BRIEFCASE AREA MAY ESCAPE BIG JOB CUTBACKS.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services The Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, economy will experience slower job growth in the first half of 2002, but large work force reductions are not expected, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey released Monday. The study released by the employment services firm Thomas Staffing found that fewer businesses foresee a need for more office workers in 2002, while more respondents predict hiring will be down. ``In 2002 the Southern California employment market will not sustain the high level of job creation that has occurred in recent years,'' said Douglas Slack, president of Thomas Staffing. ``However, even though job growth will be weaker than in years past, the good news is ... there is still positive job growth projected and the fundamentals of a healthy job market are present,'' Slack said. The survey found that customer service representatives would remain in high demand among Southern California businesses, while general clerk positions will likely decrease. The survey, performed by market research firm Populus, involved 582 companies in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Orange, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Riverside and San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. counties. Actors, agents try to reach accord An agreement between actors and agents that was set to expire Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. will remain in place as talks continue to reach a new deal, officials with the Screen Actors Guild and the Association of Talent Agents said Monday. ``The nutshell is they're still talking and that the contract that was established, that has been in existence since Oct. 20, 2000, is continuing,'' said Ilyanne Kichaven, associate director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. for SAG. HP merger plan gets fund backing PALO ALTO, Calif. - A mutual fund with 1.1 percent of Hewlett-Packard Co. shares has endorsed the $24.3 billion plan to buy Compaq Computer Corp., giving HP valuable support as it prepares for a proxy fight Proxy Fight When a group of shareholders are persuaded to join forces and gather enough shareholder proxies to win a corporate vote. This is sometimes also referred to as a proxy battle. Notes: This term is mainly used in the context of takeovers. over the deal. Lewis Sanders, vice chairman of Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P., told The Wall Street Journal he believes merging would give HP and Compaq the best chance of cutting costs and surviving consolidation in the computer and data-storage markets. An Alliance Capital spokesman said he could not immediately confirm Lewis' comments because of Monday's holiday. But HP spokeswoman Rebeca Robboy said the Palo Alto-based technology giant was aware of Alliance's support. Top HP executives had lobbied Alliance for its vote and plan to meet with other large shareholders in coming weeks, Robboy said. |
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