Donations are especially needed this year as this winter is 30 percent colder and the price of natural gas, alone, has increased more than 300 percent since last heating season. Media coverage isn't limited to PSAs. Celeb broadcaster Barbara Carlson will cover the event from the Little Canada Hardee's during her KSTP 1500-am morning radio program. We care and we're there. KARE 11 reporter Allen Costantini interviewed Jamie Fitzpatrick , older worker specialist, for a story about Minnesota's senior workers in the workplace.
Employers benefit from their senior workers' loyalty and punctuality.
The story was broadcast at 10 p.m. last Sunday as a KARE 11 Extra. Typically airing at that time, the Extra provides a longer, more in-depth look at a newsworthy person or issue. State employees who assist dislocated workers say they're busier now than they've been in almost a decade. The 2002 issue of Minnesota Careers stands to be a real silo-breaking effort. A new Minnesota Careers Advisory Board is comprised of representatives from several state agencies and local users, said Tricia Miller , Research and Planning Office and Careers editor.