Salary increase budgets average 3.80 percent in 2008 across non-exempt, exempt, and executive employee categories, while salary increase budgets for non-exempt hourly employees come in lower at 3.70 percent, The Conference Board reports. For 2009, the median budget for salary increases is projected to be 3.75 percent for both non-exempt salaried and hourly employees. The [...]
File server conservation, increased security, and tighter control of intellectual property support business productivity F3 Technologies (Pink Sheets: AUMN) today announced that it will unveil the Knowledge Sharing module in the Ascend(TM) Global Business System. Knowledge Sharing has innovative, easy-to-use features and a sophisticated design that will make accessing company files and directories more effective. [...]
Existing-home sales rose in July to the highest level in five months, although sales have hovered in a relatively narrow range over the past 11 months, according to the National Association of Realtors(R). Existing-home sales — including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — increased 3.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate[1] of 5.00 million [...]
Heartland Retail Construction, Inc. Ranks No. 827 on the 2008 Inc. 5,000 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 430% Inc. today ranked Heartland Retail Construction No. 827 on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy — [...]