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VA Program Puts Wounded Vets On Career Path

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a new program in Frederick that aims to prepare severely wounded veterans for careers in federal contracting. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is the keynote speaker at the event Thursday. The VA said 23 veterans are enrolled in the inaugural class of the internship program called "Warriors to Workforce." The ...

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W.Va. School, FirstEnergy Team Up To Train Workers

The Associated Press The Associated Press FAIRMONT, W.Va. People looking for jobs in the power industry have a new path. Pierpont Community & Technical College and Ohio's FirstEnergy signed an agreement Tuesday that could lead to careers as a utility line worker or a substation electrician. The curriculum combines hands-on training through FirstEnergy's Power Systems Institute with Pierpont's ...

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VA Leadership To Announce 2012 National Veteran Small Business Conference And Hiring Fair In Detroit

DETROIT, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was issued today by Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau:

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Alpha Cutting 320 Jobs - Wcyb.com

BRISTOL, Virginia -- Hundreds of coal miners are losing their jobs. We've learned Alpha Natural Resources is laying off 320 miners in Kentucky and West Virginia. There are ten mines being impacted by the cuts, four in Eastern Kentucky and six in ...

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Shell Oil Plant Would Boost Jobs In Ohio - Vindy.com

Even if Pennsylvania or West Virginia beats out Ohio for the plant, the project could mean about 2,500 jobs for Ohio’s chemical industry and an additional 6,000 jobs that would directly or indirectly support those jobs, Pounds said.

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Careers - Philadelphia VA Medical Center

Helpful information on finding employment with Philadelphia VA Medical Center. This page includes links to a number of VA and federal jobs websites, links to job ...

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Salazar, McDonnell, Park Service Chief Solicit Ideas On Jobs, Tourism, Parks - Free Lance-Star

GLENDALE, Va.—When it comes to using tourism, parks and American history to create jobs, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis sound remarkably in accord.

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Top Reasons To Start A Massage Therapy Career In The Washington, D.C. Metro Area

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Massage therapy careers are proving to be a popular option for aspiring healthcare professionals in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, according to ...

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Jobs Numbers Give Obama Reason To Smile - CBS News

President Obama sounded a restrained note Friday when addressing new economic numbers showing 243,000 new jobs in January, telling a group of Virginia firefighters that while the new numbers show that "the economy is growing stronger," there ...

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Job Search - VA Careers

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