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Mercer Manufacturer Profits When It Hits Bottom
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
STONEBORO, Pa. -- Few would suspect that the unassuming company tucked away along a gravel road in northern Mercer County, Pa., is one of only two in the United States that makes a very large product.
“We are one of two manufacturers in the country of clamshell dredges,” says Earl Mook, marketing manager at Supreme Manufacturing Inc., which sits just off Interstate 79 here.
How Workers Use Company Computers for Personal Use
Monday, December 22, 2014
DURHAM, N.C. -- Some 38.6% of employers have suffered a major information technology disruption caused by staff visiting questionable and other nonwork related websites, GFI Software reported. Its study found that problems include work-issued hardware, resulting in malware infection and related issues.
Gatta Gets $1.3M Tax Credit for Gallagher Building
Friday, December 19, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Gatta Group expects to begin work next spring, perhaps sooner, on the rehabilitation of the Gallagher Building with a goal of completing the work by the end of 2015, its president said Thursday.
The $5.9 million project got a boost Thursday with the award of a state historic preservation tax credit of $1.325 million. The downtown project is among 35 historic buildings statewide the Ohio Development Services Agency awarded $41.8 million in tax credits. Together, the projects are expected to leverage $600 million in private investment in 12 communities.
Autosoft Celebrates Growth, 2015 Development Plans
Thursday, December 18, 2014
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. -- It was especially fitting for U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3 Pa., owner of a Cadillac-Chevrolet dealership in Butler before he was elected to Congress in 2010, to praise Bryce Veon Wednesday and all that he’s accomplished at Autosoft Inc.
Veon is president and CEO of Autosoft, the third-largest software and related-services company to serve auto, motorcycle and watercraft dealerships in the United States. It also serves dealerships in Canada.
Bad Interviews: Why They Didn't Get the Job
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Despite the abundance of advice on how to prepare for a job interview, many seeking jobs never heard any of it.
How else can you explain these true accounts OfficeTeam has compiled and released?
OfficeTeam, a staffing service that focuses on placing highly skilled administrative professionals, asked its clients’ managers to relate the most embarrassing job interview mistakes they had experienced, witnessed or learned about from another manager.
Among the faux pas: