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Los Angeles Hotel Jobs Supported by Local Convention

One local convention is helping to support and create Los Angeles hotel jobs.

Anime Expo recently announced that it will hold the annual four-day convention in Los Angeles through 2013. The event is expected to create and support many jobs and generate more than $100 million throughout the city during the next three years.

"Los Angeles is the perfect host city for this event thanks to our many local companies specializing in cutting-edge technology, our irrefutable standing as the epicenter of the entertainment industry, and Downtown LA's immaculately planned infrastructure," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.

"In addition to hotel rooms in every price range, we have a state of the art venue to support a convention of this magnitude," he added. "We are thrilled that the Anime Expo has already pledged to return for the next three years.  It is a true testament to LA's status as a world-class destination for conventions."

The Anime Expo, which is organized by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, already took place in Los Angeles this year. The event brought in 50,000 attendees and was expected to generate $24 million for Los Angeles and fill up 7,200 hotel rooms.

The hotels expected to benefit from the expo include: JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE, Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles, Hilton Checkers Los Angeles, Kawada Hotel, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Hotel Figueroa, Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, Millennium Biltmore, and Omni Los Angeles Hotel.

"What makes this event unique is that it isn’t limited to industry-only professionals," Mark Liberman, president and CEO of LA INC., the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau, said. "The public is also invited, which has the potential to generate additional revenue in extended stays, especially at the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. It's an opportunity for LA to showcase its many restaurants, attractions, unique neighborhoods and cultural venues as one of the nation’s most desirable tourist destinations."

Veteran Jobs Created by Energy Efficiency Funding

A new round of funding will be used to create veteran jobs and increase energy efficiency in California.

The San Mateo County Human Services Agency recently received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to increase a program that will prepare local unemployed veterans for clean-energy jobs.

San Mateo County will use the funding for the Home Energy Retrofit Occupations project. Through that project, the county will partner with local colleges and other organizations to teach about 480 people how to equip houses with energy-efficient features.

"Not only are we training them in a green job area, but we're also making steps and moving forward to reduce our oil consumption," Rep. Jackie Speier told San Jose Mercury News. "The retrofitting that's going to be taking place can save the individual homeowners anywhere from 20 to 30 percent on their energy bills, and that translates in a yearly cost savings of between $440 and $600."

San Mateo County plans to partner with:

• San Mateo Community College District
• Ohlone College
• San Mateo County Workforce Investment Board
• Alameda County Workforce Investment Board
• Recurve
• Energy Beyond Design
• California Building Performance Contractors Association
• Efficiency First
• Strategic Energy Innovations
• Home Performance Resource Center
• Swords to Plowshares
• Community Action Agency of San Mateo County

"This funding is great news for San Mateo County because trained job seekers will be matched with employers," Rep. Anna Eshoo said. "By helping workers enter the fast-growing, critically important energy sector, the (retrofit-training) project will help create lasting employment and reduce our energy footprint."

Lazyboyjobs, Other Sales Jobs to Grow

While the marketplace begins to amp up and the broad community has extra cash to drop, retail hiring will begin to recoup, creating more Lazyboyjobs and positions with other sales companies.

Retail salespersons are generally responsible for selling goods, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances or garment in a retail establishment. Though these employees aren't paid impressively high wages, they ought realize plenty of occupation opportunities across the state throughout the nigh future.

In addition, there are no formal learning requirements for retail salespersons, as employees commonly gain skills through on-the-job advancement. However, a college degree or enough of experience may aid employees set off into upper positions.

According to the Arizona Workforce Informer, the normal salary for retail salespersons across Arizona during 2007 was $12.35 per hour, while the ordinary beginning-stage compensation was $7.76 per hour and the upper-tier pay was $14.65 per hour.

Employment in the state is anticipated to increase from 83,366 workers during 2006 to 105,933 workers by 2016, making for an normal of 4,824 work openings per year and an mean overall growth rate of 27.1 percent.

Across the country, employment of retail salespersons is likely to increase by 8 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means give or take 374,700 fresh jobs might crop up throughout this 10-year stretch of time, which is higher than anticipated in approximately every other industry.

