March 28, 2024

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| 3/30/2016

Solid hiring continues despite weak U.S. growth

U.S. companies added 200,000 jobs in March, buoyed by strong gains in construction, retail and shipping, according to a private survey. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that financial services firms also posted solid gains, while manufacturing employment barely rose. More from the AP, Dow Jones Business News, CNBC, and Bloomberg.

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America needs more skilled immigrant workers, study says

The Department of Homeland Security caps the number of skilled immigrants allowed into the U.S. each year through the H-1B visa program at 65,000 annually. But the demand among domestic firms to fill vacancies requiring a high level of skill far exceeds that cap. More from US News & World Report.

Challenges of a telephone interview

While phone interviews limit the use of the five senses we have to one, the goal remains the same – making a good impression. Your interviewer needs to “hear” that you are both qualified and likeable. More from Florida Today.

Home prices rise faster than incomes in January

U.S. home prices climbed at more than double the rate of incomes in January, a trend that could ultimately make homes less affordable. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.7 percent from a year earlier. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Governor Scott signs legislation for juvenile detention costs

Governor Rick Scott signed into law Senate Bill 1322 which revises the cost-sharing relationship between the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and Florida’s counties for juvenile detention costs. Full story here.

Entertainment Business
Vide Game Hall of Fame

ea maitland A video game built in Central Florida has landed on a list of finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Electronic Arts’ John Madden Football series sits alongside classics such as the Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy and The Oregon Trail in this year’s class of finalists.

» More from the Orlando Sentinel.

Wild Florida
Where the Bongos and Bantengs Roam

bongos Pygmy hippos, endangered river mammals that are diminutive versions of their enormous cousins, live in the swamps and rainforests of West Africa. The terrain, diseases such as Ebola and political instability — not to mention the pygmy hippos’ elusive nature — make the species tough to study in the wild. Determined to unlock some of their secrets, veterinarian Gabriella Flacke, a doctoral candidate at the University of Western Australia, came to Florida.

» Access full story.

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