While the executives who presided over the bankruptcy of Sears and Kmart will ring out 2018 with news of $25.3 million in bonuses, laid off worker Ondrea Patrick will be using her unemployment check to pay for new brakes on her 2000 Dodge Durango. Patrick, who lost her job when the Kmart she worked at in Rockford, […]
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President Donald Trump threatened in a tweet Tuesday to cut off all government subsidies to General Motors, including electric cars, following the company’s announcement of layoffs and plant closures. But he didn’t spell out whether he had any political support for the move, nor whether any specific protocol existed for carrying out that threat. “Very disappointed with […]
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The Inland Empire economy has gained more than double the number of jobs that were lost in the Great Recession, outpacing growth in neighboring metropolitan areas, with all indications that the regional economy will continue to expand through 2019, according to a report released Thursday by the UC Riverside Center for Economic Forecasting. “The progress […]
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The near-50-year low in the unemployment rate signifies that a lot of good things have happened for the economy, but also could point to some bad things that could happen. In fact, the last time the headline jobless level was lower, an economic downturn followed. December 1969 saw the rate fall to 3.5 percent, and […]
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The impact of President Donald Trump’s escalating tit-for-tat over tariffs is already being felt, say auto industry experts. New car prices are beginning to rise, and auto exports are dropping. But a new report warns that sales could plunge by as much as 2 million vehicles a year, resulting in the loss of up to […]
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Coachella Valley job seekers can meet directly with employers Thursday at the 23rd annual Valley-wide Employment Expo in Indio. The expo, which will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Event Center, 84245 Indio Springs Drive, is expected to draw thousands, according to expo organizers. More than 100 employers […]
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Evan Sanders carefully pressed some buttons prompting a power grid to expand its solar panels and showcase some small fans designed to test wind powers. This top notch technology that students at College of the Desert (COD) have access to. Sanders graduated from COD four months ago. He is 21 years old, and he is […]
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A job fair will be held Wednesday to fill a number of available positions at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians will host the hiring event in the Morongo Casino ballroom from 9 a.m. until noon Wednesday. Morongo representatives say prospective employees should bring resumes and any relevant certificates […]

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