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Gear Up For Post-Recession Success

As companies work to rebuild their businesses with fresh ideas and forward-thinking personnel, career and educational opportunities abound. From mini-MBAs to online certificate programs, here are several programs that’ll give workers the competitive advantage. ...

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Women of Power: What’s Your Second Act?

Is it time to reinvent yourself? Redefine your purpose? Redirect your life? Whether you’re looking to find a new niche or change your position within your company, the What’s Your Second Act panel, at the Women of Power Summit, will...

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Poll: Paying the Tax Man

Who will prepare your taxes this year?...

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The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Choosing the Right Neighborhood

Found the perfect house? Make sure the environment is equally ideal. There's nothing to be gained by finding the right house if it is in the wrong neighborhood....

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Letting Go

When corporate downsizing resulted in a job change from manufacturing supervisor to security guard, Mary Parker didn’t complain. Instead, she remained upbeat, embraced the new challenge, and quickly earned the moniker “Officer Friendly” in the building where she worked. N...

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Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7%

The Department of Labor reported today that in January, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased from 10.0% to 9.7%, and a survey of households shows that employment fell by 20,000 jobs. ...

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Organizations Continue Fight for HIV Prevention

When five organizations came together to start NBHAAD in 1999, the goal was to educate people about behavior that increases the risk for HIV infection. Today, the rate of infection among blacks has remained stable, but the fight for prevention...

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Step Your Game Up With a Career Coach

After serving nearly eight years with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, in 2008, Michelle Greene, director of business infrastructure, was beginning to feel that her journey with the company had run its course....

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Savvy Solutions: When It’s A Good Idea to Self-Publish

I’ve been trying to print a children’s book. I don’t want to do the traditional method of going through a publishing company. I’m looking for companies that can print books in small quantities....

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