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Even though the construction industry surprisingly succeeded in hiring nearly 17,000 extra workers in the last 12 months, Hndvrksrdet (The Danish Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) believes that the sector could easily hire another 17,000 workers. Our third-quarter business survey shows that the building contractors could take on twice as many if only there was no shortage of labour and no barrier to bringing in foreign labour, chief economist Jakob Brandt, Hndvrksrdet, told Brsens News Service. He finds it in particular problematic that businesses wishing to hire foreign labour must wait for several months to get civil registration numbers and tax rate and deduction cards for the foreign workers. It is totally unacceptable that the businesses have to wait so long. They cannot pay their foreign workers until they have got the tax cards.
No one was at home at when the structure, at 2495 W. Moonlight Drive, burst into flames about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, a Robinson police spokesman said. The home was less than 100 yards from a small airfield where an aircraft filled with fuel was stored in a hangar, he said. Firefighters from Robinson, Lorena and Golinda put out the fire before the blaze spread, the spokesman said. No injuries were reported, he said. .
Mississippi Gulf Coast residents can now save a few thousand dollars on quick-built houses under a tax break swiftly approved by lawmakers and Gov. Haley Barbour on Thursday. In a special session that lasted less than two hours, both the House and Senate agreed on legislation that trims sales tax on modular houses from 7 percent to 3 percent, hoping to boost reconstruction in south Mississippi. Barbour signed Senate Bill 2001 into law shortly after 4 p.m. when legislative staff rushed paperwork to his office. "Hallelujah!" said Mack Harper, an Ocean Springs resident who is helping his mother buy a modular home. "I was wondering if they ever would see eye to eye." His mother, Peggy, lost her Gulfport home in Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters last year. He expects to save $6,000 on the three-bedroom, two-bath house.
In a bid to plug loopholes in the country's coastline security, Coastguard plans to set up five major coastguard stations by next year and boost its strength by inducting 21 more warships. The force also plans to set up three marine coastal security units off the Arabian coast with the help of Union Home Ministry on fast track basis to check smuggling of arms and explosive material by terrorist groups operating from Pakistani soil, Coastguard Director General Vice Admiral R F Contractor said.Making a presentation at the Coastguard Commanders conference here in the presence of Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Contractor said the three new marine police stations were planned to be set up at Vereval, Dahanu and Murud Janjira in Guajart."These stations would be set up on fast track in coordination with the Home Ministry in view of the prevailing security situation", Contractor said.The Commanders conference was also attended by the Defence Secretary Shekar Dutt and senior defence and Home Ministry officials.
Some residents left the meeting in tears after the Cabinet agreed to market the site to private landlords, but with secure planning permission to ensure it remains a mobile home park. Opposition councillors are already preparing to use the call-in procedure to publicly examine the decision. .
Racine County - Starting in 2007, the county's Human Services Department will not provide services for elderly people and people with disabilities under a new system, County Executive Bill McReynolds announced this week.A care maintenance organization will provide all services under a direct contract with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Racine County would be one of the first Wisconsin counties to shift from a county-based program, to one run by a state contractor.Under the new plan, services will be provided within two years to all elderly and disabled individuals currently on waiting lists. Currently, the wait time for services can be as long as 10 years.The state has agreed to work towards an entitlement to all long-term care services within three to five years.The county also will operate an Aging and Disability Resource Center, with locations at the Human Services Department, at St.
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