document.write('<ul><div class="odd_row clearfix"><img class="float_r p5 m5h border" src="http://www.businessrockford.com/archive/x1176013854/g0820827f83935e285aabb21de6e739c54b8b678a82a38c.jpg" /><h2><a style="color:#000; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;" href="http://www.businessrockford.com/biznews/x1682932257/Volunteering-is-time-well-spent-until-new-job-appears">Volunteering is time well spent until new job appears</a></h2><span class="timestamp">Nov 20, 2009 @ 8:50PM </span><br/>ROCKFORD&#160;-- As part of our periodic series of profiles on the unemployed in the Rock River Valley, we&#8217;re checking in with some people we&#8217;ve profiled.RECENT JOBS NEWSNov. 19:State\'s jobless rate reaches 11 percentNov. 19:New jobless claims steady; new jobs scarceNov. 19:Jobless benefits for many might end in Jan.Nov. 18:Nonprofit receives grant for green jobsNov. 15:Stimulus funds 279 jobs for youthsNov. 14:Manufacturing employment quietly risesNov. 14:Employers wanted for JobapaloozaNov. 12:Call center\'s job projections grow&#160;ASSOCIATED PRESS INTERACTIVETrack  county, state, national unemployment rates...</div><hr class=\"m5v\" style=\"clear:both;\" /><h2><a style="color:#000; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;" href="http://www.businessrockford.com/biznews/x1792904133/LiveBig-organizers-Prepare-for-recovery-by-hiring-boomerangers">LiveBig organizers: Prepare for recovery by hiring boomerangers</a></h2><span class="timestamp">Nov 19, 2009 @ 7:18PM </span><br/>ROCKFORD&#8212; Organizers of the third annual LiveBig weekend are promoting the Thanksgiving weekend event as a way to help revitalize the region as it emerges from the recession.MORE&#160;ON&#160;BOOMERANGERSMarch 25:Career clearinghouse aims to stop Rockford&#8217;s brain drainNov. 10, 2008:LiveBig II hopes to build on successesMarch 13, 2008:Development group hosts community discussion of studyNov. 26, 2007:Job fair aims to attract younger workersNov. 24, 2007:Attention young adults: Rockford wants you backNov. 19, 2007:Final pitch to young professionals: Ask friends to&#8216;LiveBig&#8217;Nov. 6, 2007:&#8216;Boomerangers&#8217; welcomed back to Rockford...<hr class="m5v" style="clear:both;" /><h2><a style="color:#000; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;" href="http://www.businessrockford.com/biznews/x381222287/Airport-authority-to-pitch-in-for-redevelopment-firm">Airport authority to pitch in for redevelopment firm</a></h2><span class="timestamp">Nov 19, 2009 @ 6:59PM </span><br/>ROCKFORD&#8212; The Greater Rockford Airport Authority approved its $75,000 share of a downtown and riverfront revitalization proposal tonight....<hr class="m5v" style="clear:both;" /></ul><div class="accent" style="text-align:right;"><a class="accent" style=" color:#BD2026;" href="http://businessrockford.com/">View more BusinessRockford.com headlines</a><img class="icon" alt="" src="http://rrstar.static.ghm.zope.net/resources/rockford/style_images_v2/arrow_right.gif"></div>');