Area unemployment rate returns to pre-recession levels
The Lynchburg region's labor force, which is the number of people working or looking for work, was about the same year-over-year in December at about 119,000. Regional employment dropped by about 500 jobs year-over-year in December, seasonally …
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Asia stocks muted as jobs data awaited, Greece risk rises
FILE – This Aug. 9, 2011 file photo shows a Wall Street street sign near the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Health care stocks were leading early gains in U.S. trading Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, while the energy sector also rose as the price of oil …
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Sterling Heights City Council appoints Nate Shannon to fill vacancy
"I want to be a part of the team that is engaged in solving the problems Sterling Heights will experience, and also bring fresh ideas to create a more vibrant city," he said. "I know this job comes with a lot of expectations and challenges, but I'm …
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