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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

Called the NH Humanities Collaborative, the effort is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the...

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case

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09/29/2017

ALBANY — Unions including the New York State United Teachers and the AFL-CIO reacted angrily Thursday to news that the U.S. Supreme Court will revisit a case that could decide whether public sector labor groups can collect fees from workers they...

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High-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Save Big Cities

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09/28/2017

The specters of white worker angst and racial disparities that took center stage during the 2016 presidential election created conditions for a corporate hero to swoop in and make America great again.

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

Some recent op-eds and statements have claimed that the only opponents of Intro 1447-C are developers or “real estate industry forces.” I am against Intro 1447-C because I know that it could take away job opportunities from black and brown...

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Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth

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09/22/2017

In an effort to reduce youth unemployment in cities through first jobs, internships, business training and leadership development, Citi announced an expansion of the Pathways to Progress initiative in Canada.

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A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame.

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09/21/2017

Unemployment has fallen, and the stock market has soared. So why has the economic expansion since the recession been so tame, with sluggish productivity and, at least until recently, anemic wage growth?

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

An expert panel convened at The New School on Wednesday by the Center for An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to create 100,000 “good-paying” jobs in the next ten years, discussing the challenges of growing the city’s economy...

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A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs

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09/19/2017

Stage NYC is a new 12-week city program that recruits young, out-of-work New Yorkers and prepares them for restaurant careers with a mix of culinary classes and paid, on-the-job training in prominent kitchens like Marea, Del Posto and Bar Boulud.

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NYC To Vie for Amazon's Second Headquarters

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09/18/2017

New York City wants to score Amazon's second North American headquarters.

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Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

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09/15/2017

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York, metro area added 400 private-sector jobs in August, up 0.1 percent from August 2016. In the Glens Falls metropolitan area, 200 jobs were created in the same period.

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