Employers often hire for skill and talent. Although the new employee may be highly skilled, it doesn’t always mean the new hire is beneficial to the company. It takes much more than talent and skill for an employee to be successful. It’s all about the attitude. Yet this is often overlooked or receives far too little attention during the interview process.

Men In Kilts Window Cleaning franchise was featured on MSNBC's 'Your Business' this week. MSNBC recently flew a TV crew out from New York to their Seattle window cleaning operations. Men In Kilts demonstrated how they are using a little humor and a lot of professionalism to build their window cleaning franchise across North America.

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Thousands of Puget Sound-area janitors could go on strike next month if negotiations on a new labor contract break down, says a spokesperson for the union that represents them.

The janitors, who are represented by Service Employees International Union Local 6, voted Saturday to authorize a strike if janitorial companies fail to reach a contract with the union. Labor negotiations have been under way since May 8.

VERMOP Salmon GmbH, which has operations in more than nine countries, is leasing office space in Whitehall Executive Business Park in southwest Charlotte, according to an announcement by the Charlotte Chamber on Monday. The 27,760-square-foot office will house the company’s sales and after-sales departments, said Justin Hunt, director of European economic development for the chamber.

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“For allergy sufferers, the bedroom is the primary source of dust mite exposure in the home. About 60 precent of the mites in the home are found in the mattress, as we spend one third of our life in bedundefinedshedding skin, hence feeding dust mites,” stated Carbis. “The average person perspires approximately 250ml per night. This liquid then stains our mattresses, linen and pillows. Perspiration in unprotected beds can lead to bacteria and mould causing health conditions such as asthma.”

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SEABROOK undefined An "unusual event" was declared at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant Wednesday afternoon after a small spill of cleaning liquid in a stock room at the plant's administration building led to the evacuation of the building's first floor.

The declaration was made at 1:45 p.m., according to Neil Sheehan, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman. Sheehan said the evacuation and the accidental spill required the declaration of an "unusual event," which is the lowest of the NRC's four emergency classifications.

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(Reuters) - A fire that caused an estimated $400 million in damage to a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine docked in Maine may have been caused by a vacuum cleaner, authorities said on Wednesday.

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Revenues were $1.06 billion in the fiscal 2012 second quarter, flat compared to $1.06 billion last year. Longer than anticipated start dates on recently awarded contracts coupled with lower than expected contribution from government business impacted revenue growth.

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About 3,200 union-affiliated Houston janitors have voted to strike over what they say are threats and other misconduct by janitorial contractors for some of the city's biggest corporations.

A statement from the Service Employees International Union says 80 to 100 janitors at the nine-building Greenway Plaza complex just west of downtown Houston have walked off the job. SEIU spokeswoman Paloma Martinez says decisions will be made day to day whether other Houston buildings will be targeted.

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In a bizarre story today out of Ohio, a family says a woman broke into their house, did some cleaning–washed dishes and took out the trash, among other things–and then left a bill on the kitchen table. The problem is, Sherry Bush says, she didn’t hire her.

The woman, identified as Sue Warren, left her name, number and address in the note with a request for $75 for the job

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