Temp jobs in rising demand
McClatchy Newspapers
3/3/2009, by Kristen Kridel
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - After losing their jobs, Greg and Gloria Christ drove through office parks, jotting down the names of potential employers. Eventually they tried a more direct route to getting work: a temporary-help agency. "At this point in time, I think even if there was something that was ...
Low rates likely to stay awhile, but cash-outs refis elusive
McClatchy Newspapers
1/15/2009, by Alan J. Heavens
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - To get us through the early part of this new year, let's get some perspective on what could be driving real estate matters in the weeks to come. First off, it looks as if low fixed interest rates for mortgages _ now around 5 percent _ will be with us awhile. But ...
Patent attorney comes up with a profitable remedy
McClatchy Newspapers
1/13/2009, by Melissa Allison and Amy Martinez
The Seattle Times (MCT) - For two decades, patent attorney Jeff Haley helped other people start companies. A lifelong inventor, Haley held patents in his name but nothing worth launching a company until 2001. That's when his passion for inventing collided with his training as a chemist to solve his ...
Garmin reveals program to chart cheapest route
McClatchy Newspapers
1/9/2009, by David Hayes
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Navigation isn't just about getting there. It also can be about getting there green. Garmin International Inc. this week unveiled a free update for its Nuvi line of personal navigation devices designed to save drivers gas.
Garmin's ecoRoute software uses a car's gas ...
Day laborer jobs dry up in wilting economy
McClatchy Newspapers
12/30/2008, by Jessie Mangaliman
San Jose Mercury News (MCT) - It had been four days since Francisco Castillo last worked, earning $10 an hour helping a San Jose family move. And the 35-year-old Mexican immigrant wasn't sure when his next job was going to come in at St. Joseph the Worker Center. On a recent afternoon at the ...
Pinching pennies on groceries
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Sue Stock
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Even in a recession, you have to eat. But with food prices up 7 percent this year and projected to go up at least another 3.5 percent next year, it's not easy to fill the grocery cart. Doris Jones has started eating just two meals a day. She drinks water and juice to ...
Reverse mortgages getting more popular in tough economy
McClatchy Newspapers
12/11/2008, by Elizabeth Rhodes
Seattle Times
(MCT)
SEATTLE _Like many retirees, Marlene Laffoon, 73, watches in dismay as both her home's value and her investments slide southward. And yet everyday costs for this former bookkeeper aren't falling correspondingly. So Laffoon's spirits rose last month on an unexpected windfall of ...
Holiday parties curtailed; caterers, restaurants suffer
McClatchy Newspapers
12/9/2008, by Richard Newman
The Record (Hackensack N.J.) (MCT) - Corporate holiday cheer is in short supply this year as unemployment climbs and a recession takes hold. Event planners, caterers and hotels are among those really feeling the pinch, as businesses scale back or cancel the year-end parties they normally throw to ...
Taking stock of the economy via eBay
McClatchy Newspapers
11/19/2008, by Jan Norman
The Orange County Register (MCT) - The stock market may have plunged 15 percent in October and other indicators may be pointing at a severe recession. But not every business is down. "August was my best month ever. September was up 60 percent over a year earlier and October was up 30 percent," said ...
More people opt to stay put for the holidays
McClatchy Newspapers
11/19/2008, by Linda Loyd
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)- College students Natalie and Robert Kelly are forgoing their annual Christmas trip home to Utah this year because of the shaky economy and higher airfares. Natalie, 22, and husband Robert, 27, a graphic design student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, in ...
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