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...that could potentially adversely affect our long term economic outlook, it was potential problems in the energy area. And now here we are in April of 2001 and we're talking about rolling blackouts in California and power shortages all up and down the West Coast up into the Northwest and rapidly rising prices for various forms of energy, and a situation in which we clearly have not kept pace in terms of production with the growing demand for energy in various forms, especially in the electric area. But I think it's pretty clear that if you're caught...
...theory, the fired Dell workers should land on their feet. Most have highly marketable skills, and unemployment in the area is near 2%. Every day they troop to a "career center" in northwest Austin. They check out websites like computerjobs.com and a bulletin board that boasts 30 "success stories"--only limited consolation given that companies where they might naturally land--Intel, Motorola and Verizon--have also been trimming workers. Doug Hutter, 41, with two kids at home, lost his job as an IT specialist Feb. 15. "I'm starting to get scared," he says. "I'm wondering where the next...
...maybe too bad that the airlines have decided to get into the act. Orbitz, an online travel web site funded by the five major U.S. airlines - United, Delta, Continental, Northwest and American (or, where applicable, their corporate parents) - is now set for a launch in June after the Department of Transportation said Friday it would not stand in the service...
...those fees look to be on the way out. Northwest opened the bidding in March by discontinuing fees to online bookers; if the other airlines follow suit - and you can believe they will - Expedia and Travelocity stand to lose 25 percent of their revenues...
...some measures, the program is working spectacularly, with mass-transit ridership increasing 30%, auto commutes to downtown falling 15%, and solid-waste disposal from homes shrinking 13%. But the city's CO2 output has actually risen, mostly because of an unanticipated population boom in the Pacific Northwest. Portland is undeterred, however--pointing out that its European partners, which were spared such demographic shifts, have had success with similar strategies. The city is taking a second look at its own program and revising it as necessary. Efforts are also under way in other U.S. localities, including Miami-Dade County, which eliminated...