On this day in 1541, ancestor and well known Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River.
De Soto, who was an accomplished conqueror was born at Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain, 1496 and died on the banks of the Mississippi the latter part of June, 1542.
The global employment situation is alarming, says a new United Nations report released today, which also warns that recovery is not expected any time soon.
The World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy – published by the UN International Labor Organization (ILO) – says that around 50 million jobs are still missing compared to the situation that existed before the global economic crisis.
GOVERNOR CUOMO, MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ ANNOUNCE FRESHDIRECT TO OPEN NEW HEADQUARTERS IN THE BRONX CREATING NEARLY 1,000 NEW JOBS
Company to invest $112 million to build a state-of-the-art facility at the Harlem River Yards that will employ nearly 3,000 workers and serve as its center of regional operations
Tomorrow, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will join Deputy Borough President Aurelia Greene, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC), NYSERDA, and environmental group Sustainable South Bronx will launch the Green Jobs/Green New York Bronx Outreach Program (GJ/GNY-Bronx).
The goal of the GJGNY-BX Program is to reduce energy usage in Bronx buildings and lower energy costs for Bronx home and building owners.
Next Thursday, hear from corporate HR directors and other key decision-makers to learn what it takes to get hired in the media industry in today's competitive climate.
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: So Where Are They?
The unemployment rate is at a dismal high, and for recent grads it's downright bleak. HR managers and others provide insights on where the jobs are now, what you need to get noticed and strategies for landing a job in media and launching your career.
The Bronx Borough President supports the creation of a business improvement district (BID) for the neighborhood of Westchester Square. In addition, Bronx Community Boards #10 and #11, as well as the Bronx Borough Board have both voted unanimously to support the creation of the BID.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. met with a delegation of Chinese business leaders and academics, led by Mr. Li Wen Qiang, president of the Jiangsu Win-Win Group, and accompanied by former State Assemblyman and long-time friend of the Bronx Richard Brodsky.
Apple Computer's Steve Jobs is dead at 56. Jobs was born February 24, 1955, to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who decided to give him up for adoption.
Steve Jobs experimented with different pursuits before starting Apple Computers with Stephen Wozniak in the Jobs' family garage. The company's revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPads have dictated the evolution of modern technology.
His family is seeking privacy at their moment of grief. He will surely be missed.
Native New Yorker and 22 year old Mario Ayala is back on City Island after serving a long year of active duty in Afghanistan. This well deserved vacation is an opportunity for him to reconnect with his family, his friends and to enjoy time away from the everyday stress and duties of being a service member assigned to war.
The US Army chemical weapons specialist did not want to talk about his Army experience, but his military rank is more than just who salutes whom. It is more about wearing a badge of leadership and courage.
"This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt-
As my old friend and former NBC News colleague, Tom Brokaw has documented...