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Living Wage bill for NYC approved

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The second of two controversial wage bills for NYC passed earlier this week. On Monday, the City Council overwhelmingly approved the living-wage bill, the partner legislature to Read Full Article »

Senate passes commuter tax credit via $109 billion transportation bill

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On Wednesday, March 14, Senate passed a $109 billion transportation bill that includes a commuter tax benefit that allows mass transit users to Read Full Article »

10 brain boosting superfoods to boost employee health, productivity

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“Eat your dinner. You want to be smart, don’t you? Fish is brain food!” Many a mother has uttered similar dinnertime phrases to their Read Full Article »

NYC a hot region for tech startups

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The recent announcement that Cornell and Technion-Israel Universities will be building a state-of-the-art applied sciences center on New York City’s Roosevelt Island has brought national attention Read Full Article »

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RN’s in NY may be required to have a Bachelor’s degree

December 30, 2011   @EssexCompanies   No comments
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Currently a 2 year degree is required for Registered Nurses to be licensed; however this could change in NY in 2012.  New York lawmakers will be debating a bill as early as January 2012 which would require a four-year degree for licensing. 

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Cornell and Technion-Israel collaboration chosen for NYC’s applied sciences campus

December 28, 2011   @EssexCompanies   1 Comment
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Michael Bloomberg’s dream of creating a state-of-the-art applied technology sciences campus is advancing toward fruition. On Monday, December 19, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the competition amongst the universities and consortiums which entered bids for consideration had ended and that Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology had been selected. The project, to be built on gifted vacant space on Roosevelt Island, also awarded the partnership $100 million to be used in construction of the development.

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Nationwide and across the globe, employers struggle to find experienced, knowledgeable job applicants

December 06, 2011   @EssexCompanies   No comments
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Americans may be unemployed in record numbers, but according to a recent Manpower Group study many employers are struggling to find qualified workers for vacant positions within their companies. It’s not that companies don’t want to hire; they need these skilled laborers desperately. But as more and more people stay unemployed for longer periods of time, they are unable to hone their skills, and specific technical knowledge is lacking amongst the general pool of job applicants.

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Plan announced to reduce monthly payments on federal student loans

October 28, 2011   @EssexCompanies   No comments
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Outstanding student loan debt is expected to reach $1 trillion dollars by the end of 2012. Even those Americans with decent jobs have struggled in making their monthly student loan payments. Factor into this equation those who have experienced unemployment or gaps in employment and it is even easier to understand why many people stop making their payments altogether. On the 26th of October President Obama announced the expediting of a plan Congress approved in 2010 that would reduce the amount for monthly payments of federal student loans by 2012.

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