John Pletz
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Chicago Mayor Takes Tech Recruiting Trip to Illinois Campus
… will come to Chicago as part of the ThinkChicago program that is part of Chicago Ideas Week , organized by Keywell. John Pletz writes for Crain's Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, email editors@workforce …
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Moto Mobility's Mart Move Creates a New Tech Hotspot in Chicago
… have River North become a tech hub for advertising agencies, tech companies and startups of every kind." Filed by John Pletz of Crain's Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, email editors@workforce …
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Survey: More Companies, Jobs to Head Back into Chicago
… the use of contractors to increase are those doing the hiring: managers, executives and independent business owners. John Pletz writes for Crain's Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . Comment below or email editors …
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Motorola Mobility Cuts to Include 700 Jobs
Google-owned Motorola Mobility plans to cut jobs below the 2,500 mark and expects its headcount to drop to 2,256.
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Groupon Sued Over Unpaid Overtime
… to line up merchants is seen as a potential barrier to entry for a business that's easy to replicate. Â Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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Groupon puts Employees—and Investors—on Notice as IPO Nears
… employee were $41,290 in the third quarter, compared with $54,437 for AOL and $322,730 for Amazon. Filed by John Pletz of Crain's Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, email editors@workforce …
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Former Groupon Employees Countersue Over Contract Terms
… employees, bragging that 'it is building a small team of stars inside Groupon, including several recent Googlers.' " John Pletz writes for Crain's Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, email editors@workforce …
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Illinois Manufacturing Lost 52,000 Jobs, 700 Firms Last Year
… percent; printing, which dropped 9.5 percent; and textiles and apparel, which slid 9.2 percent. Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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Motorola Exec Sued for Taking Job With Rival Says He Had OK
… had recently lost the bid to be an approved LTE vendor to Verizon Wireless,â Aderholdâ s affidavit states. Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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Bulldozing Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Caterpillar Engineers Drug Cost Savings
… about 50 companies. â Itâ s a new model,â he said. â What you lose in margin, you make up in volume.â Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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Ford, AOL Turn the Tables on Layoff News
… announcement. Current technology chief Ted Cahall is moving on. Filed by Matthew Flamm of Crainâ s New York Business and John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business . Both are sister publications of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors …
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Continental Pilots Resist Plan to Outsource After United Merger
… gains in other sections of the contract, and therefore weâ ll sell scope, thatâ s not a viable option.â Â Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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United Bumps Retiree Travel Perk to Back of Line
… management over rank-and-file. The new policy doesnâ t distinguish between managers and line workers. Â Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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UAL-Continental Merger Triggers Multimillion-Dollar Exec Bonuses
… change-in-control agreements. Those may be the people who are less likely to move [from Houston].â Â Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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Machinists Union Wants Back in at United
… reached any agreement with unions on new contracts by then . The Teamsters did not return calls seeking comment. Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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Motorola Eliminates Additional 4,000 jobs
… according to Thomson FirstCall. (For more, read "Motorola Puts DB Plans, 401(k) Match on Hold.") Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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United Airlines Unions Ready to Play Hardball in Merger Game
… Justice and review by the Department of Transportation, as well as approval of the companiesâ shareholders. Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business, a sister publication of Workforce Management. To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
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Boeing Sees More Layoffs in 2009
… make it through a recession without cutting back aircraft assembly lines for the first time in its history. Filed by John Pletz of Crainâ s Chicago Business , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment, e-mail editors@workforce …
