| What's hot, what's not in region's job sectors
The retail sector shed 750 jobs in the North Shore Workforce area from 2001 to 2006, state data show. The losses may have been the result of the merger of Filene's and Macy's department stores. There are some signs the retail decline may be slowing. NorthshoreMall in Peabody - the region's largest shopping center with 2,600 employees - expects to add 600 to 800 jobs by next year, when Nordstrom's is to open a new anchor store, while other stores expand. A Macy's Men's and Home Furnishings became the newest mall tenant last week when it opened at the former Lord & Taylor site. Other new tenants include Timberland, The Cheesecake Factory, and a revitalized Filene's Basement. "Cashiers and sales workers aren't fast-growing jobs," said Eliot Winer, chief economist at the state Department of Employment and Training.
January 2008
The last time Pellington was at Sundance was 11 years ago, when he was screening his first film, Going All the Way. Since then, he's made critically acclaimed movies like Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies and a slew of notable music videos. He's also responsible for the 3D concert film on megaband U2, which was another big ticket flick at Sundance this year. Win Rosenfeld 6:40 PM ET | 01-23-2008 | permalink | comments (0) | e-mail post | trackbacks (0) .
A Day For The Ages
My Halloween morning starts in an elevator, where a young woman is trying to hook a fake ring onto her lower lip. It's not going well. The same can't be said for the proceedings upstairs, where costumed employees of Riverside's Best Best & Krieger law firm render a near-flawless performance of the chicken dance. The Oktoberfest motif, complete with braids of suspect origin, at least one chicken mask and a small keg of Heineken, must be a delightful departure from the customary agenda in the sprawling conference room. But it won't be the only departure. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" starts in 15 minutes. Just outside of town, Highgrove Elementary School's Halloween parade is still hours away. Mrs. Jarvis has morphed into Raggedy Ann. Fourth-grader Pablo Miranda has a trick up his sleeve.
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