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“Atlas cut so many corners ... They used parts sitting around the yard and just threw this thing together”

Tacoma foundry contends driver, delivery service, equipment manufacturer were responsible Atlas Castings & Technology, an AmeriCast Technologies Inc. via Foundry Mgmt. & Technology

StarTek, Inc., a leading provider of high value business process outsourcing services, announced it will report first quarter 2008 financial results on May 1, 2008, before the U.S. financial markets open. via Business Wire

“There are racehorses and tortoises. Racehorses might schedule all their activities in one day, and a tortoise might spread it out. At the end of the day, both of us have accomplished the same, but gone about it differently.”

Fat Tuesday is for gorging. Super Tuesday is for voting. But most Tuesdays are for working - working hard, that is. via The State

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Newport Group announced that it has appointed Donna Haggin as Regional Director, reporting to Newport ' As a Regional Director, Ms. via Earth Times

The number of employers who say they will get more directly involved in managing the individual health of their employees jumped 25 percentage points from last year, reflecting a nationwide trend to find more ... via Earth Times

The state Department of Labor and Industries has fined a Tacoma foundry in connection with a huge liquefied-propane gas explosion that killed a truck driver and caused extensive damage last October near ... via KOMOradio

The Tacoma foundry where a truck driver was killed in a propane explosion says it will appeal $19,200 in state fines. via KOMO News

“That was understandable, given she was covered in white Styrofoam. But then she started screaming, 'Get them off! Get them off!' "I thought she was overreacting”

Want to play a prank on your co-workers this April Fools' Day? Stick a "gotcha" note to the underside of their computer mouse. via SouthCoastToday.com

Last Update: 4/02 10:45 pm CareerBuilder.com's annual survey of hiring managers turned up outrageous interview mistakes. via Kypost.Com

In response to the growing demand on client companies to decrease per-unit costs, leading provider of light industrial staffing services Westaff, Inc. via Earth Times

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. , an executive search firm, said Tuesday it will begin another $50-million share buyback program after completing a previous $50-million program. via Chicago Business

Stocks surged on Tuesday pushing the Dow Jones index up well over 300 points. The U.S. dollar also made strong gains. via St Petersburg News

“How comfortable would you feel looking for a new job while still employed?”

Job seekers don't mind setting their sights on greener pastures even while on their current employers' payrolls, according to executives interviewed recently. via KSNT-TV Topeka

“CareerBuilder is spending a considerable amount of money to promote on the Facebook site and the Facebook network, and then we'll have the ability to resell certain units to continue that promotion for our clients”

Internet jobs site CareerBuilder.com is teaming up with Facebook to help clients run job recruiting campaigns within the online social network, the two companies said on Monday. via Reuters

“Texas has once again reached a prominent benchmark - a more than 30-year record low for unemployment”

By BRENDAN M. CASE / The Dallas Morning News bcase@dallasnews.com Job creation in Texas appears to be slowing this year even as the unemployment rate continues to fall, according to figures released Thursday by ... via WFAA-TV Dallas

“Mondays are hard for people to get into the grind”

Fat Tuesday is for gorging. Super Tuesday is for voting. But most Tuesdays are for working - working hard, that is. via Journal-Register

“Mondays are hard for people to get into the grind”

Fat Tuesday is for gorging. Super Tuesday is for voting. But most Tuesdays are for working - working hard, that is. via Journal-Register

“Brown Sugar") and set-list oddities like the cheeky "Some Girls”

R.E.M.'s first album in four years shoehorns 11 tracks of jagged guitars, quick and dirty drums, and Michael Stipe's gruff keen into 34 minutes, rocking with a blacker, blunter edge than "Document," "Green" or ... via WNED.org

Texas unemployment declined in February to settle at 4.1 percent. That compares to a January metro jobless rate of 4.3 percent. via News 8 Austin

“We look for zero defects in our manufacturing, and somebody who is sick is not at the top of their game”

You've probably sat next to a co-worker with a cold who is sneezing and coughing away. via Desert Sun