Industry NewsLocal news for Industry, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Region's jobless rate holds steady- May 30, 2008 The jobless rate in the Pittsburgh area held steady in April at 4.9 percent as annual gains in health care, hospitality and food services jobs offset losses in retail trade, manufacturing and government.http://www.topix.net/city/industry-pa/2008/05/regions-jobless-rate-holds-steady?fromrss=1 Area's unemployment up 1.1 percent- May 28, 2008 Labor force also has expanded, and employment has not kept pace. Unemployment in the region increased to 5.9 percent in April, pushing the rate more than a full percentage point higher than a year ago.http://www.topix.net/city/industry-pa/2008/05/areas-unemployment-up-1-1-percent?fromrss=1 Titusville chamber director speaks at state event- May 25, 2008 Jerry Schill, executive director of the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce, was a featured speaker at a state event in Harrisburg.http://www.topix.net/city/industry-pa/2008/05/titusville-chamber-director-speaks-at-state-... Experts: Universal health care a mistake- May 23, 2008 Promoting wellness and changing people's unhealthy behaviors will go a long way to solving the nation's health care crisis, insurance industry experts said Wednesday during a meeting with the Eastern Montgomery ...http://www.topix.net/city/industry-pa/2008/05/experts-universal-health-care-a-mistake?from... Board regains status with state- May 21, 2008 Changes the Bucks County Workforce Investment Board initiated last year to improve its standing with the state have paid off.http://www.topix.net/city/industry-pa/2008/05/board-regains-status-with-state?fromrss=1 Health benefit more costly in U.S. Factories' spending on...- May 19, 2008 U.S. manufacturers who provide health insurance spend an average of $2.38 per worker per hour on health care -- more than twice as much as the their foreign competitors pay, a new analysis found.http://www.topix.net/city/industry-pa/2008/05/health-benefit-more-costly-in-u-s-factories-... Shields discusses past AHUG activities- May 17, 2008 During Monday night's annual AHUG dinner, past AHUG PresidentPartnership Manager Amy Shields briefly addressed those in attendance regarding AHUG's 2007-2008 activities.http://www.topix.net/city/industry-pa/2008/05/shields-discusses-past-ahug-activities?fromr... |