The Job Expo 2009 is happening today from 10 – 4pm TODAY at Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro. Employment recruiters and trainers from The HR Group will provide FREE resume assistance. The job fair is presented by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, Greensboro JobLink Career Center, Triad Careers and the N.C. Employment Security Commission. www.news-record.com/content/2009/02/25/article/job_expo_to_be_held_in_greensboro
Teachers Needed: Wycliffe Associates is in need of teachers and support staff for a school in Kathmandu, Nepal. Beginning in August (2009), there are six key positions that need to be filled: Teachers (Grades K-6), Secondary principal, Primary music teacher, PE teacher and Hostel parents. Wycliffe Associates was founded in 1967 to support and encourage Bible translators around the world. www.wycliffeassociates.org/news/articledetail.asp?ID=385
1-800-THE WORD (800-843-9673)
web@wycliffeassociates.org
Greensboro Coliseum officials have scheduled a news conference for noon today to make “a major announcement.” Sources saying that Greensboro has landed a big one: The city will host the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/02/24/article/2011_us_skating_championships_are_greensboro_s
A&T Chancellor Stanley Battle announcing his resignation on Tuesday citing family and personal reasons. Battle’s last day will be June 30.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/02/24/article/at_surprised_by_battle_s_departure
President Obama going prime-time with his State of the Union Address last night. The President painting a ‘grim’ portrait of the US economy…saying that the $787 billion dollar stimulus plan he signed last week was a first step toward recovery. The other steps he referred to were investments in areas such as education, healthcare, energy independence, and technology.
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL PROVIDING THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS LAST NIGHT saying that Republican politicians want to partner with President Obama and other Democrats to resolve the nation's economic crisis. BUT, fellow Republicans have a responsibility to be candid and offer better ideas for a path forward.
A Turkish Airlines plane from Istanbul to Amsterdam crashed upon landing earlier this morning in Amsterdam. Dutch airport authorities report at least nine dead and 50 injured. The plane was carrying 127 passenger and seven crew members. Reports from the scene indicate that the plane broke into three sections after it crashed. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/turkish.plane.amsterdam/index.html
The recession is actually causing some airlines to drop their airfares. AirTran Airways is reducing airfares to all its destinations for flights through the middle of Fall. American, Continental and JetBlue saying that they will match the airfare cuts on routes where they compete with AirTran. www.airtran.com/Home.aspx www.wxii12.com/travelgetaways/18785346/detail.html
Faced with mounting unpaid lunch charges in the economic downturn, Albuquerque Public Schools last month instituted a "cheese sandwich policy," serving the alternative meals to children whose parents fail to pick up their lunch tab. Unpaid lunches jumped to $130,000 at the end of the 2007-08 school year. The first 5 months of this school year…$140,000.
www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cheese-sandwich-flap,0,5897580.story
The recession is actually causing some airlines to drop their airfares. Discount carrier AirTran Airways has launched a ‘fare sale’ to all its destinations for flights through the middle of fall. Many other airlines are following suit. American, Continental and JetBlue saying that they will match the airfare cuts on routes where they compete with AirTran. www.wxii12.com/travelgetaways/18785346/detail.html
Sports: ACC Basketball tonight: Virginia Tech @ Clemson…Duke @ Maryland
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
