James Meeks of Atlanta lost his job as a sales engineer with a major manufacturer last year, and after months of few good job prospects he started getting antsy.

It’s late August. Would you rather hit the beach or discuss immigration reform?

Massachusetts continues to outperform the nation in job growth as employers in the state added nearly 13,000 jobs last month, building on strong gains in the first half of this year, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported yesterday.

“Why on earth would you go there?” That’€™s the question posed to most people who want to visit Cambodia, says Kristen Paonessa, a senior at Northeastern University majoring in international affairs and economics. Paonessa, who aims to pursue a career in international development, fulfilled an experiential learning requirement by interning in Phnom Penh for the […]

Bay State bosses are just as jittery as consumers and are slamming the brakes on hiring until a clearer picture emerges of where the economy is headed, experts told the Herald yesterday.

A newly approved plan to redevelop the Christian Science Plaza will alter one of Boston’€™s most unusual public spaces, adding three modern towers to its edges and reconstructing its famed reflecting pool.

From a makeshift stage in Harlem on Tuesday, Representative Charlie Rangel, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Assemblyman Keith Wright, and leaders from the National Urban League, a nonprofit social services provider, touted proposed legislation to combat youth unemployment. Termed the Urban Jobs Act, during its first year the legislation would provide $20 million in grants to national […]

Morehouse’€™s Journalism and Sports Program director Ron Thomas will be recognized by Sport in Society and the Northeastern University School of Journalism with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism.

Detroit’s plan to put more police officers on the streets in response to a string of deadly shootings during the weekend may work as a short-term fix, but it may cost the city more in terms of money and likely won’t prevent more killings, according to criminologists, police officers and council members.

If you are having trouble growing the perfect garden in your backyard, chances are the problem may lie beneath the surface. Your quality of your topsoil is key, but you probably have no idea just how good or bad the soil in your backyard is.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) swung by Jackson Heights, Queens on Tuesday to push a bill she hopes will address the daunting problem of youth unemployment. Called the Urban Jobs Act, the legislation she is sponsoring would send non-profits $20 million nationwide in its first year to give 18 to 24 year olds skills training, mentoring, […]

Norfolk County Sheriff Michael G. Bellotti has joined forces with Northeastern University to conduct a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of inmate programs designed to prepare offenders to be productive members of society after finishing their sentences at the Norfolk County Correctional Center in Dedham.