Signs of the times.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard SEARCH FOR EMPLOYEES In the age of Monster.com and other online job listings, it seems so old-fashioned to see a simple "Help Wanted" sign posted in a shop window. But the notices, or their contemporary equivalent -...

Campus to workplace; Students study how to find right job and career path.
Byline: Pamela H. Sacks COLUMN: MODERN LIVING Earlier this month, Lindsay Shields found herself in a good place. On the cusp of graduation from Worcester State College, she had two job offers and a second interview for a position she was eyeing with enthusiasm. ...

Evidence points to recession for Oregon, expert says.
Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Oregon has probably slipped into a mild recession, economist Tim Duy said Wednesday in releasing his monthly University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators. "I think there's a very good chance that we are in fact in a recession," Duy...

Protestant icons post job vacancy signs.
When Bob Edgar announced that he was stepping down as head of the National Council of Churches, someone suggested that he might apply for the soon-to-be-vacant pulpit across the street at the historic Riverside Church. Or perhaps a better fit might be yet another nearby position on Manhattan's Upper...

Sundae social: how two newcomers charmed a small Utah town with ice cream, sauce, and sprinkles.
THE REMOTE TOWN OF BOULDER, UTAH, dishes up all the ingredients of a rural Fourth of July: American flags wave from fence posts, flatbeds--typically reserved for hauling farm supplies--are reborn as parade floats, and children compete in watermelon-eating contests. But at Hell's Backbone Grill, the town's award-winning restaurant, the...

Tattoos on the job; Body art not always welcome in workplace.
Byline: Danielle M. Williamson By the age of 24, Jim Black had so many pieces of metal in his face that he probably could have accommodated at least a dozen refrigerator magnets. When an MRI required that he take out all 17 pieces of facial...

Growing workers; State's biotech industry rushes to find and train employees of the future.
Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker When it became clear that the job he held at Polaroid Corp. for 21 years as a chemicals processor would end, Mark C. Knowles knew he would have to make a change. Few opportunities loomed nearby, and the Littleton man yearned to...

Jobs for grads.
Byline: The Register-Guard Graduates in the Class of 2007 won't have to spend much time waiting tables or making lattes while they search for their first post-college full-time jobs. Employers have more openings and are offering higher starting salaries this year as an improving economy and retiring...

Oregon economy turned down.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Weakness in nearly all of the areas tracked by the University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators dragged the index down in November. The index, which follows eight measures of economic activity in the state, fell 0.3 percent to...

Oregon's economy `solid,' just not as `hot'.
Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Six of the eight economic indicators tracked by the University of Oregon declined in June, but Timothy Duy, director of the UO's Oregon Economic Forum, says it doesn't mean the sky is falling. "We're still solid, just not as hot...