IN BRIEF
'Apprentice' to hold open casting call in Las Vegas
"The Apprentice," a reality-television show featuring real estate developer Donald Trump, is coming to Las Vegas to seek contestants for an upcoming season.
The show is looking for candidates who were recently laid off, who have been unemployed long term or who are underemployed in positions they took to ride out the recession. The show is also open to recent college graduates who have had trouble finding work. People of all ages are encouraged to apply.
"The Apprentice" will hold an open casting call Thursday at Trump International Hotel, 2000 Fashion Show Drive.
Contestants should arrive by
8 a.m. for a wristband. Interviews
are scheduled to start at 9 a.m.
For more information, visit www.nbc.com, or e-mail ginacasting@yahoo.com. If you apply by e-mail, submit a recent picture, an updated résumé and a brief personal and professional biography explaining how the recession has affected your employment, lifestyle and family.
DETROIT
UAW selling Ford warrants
to fund retiree benefits
A trust fund set up by the United Auto Workers union is hoping to raise at least $1.3 billion to help pay retiree health care costs by selling rights to an 11 percent ownership stake in Ford Motor Co.
The trust will auction warrants to buy 362 million shares, which were issued in December 2009, starting today. The automaker and union agreed to set up the trust to help Ford remove retiree health care costs from its books while it was in financial trouble in 2007.
In January, the trust began paying health care costs for about 200,000 Ford blue-collar retirees and their spouses nationwide, and Ford said it is saving the company roughly $500 million per year.
The trust set a minimum price for each warrant at $3.50. Each warrant gives the holder the right to buy a Ford share at $9.20. At the minimum price, the trust would get $1.3 billion, $100 million more than the value Ford placed on the warrants in December.
In the past 16 months, Ford shares have grown more than 10 times in value as the company avoided bankruptcy protection and government aid, won accolades for its car quality and reported a full-year profit for 2009.
Ford shares fell 29 cents, or 2.09 percent, Monday to close at $13.57 on the New York Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK
Report: Apple may be working on Verizon version of iPhone
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple may be working on an iPhone designed for Verizon Wireless.
AT&T Inc. is the only U.S. phone company that carries the iPhone.
Citing unnamed sources, The Journal said Monday that Apple Inc. is planning to release a new iPhone this summer, and on top of that appears to be working on a model for Verizon. The report says it is unclear when the Verizon model would be available.
Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris says the company does not comment on rumors or speculation. Verizon Wireless also has no comment.
College of Southern Nevada will hold career fair today
The College of Southern Nevada will host its spring 2009 Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today inside the June Whitely Student Lounge on its Cheyenne campus at 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave.
The fair, which is open to the college's students and local residents, will feature more than 50 employers, including Allegiant Air, Clark County Human Resources, state of Nevada Department of Personnel, Abercrombie & Fitch, Enterprise Holdings, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Macy's Las Vegas, Professional Institute of Technology and Univision.
Employers will provide company information and job applications, accept résumés, schedule interviews and hold on-site interviews. Attendees are encouraged to dress professionally for interviews and bring several updated résumés.
Call the college's career services office at 651-4700 for information.