The top industries that hire retail salespersons in Arizona include:

• Department stores - 13.8 percent
• Building material and supplies dealers - 10.7 percentage
• Clothing stores - 10.3 percent
• Automobile dealers - 8.3 percentage
• Additional wide-ranging merchandise stores - 6.1 percent
• Health and confidential upkeep stores - 5.1 pct
• Sporting goods and musical instrument stores - 4.6 pct
• Electronics and appliance stores - 4.4 percent
• Furniture stores - 3.6 percentage
• Domicile furnishings stores - 2.4 pct

If you're one of the numerous citizens looking for Phoenix sales jobs, check out the positions available with La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries. The corporation offers numerous assorted opportunities as well as impressive compensation and outstanding benefits.

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Atlanta Tech Jobs for Food Science Technicians

The number of Atlanta tech jobs for food science technicians should continue growing in the coming years.

Food science technicians work with other scientists to conduct research, development, and testing on food and other agricultural products. They may conduct tests on food additives and preservatives to ensure that they comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations.

Most employers require any science technician to have some form of post-secondary training, such as an associate degree or certificate in applied science or a science-related technology, according to the Georgia LaborMarket Explorer.

There were about 270,800 science technicians throughout America during 2008, with about 21,900 of those positions belonging to agricultural and food science technicians. Employment in the sector is expected to increase by 9 percent between 2008 and 2018.

The largest industries that employed agricultural and food science technicians throughout Georgia in 2006 were:

• Grain and oilseed milling
• Colleges, universities and professional schools
• Employment services
• Animal slaughtering and processing
• Junior colleges
• Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
• Dairy product manufacturing
• Animal food manufacturing
• Management, scientific, and technical consultants
• Management of companies and enterprises

During 2008, the median wage for agricultural and food science technicians throughout the nation was $16.34 per hour.

Some related occupations include: soil and plant scientists; biochemists and biophysicists; microbiologists; environmental scientists and specialists; chemical technicians; and environmental science and protection technicians.

Seattle Jobs Impacted by NOAA Decision

Several local officials are doing their part to save some Seattle jobs. Visit http://seattle.jobing.com to learn more.

After residing in Seattle for 50 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it would move the organization's homeport to Newport, Oreg. However, a report from the Department of Commerce Inspector General found the group violated its own rules by not considering existing federal facilities.

A slew of elected officials and community leaders are now using that report to try to keep the NOAA in Seattle. Mayor Mike McGinn, Congressman Jim McDermott, and City Councilmember Jean Godden are among those who signed a join letter to convince U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to intervene.

"We urge Secretary of Commerce Locke to take a look again at NOAA's process and consider existing federal facilities for the Marine Operations Center-Pacific homeport," McGinn said. "We believe this action will save taxpayers millions of dollars. I thank Senator Cantwell and Congressman McDermott for their leadership in holding the federal government accountable for this deeply flawed process."

If the marine center were to remain in Seattle, it would preserve about 1,450 well-paid direct and indirect jobs and create $180 million of economic activity in the area.

In August 2009, NOAA announced that it would move from Seattle and award a 20-year lease to Newport. That decision was appealed to the Government Accountability Office and sustained, because NOAA violated its own solicitation rules by proposing a facility in a floodplain.

Earlier this year, Seattle officials proposed that the Department of Commerce and NOAA consider the Western Regional Center at Sand Point and Federal Center South among the organization's potential sites.

Sarasota Jobs On Chopping Block

About a dozen Sarasota jobs were recently cut as the city continues to attempt balancing its budget.

The City of Sarasota has laid off 13 workers and eliminated 35 positions in an effort to save $1.8 million per year and better balance the budget. More than half of the jobs cut were already vacant, as the city has eliminated 191 positions and laid off about 65 workers since 2008.

Of the jobs that were cut, 12 were in landscaping maintenance and tree care, while two were for senior planners and six positions were in the utilities department. Officials noted they don't plan on cutting any more jobs during the near future.

According to an article by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the 13 workers who were laid off received a one-month notice giving them a chance to find another position with the city. Fortunately, vacancies have already been found by four of the people who lost their jobs.

To further lower costs, the city also plans to reduce garbage collection from twice per week to once per week beginning in September, which will save homeowners a few dollars each month and amount to $400,000 per year in savings for Sarasota.

And because revenues from property taxes, sales taxes and gas taxes continue to decline, city officials will soon have to decide whether to balance the budget by slashing another $3 million to $4 million, raising taxes, or raising taxes, making cuts and using some of the city's reserves.