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State of Florida increased their minimum wage
I just received this notice from the Florida Department of Revenue. It states that effective January 1, 2009 through July 23, 2009, Florida’s minimum wage will be $7.21 per hour for all hours worked in Florida. For more information please checkout the Florida Minimum Wage poster at www.floridajobs.org/workforce/posters.html
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Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs due to economy
Even Microsoft is not immune to the economy. According to source there will be job cuts across multiple areas like marketing and research and development over the period of 18th months and also 1,800 layoffs will begin immediately. This is due to earnings not performing as expected. But with today’s economy it is really scary. …
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President Obama Inauguration today!
Today is a historic moment for all americans. Right now the inauguration of the 1st african-american president is being held at washington and a lot of people are watching this event! I had been an amazing presidential race between McCain and Obama but at the end Obama prevails. All races across the nation rejoiced at…
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the honeymoon is over! Gas prices starting to climb again!
After a few weeks of low gas prices it is starting to climb up. Hopefully it won’t reach the $4 mark. Here are the lastest survey of gas prices in different cities. Seattle, Washington — $2.00 Los Angeles, California — $1.91 Las Vegas, Nevada — $1.86 Miami, Florida — $1.84 Washington, D.C. — $1.74 Atlanta,…