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McGraw-Hill cuts 550 jobs, 2.5 pct of work force

Jul. 16, 2009
McGraw-Hill Cos., hit by declines in its education, financial services and media properties, said Thursday it has cut 550 jobs, or roughly 2.5 percent of its work force. The New York company, which publishes textbooks and owns BusinessWeek magazine and the...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch