Entries for 2007/08/06 — 2007-08-25

Pennsylvania's industrial base lost 303 manufacturers and 21,449 jobs since May 2006, and manufacturing employment fell 2.3 percent over the past 12 months, the Manufacturers' News Inc. of Evanston, Ill., said Monday.

U-Store-It Trust today announced its operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2007.

Published Aug 05, 2007 - 15:07:50 CDT. Bob Schelen has officially entered the Davis school board race. He filed his candidacy papers with the Yolo County Elections Office on July 31.

OAKLAND, Calif.—Kaiser Permanente reported significantly higher profits for the first half of 2007 due to a sizeable reduction in reserves for professional liability and workers compensation costs, and strong earnings from contract renewals.

Thousands of Californians are gearing up across the state to participate in CaliforniaSpeaks, a unique live, statewide conversation on Saturday, August 11, designed to gather together a cross-section of citizens and give everyday Californians a direct voice into the statewide health care reform debate.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is showing signs of frustration with Senate Republicans who have failed to pass a state budget. Many say that the stalemate is hurting the people who provide care for nursing home residents.

CompWest Insurance Company, a leading insurer of workers' compensation for mid-market employers in California and the Western States, recently announced its 2,000th customer, less than three years since opening its doors in September 2004.

Interpreters for the California court system here voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, citing management's refusal to put interpreters in a salary step system or bring their compensation in line with other court employees.

Elfriede Rinkel was a loving Jewish wife. She was also a concentration-camp dog handler when women and their children were savaged to death by alsatians for sport. Now a widow living peacefully in retirement, how has she evaded justice for 60 years?