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By Pete Cashmore Special to CNN Editor’s note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable, a popular blog about tech news and digital culture. He writes regular columns about social media and tech...
View ArticleEmployers want access to your social media sites
As many college graduates are looking to enter the real world, more employers are looking to Facebook and social media sites as forms of applications. Currently in both Illinois and Iowa, it is not...
View ArticleVote postponed on bill to raise Illinois minimum wage
A committee vote on a proposal to make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation is postponed until late May. The Senate Executive Committee is considering a proposal that would boost...
View ArticleVacation? No thanks, boss
Annalyn Censky NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Dubbed the “no vacation nation,” the United States lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days. But Americans don’t seem to mind. Most...
View ArticlePoll: Good babysitting is tough to find but parents will pay
A poll conducted by the American Red Cross found more than half of parents said they stayed home because they could not find a babysitter. One-third of parents rejected babysitters because of safety...
View ArticleDeputy fired for Facebook like
(CNN) — A Virginia sheriff’s deputy has been fired for liking his boss’s political opponent — on Facebook. Now Daniel Ray Carter Jr. is fighting back in court, arguing that a “like” should be...
View ArticleFast food employee fired after fleeing robber
(CNN) — Mary Archer had been held up twice before at the Arby’s restaurant in Fairborn, Ohio, where she was the manager on duty, her daughter said. She came away unscathed both times. But after the...
View ArticleCourt backs Iowa man who fired ‘irresistible’ worker
(CNN) — Can a boss fire an employee he finds attractive because he and his wife, fairly or not, see her as a threat to their marriage? Yes, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. “The question we must...
View ArticleStudy says you’re stressed out by something at work
More than eight in ten workers say they are stressed out on the job. That’s according to the 2013 Work Stress Survey conducted by Harris Interactive. They surveyed more than 1,000 employed adults, and...
View ArticleSurvey rates 10 best and worst jobs for 2013
Since the average worker spends about two-thirds of his or her day at work or on work-related activities, how your job ranks could say a lot about the quality of your life overall. The lists, published...
View ArticleOne dozen inmates earn their G.E.D.’s thanks to an Iowa prison’s education...
ANAMOSA, Iowa-- An Iowa prison is doing everything it can to make sure inmates never return once they're released. More than a dozen prisoners at Anamosa State Penitentiary are making headlines for a...
View ArticleHow to use social media to find a job
DAVENPORT - You can guarantee you'll find Courtnie Reeder scrolling through websites. "Four days a week I`m looking online if there`s something new," said Reeder. Reeder is a recent college graduate...
View Article$720 “aptitude test” helps Sterling students find out what they want to be...
STERLING, Illinois -- "What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's the question adults have been asking kids for generations. Some, may never really know the answer. But Sterling High School may...
View ArticleIf you love squeegees and horrifying heights, the Space Needle has the job...
SEATTLE --Wanted: Windex aficionado with extensive experience in not looking down. Actually, four of them. The Space Needle is in the process of hiring four 'courageous employees' to clean the 176...
View ArticleMoline hiring school crossing guards for 2018-19
MOLINE, Illinois - The city of Moline is looking to hire school crossing guards for the upcoming school year. According to a release from the Moline Police Department, the city needs guards for before...
View ArticleBurlington man with cerebral palsy proves hard work leads to happiness
BURLINGTON, Iowa – Joe Coleman has cerebral palsy, but that doesn’t stop him from doing the job he loves. “When he’s not here we notice,” says Kevin Dameron, Manager of Environmental Services at Great...
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