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If stay-at-home Moms were paid for all the incredible work they do — raising children, doing laundry, shuttling kids to sports and activities, offering counseling — they'd make $116,805 annually.
A lot of that pay is driven by overtime, says the study released by Salary.com and...
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Do you know the person to the left?
Find out what she accomplished in this week's People in Business column.
Want to be in next week's list? It's best to submit to bakersfield.com/yourwords.
You can also mail contributions to The Bakersfield Californian, business editor, P.O. Bin 440,...
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Do you know the person to the left?
Find out what she achieved in our weekly People in Business column.
It's the place to announce promotions, new jobs and professional achievements.
Want to be in next week's? It's best to submit to bakersfield.com/yourwords.
You can also mail contributions...
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Here's a "raw report" press release from the military about a job fair:
NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, Calif. – The Fleet and Family Support Center, Community Support Department, will host a job fair May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paradise Community Center on Blandy...
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In preparation for Kern Life, our annual guide to life in Kern County, reporter Courtenay Edelhart was updating a list of top employers.
Interesting reading. Here it is:
Kern County’s Top Employers:
Kern County Public Schools 27,000
Edwards Air Force...
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Do you know the person on the left?
Read about his position in the business world and those of several other locals in this week's People in Business column.
It's the place to announce professional achievements, new jobs and promotions.
Want to be in next week's list?
It's best to submit to...
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It's not every day that a book with fluorescent orange and blue writing lands on my desk. So I had to flip through "How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work."
The book jacket suggests that author Megan Hustad "dismantles the myths of getting ahead and helps you...
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Here's a snapshot of what reporter Courtenay Edelhart writes in her story today:
“It’s pretty bleak for those looking for a summer job,” said Cathy McCarthy, senior vice president of marketing for SnagAJob.com, a Web site that specializes in hourly employment.
The Web site...
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People in Business is the place to recognize achievements of local professionals.
Have a submission? Send it to business@bakersfield.com.
Want to know who the person in the picture is? Read this week's People in Business column.
— Christine Peterson
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It's that time of year when people across the country reveal a very important number — just how much they make annually.
And that information is shared in a Parade cover story. You can check out Parade's online coverage here.
See our local version here.
Are you surprised by the...
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It's that time of the week to introduce another set of people who've achieved in some way or another in their chosen professions.
Don't know who the person in the mug shot to the left is, and what she did?
Click here for this week's column.
Want to be in next week's?
It's best to submit...
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Parade’s annual “What People Earn” comes out Sunday, April 13.
A reader favorite, it includes photos of people — everyone from CEOs to tow-truck drivers — plus their name, age, city of residence and annual pay.
We’re preparing our own list of Bakersfield...
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Have you looked for a job while you're on the job?
Were you at work, while you were supposed to be performing tasks for your current employer? Or did you wait until you got home or otherwise out of the office, spending your own time on the search?
I started thinking about this when a recent...
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Who's been promoted? Who has a new position? Who has earned a new professional designation?
Find out in the weekly People in Business column.
Want to be in next week's?
It's best to submit to bakersfield.com/yourwords.
You can also mail contributions to The Bakersfield Californian,...
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Today's Kern County Economic Summit was packed with info.
Check out the blue bar to the left, which is a copy of the State of the Economy report Cal State Bakersfield economics professor Abbas Grammy put together. It was part of the information packet given to attendees at today's summit at the...
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More than anything else, small business owners want lawmakers to work on health care.
That's the finding of the fourth annual survey done by Small Business California. You can read all the stats on their site, but here's a summary:
• 62 percent of small business owners surveyed thought...
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Mmmm, corporate franchise acquisitions...
News came this morning that 41 Arby's restaurants — including some in Bakersfield — have been acquired by the franchise owner, Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., a subsidiary of Triarc Cos. Inc., whose shares are traded on the New York Stock...
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Here's an opportunity for employers from the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce.
This press release comes from the chamber:
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce brings Disney Institute
training to town for return engagement
The Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce welcomes...
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Is it any wonder businesses get any work done for about a week in February?
OK, I am exaggerating a bit. Certainly work is accomplished every day in private business, schools, courts, the DMV, banks, state, local and federal agencies. But it can sure be confusing WHEN the work's getting done....
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Many of you will probably agree with me that employers need to provide better benefits to their workers, ALL of their workers they hire, not just full-time, but part-time as well. Many employers do not provide benefits that should be considered necesary, such as health insurance, vacation,...
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