Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
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05-30-00
"I was getting kind of worried," recalled 18-year-old Jose Barraza, Jr., salutatorian of his senior class at Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, Calif. Barraza had decided to turn down the full scholarships offered to him by Stanford and Cal Tech and focus instead on pursuin...
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05-30-00
GE Power Systems' Schenectady
facility has received the federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's (OSHA) highest recognition for safety and health management,
the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status.
GE Schenectady is one ...
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05-25-00
Detroit Edison received the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI) Minority Business Development Chairperson's Award for minority- and women-owned business development. The award was presented recently to the utility at EEI's national conference in Raleigh, N.C.
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05-24-00
What does it take to achieve an impressive 71 percent drop in workers’ injury claims within one year?
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05-23-00
Only a few days after the African Business Forum 2000 in Berlin, DaimlerChrysler is increasing the aid the company has designated for Mozambique. At the forum, Chairman Jürgen E. Schrempp told Mozambique's president, Joaquim Chissano, that the company intended to further he...
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05-19-00
Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), the world's leading eBusiness solutions provider, today announced that it has been cited by Asian Enterprise magazine, the largest Asian American business-focus publication in the country, as one of the nation's "Top Ten Best Com...
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05-18-00
CIGNA was named one of the "Top 100
Employers" by The Black Collegian magazine in the publication's annual
ranking. The list is comprised of companies who hire the most college
graduates.
CIGNA projected a total of 308 hires from the college rank...
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05-17-00
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) had the best safety record of large-scale chemical manufacturers in the U.S. for 1999, according to Responsible Care® performance measure data recently released by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA).* The company's freque...
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05-16-00
Doug Daft, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, today made a five-year $1 billion commitment to diversity in a comprehensive empowerment and entrepreneurship program for the U.S.
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05-16-00
Bank of America was named the large business winner of the 2000 Family Friendly Business Awards last week in Tampa. The Family Friendly Business Awards were developed by Nova Southeastern University's Family Center of Tampa Bay. The awards selection committee is comprised of...