20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nonunion group brings race into construction safety debate
Nonunion group brings race into construction safety debate
Nonunion contractors opened a new playing field in their fight against a proposed City Council bill that would mandate apprenticeship programs for construction workers: race. In survey results released Friday, the New York Construction Alliance said that 76.48 percent of open-shop construction workers are minorities, and that the proposed bill would hit them hardest. The group, founded in June to advocate for nonunion contractors, timed the release for the week City Council introduced the bill.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Meanwhile In The Oval Office…
Meanwhile In The Oval Office…
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Number One: The world’s ‘most innovative’ economy
The Number One: The world’s ‘most innovative’ economy
Its lead may have narrowed over the past year, but South Korea still reigns supreme on Bloomberg’s Innovation Index, which ranks the world’s economies using metrics such as R&D spending and the concentration of high-tech public companies.
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20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Cemex, CF Industries, and Noble Corp. Jumped Today
Why Cemex, CF Industries, and Noble Corp. Jumped Today
The stock market closed the week on a positive note on Friday, as major market benchmarks climbed between 0.25% and 0.5% on the day. Many market participants focused on the inauguration festivities in Washington, but the fact that today was an options expiration day added to volume on what would otherwise have likely been a fairly quiet trading day. Now, investors will look forward to seeing what the new administration seeks to accomplish and how it goes about doing that, and its decisions will likely have a significant impact on market movements in the future.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Michael Moore tried to crash President Trump’s inaugural parade
Michael Moore tried to crash President Trump’s inaugural parade
Michael Moore tried to crash President Trump’s inaugural parade
Michael Moore was seen attempting to enter the inaugural parade on Friday afternoon, one day before his slated appearance at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C.
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Look for less: Melania Trump’s pretty pale blue dress
Look for less: Melania Trump’s pretty pale blue dress
Look for less: Melania Trump’s pretty pale blue dress
20 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Following Words Had Never Appeared In An Inaugural Address, Until Today
The Following Words Had Never Appeared In An Inaugural Address, Until Today
That Trump’s inaugural address was provocative is putting it mildly. Nowhere was this more obvious than in the initial reaction of the Financial Times. Consider the following excerpt: