Fewer skilled workers. (Employment).
Between the 1996 and 2001 censuses, the number of people aged between 15 and 24 working as tradespeople declined from 53,000 to 50,000. In the same period, the number of older tradespeople, aged from 45 to 64, grew from 60,000 to 70,000. Several industry groups, including the...

Regional Roundup.
Byline: The Register-Guard BANDON TODAY Planning Commission - 7 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall, 555 Highway 101. Review plan for construction of storage building in light industrial zone at 17th and Fillmore streets; study session on municipal code. 347-2437. COOS BAY...

Indian Staff Cost Trends Unclear.
Rumors about Indian IT staff costs rising are being given more credence by the local media, with reports that IT staff costs are booming and pressuring the profit margins of offshore players. India's "Business Line" has reported that due to fierce competition for skilled labor from US-based...

Companies still believe in philanthropy. (Your Life).
Even in an uncertain economy, companies still place a high priority on giving back to the community, a survey developed by Robert Half Management Resources, North America's largest consulting services firm providing senior-level accounting and finance professionals on a project basis, suggests. Thirty-one percent of chief financial officers polled...

Most spas leave money on the table.
In the mid-1980s, it started to become popular to add spas to resorts. Most spas were located in upscale, independent resorts and were considered to be great marketing vehicles to attract new business. During the 1990s, the growth of resort-based spas began to proliferate. Now the mantra...

Foster care. (Child abuse & protection).
A report called Towards Better Foster Care: Reducing the Risk suggested that Victorian foster carers lacked confidence in the system, were inadequately reimbursed and received too little support. While 400 out-of-home carers had been recruited over the past year, 900 experienced foster parents had left the system during that...

BUSINESS DATEBOOK.
Byline: The Register-Guard Calendar TUESDAY Eugene/Springfield Professionals Business Group - Weekly meeting. Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Place: Red Lion Inn, 205 Coburg Road, Eugene. Cost: $8.50, includes lunch. Contact: Brad Swank, 958-1088. Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce - Business roundtable....

Veteran says modern draft would include elite.
Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard The claims of President Bush, Sen. John Kerry and most other politicians notwithstanding, a military draft is almost certainly in the country's future, a disabled Vietnam veteran and anti-war activist told an audience at the University of Oregon on Sunday night. ...

Closing during renovations saves time, money and staff.
National Report--Closing completely during hotel renovations might seem extreme, but several U.S. hoteliers who have survived the process and lived to tell the tale are convinced it was the right decision and ultimately saved time and money. "The renovation certainly took less time, which was one of...

Hiring bankers who can sell: the best marketing program in the world will fail unless your frontline personnel can sell--really sell. And the way to get people to do that is to match their personalities to the requirements of the sales job.
Hiring bankers who can sell is as much of a marketing concern as it is a human resources issue. When bankers can't sell, bank products don't sell, and marketing fails to meet its goals. Today, the three most promising profit opportunities for bank marketers include: ...