Troy begins cutbacks, consolidates servicesLess than a week after voters rejected a 1.9-mill property tax increase, the Troy City Council and city administrators are putting plans in place to lay off employees and to cut and consolidate city services.State chooses Alabama companyJACKSON — Integrated Computer Solutions Inc. (ICS), a full-service information security and technology consulting firm based in Montgomery, Ala., is one of only five companies to be awarded a two-year contract by the State of Mississippi for IT security and risk assessment services.Hire Me! Computer technician Carlos Ramirez finds freelance hard to come by in Big AppleIn Las Vegas, Carlos Ramirez could make a living fixing computers with just a high school education and friends who did word-of-mouth marketing. In New York, it's a different ballgame.With bank credit frozen, small U.S. businesses starting to turn to microlendersRyan Fochler's life changed six years ago when he left his job in the computer industry to buy an Arlington County-based dog-walking business with $50,000 in personal savings and a home-equity line of credit. The firm grew quickly, with revenue more than doubling each year. By 2008, Fochler was ready to expand the business into a full-fledged pet day-care service called Dog Paws 'n Cat Claws.Computer Forensics Recruiter Provides Career Information in the Computer Forensics Field With the Best and Latest ...A recently updated and remodeled computer forensics degree and career information website offers its visitors a vast amount of information regarding the very latest industry news and developments throughout the field. The site provides the information needed to make the best decision for one’s future in one of the many Computer Forensics Fields. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2010) Read the full story at ...du broadcast services director makes his mark in Middle East's Digital Broadcast power listDubai, UAE, 7 March 2010: In recognition of the high calibre of human capital that makes up du's top-tier management, du's senior director of broadcast services, Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi, has been ranked number 18 in Digital Production Middle East's Digital Broadcast power list.'Irish' food in Chicago isn't quite so in IrelandWhat, you may well ask, is Irish food? \"The Irish used to have a very rich, complex food culture, but that was hundreds of years ago,\" says writer Coleman Andrews. In The Country Cooking of Ireland (Chronicle Books, $50), he'scollected and refined more than 225 recipes, documenting both a historicand an emerging Irish cuisine. Both are pretty far from Chicago Irish fare.Man dies after jumping into Chicago River to elude policeA man died tonight after he jumped into the south branch of the Chicago River to elude police, officials said. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m., according to hospital spokesman Marcel Bright.2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools' Hyde Park AcademySun-Times Special Report: Last school year at struggling Hyde Park Academy High, more than 2,000 grades were boosted at least one notch, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. And this school year, blanket A's were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers.Bruce J. Graham, Chicago Architect Who Designed Sears Tower, Dies at 84Known for his integration of modernist design and sophisticated engineering in buildings, Mr. Graham played a role in changing Chicago’s skyline.Saudis to host conference in ChicagoCommerce minister talks about the need for foreign investment Chicago Confidential: The Saudi commerce minister talked with us about the two-day Davos-style \"business opportunities forum\" it is hosting Chicago to entice U.S. investment, particularly in manufacturing.
