Archive for February, 2006

U.S. nursing shortage

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Demand for nurses is expected to top a million by 2012, leading the U.S. Department of Labor to list registered nursing as the top growing profession.
In West Virginia, there also is a need to find younger nurses because of the state’s large population of aging nurses, said Duane Napier, executive director for the West […]

USTA MATCHES FUNDS GRANTS FOR FAIRS

Friday, February 24th, 2006

In 2006, the USTA will offer $5,000 in matching grants to fairs across the US for promotional efforts. Grants of up to $500 per county will be awarded based on originality of the project, prospects for success, need and other factors.
Local fairs should determine their promotional projects, form a budget and secure matching funds to […]

Michigan job fairs ?fruitful?

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Over a thousand people attended three Michigan job fairs offering employment opportunities in the Cowboy State.
The Casper Area Economic Development Alliance (CAEDA) teamed up with economic development organizations in Sweetwater and Campbell counties in an effort to address local labor shortages. These and other groups participated in job fairs in Flint, Jackson and Lansing, Mich., […]

UTSA to offer financial aid information fairs

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

This month, Financial Aid Awareness Month, UTSA will host two financial aid information fairs — Feb. 20 at the 1604 Campus and Feb. 21 for the first time at the Downtown Campus. The fairs are an excellent opportunity to learn more about financial aid and how it works.
The theme of the fairs is “Hollywood.” There […]

US Post office plans passport fairs

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

Laws passed in 2004, dubbed the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative by the State Department, will require travelers entering the United States to present a passport. With tougher laws approaching, the Ypsilanti branch of the U.S. Postal Service wanted to make traveling more accessible to its community members.
With that in mind, Ypsilanti Postmaster Ronald Mutschler and […]

Cancelled Manhattan art fair a sign of saturated market

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

Organizers have pulled the plug on a new art fair that was scheduled for Manhattan later this month, a sign that the market may be saturated.
Art New York at Pier 94 was supposed to bring together around 150 contemporary art galleries from around the world to the space at 12th Avenue and 54th Street. Created […]

London Art Fairs

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Two art fairs specialising in works on paper open in London on Thursday.
The Watercolours and Drawings Fair at the Royal Academy is the more conservative of the two, specialising strictly in hand-drawn works.
The Art on Paper Fair at the Royal College of Art is less exclusive: focusing on modern and contemporary art, it mixes drawings […]