Stories Tagged "jobs"

Final Decision Elusive for Keystone XL Pipeline

posted on May 10, 2013 at 4:10 PM

The waiting game is far from dull where the Keystone XL pipeline is concerned. Though the door has closed on the public comment period in response to the U.S. State Department’s Environmental Impact Statement, another has opened. Full Story

Jobs Dominate Obama's State of the Union Address

posted on February 15, 2013 at 4:32 PM

President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union speech this week, calling for action on jobs, deficits and other of his lofty goals. Full Story

How U.S. States Fared on Jobless Aid Applications

posted on December 28, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped last week by 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 350,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, fell to a nearly five-year low of 356,750. Still, many... Full Story

$2.7M Grant To Provide Jobs For Florida Oystermen

posted on December 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM

Grant will pay 200 dislocated oystermen to re-shell bay in the Florida Panhandle Full Story

Barbs Exchanged Over Trade

posted on September 21, 2012 at 6:33 PM

The U.S. alleges that China is illegally subsidizing exports in their automobile and auto parts sectors – putting American parts manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage and encouraging the relocation of production to China. Full Story

Midwest companies expect job cuts in next 6 months

posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:56 PM

Job growth has slowed significantly in nine Midwest and Plains states, and many companies in the region expect further job cuts in the coming six months, according to a monthly survey of business managers released Thursday. Full Story

Market to Market (November 18, 2011)

posted on November 18, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Full Program: Powered by robust demand, farmland values increase by the largest amount in decades. A lack of clearly defined rules for members of Congress on insider trading prompts calls for reform. Thousands of workers migrate to North Dakota, where an oil... Full Story

Candidates offer vision on jobs and energy

posted on November 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Five of America’s top Republican presidential candidates sat down in Iowa this week to discuss their visions for revitalizing a key American business sector. Full Story

President unveils jobs bill, targets agriculture for cuts

posted on September 23, 2011 at 6:24 PM

President Obama pressures lawmakers to move swiftly on his American Jobs Act. Full Story

Rural Mainstreet Index drops below growth level

posted on August 26, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Each month Creighton University researchers survey bank executives in 10 predominantly Midwestern states and compile a snapshot of the rural economy. Full Story

Bunge Refuses Syngenta Agrisure Viptera

posted on August 26, 2011 at 2:55 PM

For the first time in nearly a decade, a major grain processor refuses to take a GE grain. Industry leader Bunge has told its customers it will not take Syngenta's Agrisure Viptera until it is approved for export in China. Full Story

President Obama Rolls Through the Heartland

posted on August 19, 2011 at 2:54 PM

Barnstorming the Midwest much like an election-year campaign cycle, President Barack Obama doubled-down hard on the themes of job creation and the resilience of rural America. Full Story

Farm Worker Union Organizer Richard Chavez Dies at 81

posted on July 29, 2011 at 6:42 PM

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Richard Chavez, who helped brother Cesar Chavez build the United Farmworkers of America, has died at the age of 81. Full Story

Pending Foreign Trade Agreements

posted on July 15, 2011 at 1:23 PM

The Obama administration is pressing Congress to ratify three pending trade agreement with Korea, Panama and Colombia. At issue is the inclusion of a "trade adjustment assistance" provision that would provide job training to Americans who... Full Story

Market to Market (July 1, 2011)

posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:07 PM

Full Program: President Obama touts his plans to create jobs and rejuvenate the economy. The Agriculture Department estimates farmers planted a near-record amount of corn. Predictions of expanded corn acreage push coarse grain prices limit down. Market... Full Story

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