Anyone who has been tuned into economic news during the past four years has heard the name Goldman-Sachs.
In March 2012, the investment banking firm, which was made infamous by the 2008 Wall Street financial meltdown, will partner with LBCC and other Southern Californian Community Colleges to provide business development courses to small business owners. The move, if executed correctly, may be able to restore some of the sheen in the firm’s tarnished image.
Goldman’s “10,000 Small Business” initiative is an investment of $500 million, according to Goldman’s website. The investment includes education in as well as access to investment capital and business support
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First lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, American Association of Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine on Jan 11th in an attempt to combat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic-brain injury, the first lady hopes to generate more doctors, medical facilities and schools. With the war now over in Iraq, many veterans return home, some with potentially debilitating disorders to fight.
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Goldman Sachs is a financial institution cornerstone despite various economic struggles it and the economy have faced recently. The company has it's eyes on the next possible goliath in the private business sector or at the very least a solid business investment.
As of Jan 1, Senate Bill 48 (SB48) is officially in effect in California and amends California's current education code to include lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender (LGBT), as well as disabled contributions in social studies curriculum for California schools.
In seeking new talent for the Spring dance concert in April, the LBCC dance ensemble will host an audition Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. in the dance studio building-Q 113.
The audition judges will include six teachers and four student choreographers who will select 35 to 70 performers for 10 dance pieces, dancers from all genres are encouraged to try out.
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I have made the decision to hire Dr. Gaither Loewenstein as our next Vice President of Academic Affairs and will present my recommendation to the Board of Trustees at their next meeting January 24, 2012.
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