Business Digest

REGION

Penn-Northwest compiles ’09 Mercer Co. directory

MERCER, Pa. — The Penn-Northwest Development Corp. said its 2009 Mercer County Industrial Directory is available.

The directory, compiled by Penn-Northwest, contains the names and contact information of manufacturing and industrial establishments within Mercer County.

The cost for the printed directory is $15 per copy, plus postage.

The directory is also available on a CD at a cost of $25 per copy.

The agency can be reached at (724) 662-3705 or at www.penn-northwest.com.

NATION

Update your r sum lately?

NEW YORK — With the nation’s jobless rate above 10 percent, many workers may expect the unexpected.

But only one in five have updated their r sum s in the last three months, while almost half haven’t made changes to the document in the past year, according to a recent survey.

The telephone poll of 493 adult office workers, conducted by Robert Half International Inc., found that 82 percent think that they’re ready to start a search if they lost their jobs tomorrow.

Meanwhile, 44 percent said it’s been more than a year since they’ve revised their r sum s. Twelve percent have made updates in the past month.

When asked how prepared they are to conduct a job search, 39 percent of workers said they were very prepared, while 43 answered that they were somewhat ready.

Vindicator staff/wire reports