Economic Policy Institute launches new web site on State of Working America

We are keeping an eye on the EPI's new website called the State of Working America.

Economic Policy Institute launches new web site on State of Working America.
http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/

Canal Energy of Bogalusa, Louisana accused of refusing to hire Blacks

Same old story: A Louisana company is accused of discrimination in hiring. Here.

Prison population statistics

The United Kingdom prision population is here.
Here

Bureau of Justice Statistics

I have frequent discussion with some friends on the cost of the criminal justice system. You cannot have a factual debate with out consulting the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the US Deparment of Justice.

Bureau of Justice Statistics

DOJ BJS perferred link is Here.

Super informative news release with a summary of prison statistics is here.

The only shred of good news is that the trends is recently down lagging the crime downturn.

What's the value of one year of human life

Time Magazine says it is $129,000. Read the story here.

Forbes story was first. Here.

Editors note: I find the figure rather high.

Schiavone Construction Company admits fraud

A large NYC construction company admitted write fraud and failing to use Minority, women-own and disadvantaged businesses as subcontractors.

The Schiavone Construction Company admits fraud. Here.

Skanska USA and Schiavone evade helping disadvantaged business

Two of the biggest construction contractors are being invetigated by Federal government for evading requirements to use Women, minority or disadvantaged subcontractors.

In the New York Times Here.

How the enterprises trashed the economy

How the enterprises trashed the economy by Henry Mintzberg

Here

GE: General Electric Stories; GE Closes Last Bulb Factory

I was reading a little about jobs, of course, US manufacturing, when a couple of interesting GR stories popped-up. GE closed the last factory in the US making incandescent bulbs. The complete package gives a nice view of the current economic climate in manufacturing in the US. Really good stuff.

Here is a puff pieces on GE going back to manufacturing after the financial crisis affected GE capital. New York Times.

GE shuts down last incandescent bulb factory in Winchester, VA. Here.

Some stuff on the dangers on CFLs. Here.

An editorial here from the Heritage Foundation tries to simplify a complex issue to support a point of view. Philadelphia Inquirer

Here is an article on innovation using the incandecent bulb(US) and the conpact flourcent bulb (China) as an example.

You can read about Ellis Yan of TCP, Technical Consumer Products, Inc. here.