| Dallas $1 billion first-responder suit in hands of Texas Supreme Court A long-running legal dispute between the city of Dallas and 5,000 firefighters and police officers is now in the hands of the Texas Supreme Court. The court will decide whether the city of Dallas can claim sovereign immunity to exempt itself from two lawsuits filed in 1994. A decision is expected this coming spring or summer. bizjournals.com |
State OKs incentive for NuGrowth expansion The Columbus company that bought State Auto Financial Corp.’s business management software last year is in line for a more than $500,000 state tax credit tied to a proposed expansion that could create nearly 90 jobs. (STFC) (MALL) bizjournals.com |
Washington unemployment rate rises to 9.3 percent Washington state’s unemployment rate rose to 9.3 percent in January from December’s adjusted rate of 9.2 percent. But state officials were pleased that the state added more than 12,000 jobs in January — the first monthly gain since 2008. bizjournals.com |
The Companies Hiring The Most Right Now Here are the large employers with the most job listings at the moment. forbes.com |
5 ways to take a guilt-free vacation Dear Annie: Until last year, my family and I always managed to get away for two weeks of rest and recreation every summer. For reasons you can guess, I took no time off last year and now, at about the time I'd normally be reserving a cabin by a lake for ten days or so in August, I'm really hesitating to make the call. money.cnn.com |