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Seattle News |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics Appoints Chief Medical Officer |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics announced that Scott C. Stromatt, M.D., MBA has joined the company as vice president, and chief medical officer |
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| Biotech careers tap into growing field |
| Seattle has become a hotbed for biotechnology companies, and even though the economic downturn has caused the industry to be conservative in hiring, there still are entry-level biotechnician jobs for people with two-year and four-year college degrees.
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| Class of 2002's rude finding: Not much help wanted now |
| College seniors are about to enter one of the worst job markets in years. That's one reason many will stay on campus |
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| Employers put pay raises, perks on cutting board |
| Remember last year when you complained loudly that you only got a 4 percent raise?
Today, with salary freezes and salary reductions, that sounds like an awful lot of money.
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| Itron Inc. to acquire the LineSoft Corporation |
| Itron Inc. recently announced an agreement to acquire the LineSoft Corporation for $42 million in cash and stock. |
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| AT&T Wireless finishes TeleCorp acquisition |
| AT&T Wireless said that it had completed its acquisition of TeleCorp PCS, as it has acquired 77 percent of TeleCorp PCS. |
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| Regional
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| Silicon Valley mired in downturn even as the national economy improves |
| Now that the national economy is in recovery mode, the chatter in Silicon Valley is that the long-suffering technology sector may be ripe for a rebound. |
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| LEGISLATIVE REPORT |
| It is shaping up to be a very pivotal year for the staffing industry in California. It is clear that the labor unions have the staffing industry in their sights and are intent on delivering a knockout blow to the industry. |
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| LandStar closes PolyTek acquisition |
| AT&T Broadband expects to cut about 500 corporate jobs as it adjusts to an operating model that focuses on customer relations. |
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