 2012 04:30 PM EDT
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama, eager to promote his administration’s efforts to revive the job market on the eve of another politically significant employment report, signed a bill on Thursday that will roll back restrictions on the way start-up companies can
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Agencies Told to Weigh Effects of Business Rules in U.S.
March 20, 2012 03:11 PM EDT
Bloomberg
U.S. agencies should weigh the cumulative regulatory burden on small businesses and startups when crafting new rules, said President Barack Obama’s top regulator. “The President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness has emphasized the need for a smart and efficient regulatory system
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Cass Sunstein: Why regulations are good — again
March 19, 2012 03:08 PM EDT
Chicago Tribune
In “Moneyball,” author Michael Lewis celebrates the success of Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics, who worked with Paul DePodesta, his statistics-obsessed colleague, to bring the cash-starved Athletics into the top tier of baseball teams. His secret was
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Georgia Tech hosts launch of engineering initiative
March 15, 2012 10:50 AM EDT
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A nationwide initiative to encourage engineering majors to stick with the subject and earn a degree in the field was unveiled Wednesday at Georgia Tech. The Stay With It campaign creates an online community and provides other resources to connect
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The CEO of General Electric on Sparking an American Manufacturing Renewal
March 6, 2012 04:12 PM EDT
Harvard Business Review
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Job Training Innovation
March 5, 2012 04:30 PM EDT
Forward Online
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Where the Jobs Are, the Training May Not Be
March 2, 2012 12:46 PM EDT
New York Times
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A 2012 agenda we should all agree on
January 24, 2012 11:42 AM EDT
The Hill
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Dissent in the Jobs Council
January 23, 2012 08:41 AM EDT
The New York Times
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Give entrepreneurs room and they will grow the economy
January 22, 2012 08:39 AM EDT
The Washington Post
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Travel Industry Unites on Plan to Increase Inbound Travel
January 20, 2012 08:54 AM EDT
Travel Agent
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Obama to Obama Jobs Council: I Disagree
January 19, 2012 12:30 PM EDT
The Foundary
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President’s Jobs Council calls for ‘all-in’ energy strategy
January 18, 2012 04:53 PM EDT
Oil and Gas Journal
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Obama council repeats job-creating ideas
January 18, 2012 04:45 PM EDT
CNN
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Jobs Council Recommends Tax Reforms to Obama
January 18, 2012 08:43 AM EDT
Accounting Today
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Visa reform likely to top Obama’s agenda on trip to Disney
January 18, 2012 08:41 AM EDT
The Hill
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President meets with jobs council
January 17, 2012 04:51 PM EDT
UPI
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Recommendations from Obama jobs council have a conservative tilt
January 17, 2012 04:43 PM EDT
Los Angeles Times
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Jobs Council Pleases Obama and GOP
January 17, 2012 04:25 PM EDT
Portfolio
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Obama Jobs Panel Urges Broadened Tax Base, More Oil Drilling
January 17, 2012 04:05 PM EDT
Bloomberg
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Obama tells jobs council of `substantial progress’
January 17, 2012 03:45 PM EDT
Associate Press
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Jobs Council To Recommend Obama Expand Domestic Drilling
January 17, 2012 03:37 PM EDT
Dow Jones Newswires
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Obama jobs panel pushes tax reform, U.S. drilling
January 17, 2012 07:38 AM EDT
Reuters
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To Create Jobs, Help Entrepreneurs: Steve Case
November 17, 2011 02:50 PM EDT
CNBC
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Obama Jobs Councilwoman Talks Manufacturing
October 28, 2011 03:49 PM EDT
FOX 9 News
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SCC piloting national training program
October 27, 2011 10:11 AM EDT
The Free Press
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Obama’s local jobs event aided networking
October 17, 2011 09:54 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Jobs Council: More investment needed for jobs
October 11, 2011 01:22 PM EDT
CNNMoney
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Obama jobs council offers up proposals appealing to GOP
October 11, 2011 10:55 AM EDT
The Hill
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Obama’s Jobs Council Offers Plan to Boost Foreign Investment
October 11, 2011 10:21 AM EDT
Bloomberg
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US push to increase foreign investment
October 11, 2011 09:44 AM EDT
Financial Times
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Jobs Panel Pushes Help for Start-Ups
October 10, 2011 09:54 PM EDT
Wall Street Journal
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Obama council makes urgent plea for jobs measures
October 10, 2011 09:45 PM EDT
Associated Press
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Executives tell Obama how to create jobs
October 10, 2011 09:31 PM EDT
Reuters
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White House Aims to Lure More Foreign Investment
October 10, 2011 10:53 AM EDT
Wall Street Journal
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Clinton Touts Power of Foreign Investment to Generate U.S. Jobs
October 7, 2011 10:10 PM EDT
Bloomberg
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US business leaders call for more foreign investment
October 7, 2011 10:08 PM EDT
Agence France-Presse
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Council to Unveil Industry-Friendly Jobs Plan
October 7, 2011 10:01 PM EDT
National Journal
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US looks for ways to recapture foreign investment
October 7, 2011 02:44 PM EDT
The Hill
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Business panelists urge Congress to fund airport, road projects to create jobs
September 1, 2011 04:06 PM EDT
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Companies Promise to Add 6,300 Engineering Internships in 2012
September 1, 2011 04:02 PM EDT
Bloomberg
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Intel’s Otellini, Chu talk engineering internships at PSU
August 31, 2011 04:10 PM EDT
Portland Business Journal
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Obama Weighs Plans to Boost Engineering, Construction Jobs
August 24, 2011 03:58 PM EDT
Wall Street Journal
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Progress on Immigration, Education Key to Reviving Jobs, Tech Leaders Say
August 2, 2011 04:34 PM EDT
National Journal
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Obama’s Jobs-Competitiveness Council to hold first session in Dayton
May 6, 2011 09:51 PM EDT
Dayton Daily News