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NEWS ABOUT: service economy

service economy stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

 Shopping: 
 Patriotic, or 
 Soul-Killing? 

Wouldn't we rather have factories than malls?

Dec 20, 08 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - These days, it’s patriotic to be a shopaholic. “We neurotically monitor the retailers' latest financial results and our identification with the fortunes of the big stores seems absolute,” writes Andrew Martin of the Guardian. But Martin suspects we’re just waking up to the fundamental absurdity... More »

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shopping • retailing • service economy

Manufacturing's Unemployed Find Work at the Hospital

The healthcare sector's growth could help mitigate US slowdown

Apr 15, 08 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - American communities once reliant on the manufacturing industry are increasingly being supported by the growing healthcare sector, the Wall Street Journal reports. Over the past 10 years, the former paper-mill town of Bangor, Maine, lost 3,700 factory jobs—but gained 3,500 healthcare jobs, a hopeful sign for an... More »

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health care • health care industry • Maine • manufacturing • credit crisis • subprime crisis • service economy • job creation

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