Point Loma Nazarene University News

A worker climbs on a steel beam on a new building construction Friday, Dec. 17, 2009, in Seaside Heights, N.J. The decade ahead could be a brutal one for America's unemployed - and for people with jobs hoping for pay raises.

Gary and Susan Sharpe of Nevada City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Sharpe, to Scott Sletner , the son of Donald and Barbara Sletner of Millville.

Point Loma Nazarene University is now accepting applications for its Kyoto Prize Symposium Journalism Fellowship, a unique learning experience taking place in San Diego, Calif., April 19-23, 2010, that will include the opportunity to meet the latest Kyoto Prize Laureates and participate in their presentations at San Diego State University; UC San ...

DON BURNARD has been appointed center dean of DeVry University in Bakersfield. Formerly a teacher, principal and program coordinator with the Kern County Office of Education, Burnard comes to DeVry from Point Loma Nazarene University, where as director he opened the school's Bakersfield Regional Center.

Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:04 a.m. Security Supervisor, Patty McCallister is one of 2 security guards who patrol the 18-acre San Diego County Administration grounds.

Spreads across the market - between interest rates, yields, etc. - have come down considerably in recent months, signaling that global credit markets have vastly improved since the financial world panicked in late 2008.

The U.S. economy will grow faster than expected next year, but job growth will begin later than previously thought, according to a survey of business economists.

As expected, existing home sales in October rose sharply as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit that was due to expire at the end of this month.

Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology may increase the size of its student body by more than 300 students if it is able to construct more housing, according to The New York Times.

BCBR Article Wobbekind new VP of economists' group By Business Report Staff November 12, 2009 -- BOULDER - Economist Richard Wobbekind has been named vice president of the National Association for Business Economics.

Even as they agree that the economy has turned the corner and emerged from recession, policymakers and private analysts told NABE'S 51ST Annual Meeting in St.

When Time magazine came out last week with a cover story proclaiming, "Why California is still America's future a ' and that's a good thing, too," a lot of locals were probably wondering whether the writers had spent too much time investigating our medical marijuana shops.

He says she may be smarter, but he's better looking. She scoffs at his idea that whether he shrinks below her height or she grows beyond his, he'd still own her in volleyball.

The recession, which began in December 2007, has ended but the nation still faces a long slow recovery, according to economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics.

More than 80 percent of economists believe the recession is over and an expansion has begun, but they expect the recovery will be slow as worries over unemployment and high federal debt persist.

Kristen McGregor concluded her college track and field career with All-American honors after the Point Loma Nazarene University 4x800 women's relay team placed third at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national finals May 22 in Edwardsville, IL.

Retailers last month posted their first uptick in sales in more than a year as the crucial holiday shopping season draws near.

Lyman Gilmore eighth-grade language arts teacher Scotts Mills was named Nevada County Teacher of the Year this week.

Kelly McNelis and Erick Schroder exchanged marriage vows June 14 at Cottonwood Golf Club, where a reception followed.