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Denver Colorado Jobs Recognized for Seafood Sustainability

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

A handful of grocery stores that support Denver Colorado jobs (Click here) are being recognized for their seafood sustainability efforts.

Greenpeace International recently released the Supermarket Seafood Sustainability Scorecard as part of the organization’s “Casting Away the Oceans” report. The scorecard is aimed at identifying supermarkets that are doing their part to sustain the world fish population.

The Kroger Company – which operates many stores throughout Colorado, supporting City Market and King Soopers jobs – was named 15th on the list. Safeway, which is one of the largest grocery stores in the state, was ranked first, while Costco was ranked 11th and Walmart was ranked 13th.

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Jobs in Denver Benefit from Minimum Wage Increases

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Those with minimum wage jobs in Denver should start seeing a little more money in their paychecks this year.

Colorado was one of seven states to increase minimum wage at the beginning of this year in an effort to accommodate the increasing cost of living and rise in consumer spending. Arizona, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington were the other states to do so.

These increases, which range from nine to 12 cents, will ultimately help hundreds of thousands of people make a better living for themselves. Everyone from those with market jobs and sales positions to those with construction work and manufacturing occupations will benefit from the increases.

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Denver Tech Jobs for Pharmacy Technicians

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

There will be a large number of Denver tech jobs available for pharmacy technicians in the coming years. Visit http://denver.jobing.com/cat/tech to check out some available positions.

Pharmacy technicians work under the direction of a licensed pharmacist to prepare prescriptions, provide customer service, and perform administrative duties. Technicians may be responsible for everything from dealing with customers and receiving prescription requests to counting tablets and labeling bottles.

Pharmacy technicians generally work in one of two settings – retail and mail-order pharmacies or hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted-living facilities. Those who work in retail may receive and fill prescriptions, maintain patient profiles, and prepare insurance claim forms.

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Denver Finance Jobs for Economists

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Positions for economists are among the most interesting – and important – Denver finance jobs available. Visit http://denver.jobing.com/cat/financial-services to learn more.

Economists are mainly responsible for helping to solve economic problems that come from the production and distribution of goods and services. This is done by conducting research, analyzing data, monitoring economic trends, preparing reports, formulating plans, and developing forecasts.

On a day-to-day basis, economists monitor a variety of issues, including energy costs, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, business cycles, taxes, and employment levels. Many economists choose to specialize in a particular area of economics.

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Denver Tech Jobs from the Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Many Denver tech jobs could soon be created thanks to a statewide clean jobs act.

Xcel Energy recently achieved the first major milestone for Colorado’s Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act by submitting a plan to replace old and inefficient coal-fired power plants with cleaner sources – the first plan of this kind in the nation.

The Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act was signed into law earlier this year in an effort to save residents hundreds of millions of dollars through a plan specific to Colorado as opposed to a federally-imposed plan to reduce emissions.

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Denver Tech Jobs in Electronics Engineering

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Electronics engineering technicians are among the most popular and in-demand Denver tech jobs available.

Electronics engineering technicians usually work under the direction of an engineering staff. They are responsible for laying out, building, testing, trouble shooting, repairing and modifying developmental and production electronic components, parts, equipment and systems.

These can include computer equipment, missile control instrumentation, electron tubes, test equipment, and machine tool numerical controls. They do so by applying principles and theories of electronics, electrical circuitry, engineering mathematics, electronic and electrical testing and physics.

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