The salaries of IT managers are retreating, and those who are most affected by the trend are managers running technology operations at midsize companies with less than $500 million in annual revenue, according to a semi-annual study from Janco Associates Inc. From January 2007 to this...
Some signs of economic recovery are emerging and a variety of organizations in some of the biggest U.S. cities are seeing demand for IT professionals, according to high-tech career industry watchers. Here we list cities currently in need of IT professionals; salary information for the...
IT insourcing, or bringing previously outsourced IT functions back in-house, is on the rise, experts say, as the global economic recession, IT outsourcing scandals and the potential cost savings of decreasing the number of outsourced contracts have caused companies to give insourcing another look. "The pros...
“Argonne National Labs is a key player. Illinois can be too if they act fast,” observes James Carlini. If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a region to raise economic viability for all. Interest on last week's article on Lithium-Ion Battery commercialization...
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has named the vice dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health as the new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, officials announced Thursday. Paul M. DeLuca Jr., who joined the university faculty in 1973, will replace former provost Patrick...
As retirement funds become depleted due to the dismal economy, more older job candidates are competing for employment. Thirsting for skilled workers with experience, companies are now welcoming them with open arms. Views held of older workers are changing rapidly these days....
With President Barack Obama talking about recovery and creating jobs from building next-generation cars, why is Illinois like the Chicago Cubs when it comes to winning big time? The Illinois all-star politicians have dropped the ball. With the dire need to create real jobs in...
The recession, which has already caused payrolls to shrink by more than 5 million jobs, will make it extremely difficult for teenagers to find employment this summer. Based on recent trends, it’s possible for the first time since 1954 that fewer than 1 million 16-...
I know I'm going to regret this. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., a well-known outplacement consultancy, recently distributed a press release reporting the results of a survey of HR executives they conducted. The results were interesting enough that I'm making an exception to my policy of ignoring...
Project Lead the Way grew by 32 percent in 2008 thanks to enthusiastic students and parents, dedicated teachers and administrators, and financial support from school boards, industry and the state. An informative series of middle and high school classes that blend science, technology, engineering and...