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Slowing Boston’s ‘brain drain’ – The Boston Globe

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:50:06 +0000

Internships can slow that trend by offering students stronger ties to the local job market, and in turn, to a region where they may settle down, according to the study. Internships are a way for students to get experience in their fields …

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/05/14/internships-may-help-slow-boston-student-brain-drain/4jd2Sd1Gibtka8yFkRMbWN/story.html

Forbes’ Top Ten Cities For Tech Job Growth: Seattle #1 – Seattle Post Intelligencer

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 16:49:50 +0000

A new study out showing the rate of technology job growth in major U.S. cities has put Seattle at the top of the pack. With Amazon hiring thousands of tech workers and Microsoft, Boeing, and a multitude of other companies consistently bringing …

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlewaterfronthomes/2012/05/18/forbes-top-ten-cities-for-tech-job-growth-seattle-1/

Offshore Wind – UK – London Array O&M Base Boosts Local Job Market

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:50:57 +0000

London Array's Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base at the Port of Ramsgate was officially opened by local MP Laura Sandys on Friday 9 March. The base will be home to around 70 wind farm technicians and up to 20 support staff, who'll be responsible for operating and maintaining London Array for the next 20 years.

http://www.offshorewind.biz/2012/05/18/uk-london-array-om-base-boosts-local-job-market/

National Association of Realtors Midyear Legislative Meetings – Real Estate Insider News

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:50:04 +0000

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http://realestateinsidernews.com/foreclosure/national-association-of-realtors-midyear-legislative-meetings/

Low mortgage rates spur rise in Louisville-area home sales – The Business Journal

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:51:22 +0000

Home sales in the Louisville metropolitan statistical area improved in April, as the volume of sales and median price of homes rose from the same month a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the Greater Louisville Association of …

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2012/05/15/low-mortgage-rates-spur-rise-in.html

PNC Bank issues dreary forecast for St. Louis – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:50:41 +0000

St. Louis should expect little improvement in the local job market or housing prices this year, according to a dismal new forecast from economists at PNC Bank. Some excerpts: St. Louis has not been able to accelerate its economic growth beyond stall speed …

http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/jim-gallagher/pnc-bank-issues-dreary-forecast-for-st-louis/article_7f38c4de-9f8b-11e1-bb92-0019bb30f31a.html

Teens ‘dip their toes’ into local job market at fair in Destrehan – nola.com

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:49:31 +0000

Several local teens looking for summer jobs and volunteer work as well as soon-to-be graduating high school seniors looking for full-time work were among a group of young people who recently gathered at the East Regional Library in Destrehan for …

http://blog.nola.com/river/2012/04/teens_dip_their_toes_into_loca.html

Colorado’s apartment vacancies drop to 5.2 percent – The Business Journal

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:49:59 +0000

Driven by hot apartment-rental markets in Fort Collins and Denver, the overall vacancy rate for the state dropped to 5.2 percent in the first quarter, according to a state Division of Housing report released late Wednesday. That’s the lowest …

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/05/10/states-apartment-vacancies-drop-to.html

Good News For Grads: Job Market On The Rise – 13 WHAM

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:51:40 +0000

On campus, they were largely insulated from the collapsing U.S. economy. While older brothers and sisters graduated into a dismal job market, they took shelter in chemistry, philosophy and literature classes. They used their college years to prepare for …

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/college-graduates-job-market-improving/xUpOhw2xtUeGKsseydFu0Q.cspx?rss=102

Economist: Recovery boosts Houston real estate market – Houston Chronicle

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:49:34 +0000

Area housing prices will rise this year amid a strong local job market and a lack of new supply, economist Ted C. Jones said today at an annual symposium on real estate and the economy. “This market is back,” Jones, chief economist for Stewart Title …

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2012/05/economist-houstons-recovery-is-a-blowout/