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Later, as Asia's troubles threw this Pacific-coast province into recession, the government launched grand schemes to create forestry jobs, save lumber-mill towns, attract new aluminium smelters, build infrastructure and create a new high-speed ferry industry.
ECONOMIST: Canada
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Though debt and unemployment (now running at a rate of nearly 15%) remain high, the port and infrastructure are being spruced up and new industry is moving in.
ECONOMIST: Germany
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In a study of 200 senior teams, 97 percent of high-performing teams outperformed industry peers in the quality of new products and services.
FORBES: Management Lessons From Recent Tech Sector Job Cuts
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Alltel reported a record-high net gain of 230, 000 new subscribers and said its churn rate--an industry metric that measures the percentage of customers that leave the company each month--was a record low 1.77%.
FORBES: Is There Room For Alltel?
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Employment in the securities industry has fallen from a high of 200, 000 in New York and 330, 000 in the City, to 162, 000 and perhaps 280, 000 respectively (for London, there are no official figures yet).
ECONOMIST: Investment banking
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Over the years, SIM2 has gained a reputation for meeting the industry's demands for new, emerging technologies, offering high-quality and reliable products that meet the customer's need in any application.
ENGADGET: SIM2's $158k CinemaQuattro 4K DLP projector is for hundred seat home theaters
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Through 2025, around 350 million additional Chinese are expected to move to cities from rural areas and 50, 000 new high rises are expected to come up in the country, according to industry estimates cited by the company.
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New index ranks the most successful hubs for an industry that promises high-paying jobs and growth.
FORBES: Innovation
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Featuring the Seagate Laptop SSHD, 7mm-high Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD designed for the thinnest and lightest laptops in the industry, and the all-new Seagate Desktop SSHD, the line of drives will deliver blazing-fast performance and high-capacity at an affordable price.
ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models
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Rather than asking new contacts to connect out of the blue, engage them in high-level industry conversation online and offline to establish one-on-one personal relationships.
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