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Cincinnati Enquirer - NORWOOD - Branding and design agency Interbrand Cincinnati has moved from downtown Cincinnati to the Cornerstone at Norwood. The agency opened at its new location Jan. 31 after signing a 10-year lease for the second floor of the Cornerstone, situated

OSHA: Discounted Lives
Kansas City Star - Only hours after starting his first day on the job, Les James was dead. The 25-year-old father of three was working on a window-cleaning crew in July 2000. Suddenly, the window-washing rig fell off the roof of Research Medical Center, catapulting

Hospital scalding citations settled
St. Paul Pioneer Press - Regions Hospital and state workplace safety officials have reached a settlement over hazardous equipment that fatally scalded an employee of the St. Paul hospital. Regions had contested the issuance last year of three citations by the state

On being Chamois Girl: It's a chore
Courier-Post - Teenagers spend $100 billion dollars a year, but that doesn't mean they understand how to spend it wisely. The money experts at www.ivillage.com suggest teaching teens the following money skills: How to manage and balance their own checking account

THIS WEEK IN LABOR
Peoples Weekly World - We have put our lives into these factories, and they are just pretty much throwing us out in the street, Jonell Sayles, a 29-year Delphi employee at the company s Flint East plant, told the Flint Journal. Sayles and fellow workers will be

Firm pays $3,000 in Jamboree deaths
Free Lance-Star - A big tent's pole touches an overhead power line at the National Scout Jamboree site where four Scout leaders were electrocuted. Tents and Events pays OSHA $3,000 in fines for two 'serious' violations at National Scout Jamboree A now-defunct Virginia

Business Calendar
Chico Enterprise-Record - Chico Enterprise-Record Tuesday -- A 30-hour OSHA general industry training course will be offered by Butte College. Details: 8 a.m to 4 p.m. at Butte College. Cost: $299. Info: 895-9017. The four-part series will result in a certificate, and is

What Government is Doing
Department of Homeland Security - Family Links Registry - available in English, Espa ol, and Francais Keep Your Address Up-to-Date Financial Offices Availability in affected areas (FDIC) Transportation Systems Status in affected areas Office for Hurricane Katrina Oversight Katrina

Auditor: Workers' safety ignored
Inside Bay Area - California's worker-safety watchdog failed to properly monitor and act upon injury reports and safety complaints on the $1.7 billion replacement of the Bay Bridge's eastern span, the state auditor reported Thursday. The 58-page report found the

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