If you are looking to start a career in the health or medical sector then you couldn't have chosen a better time. Opportunities in both the private and public sectors are on the increase, and any skills you have in these areas are in demand.

Life coaches often call themselves Personal Coaches or lifestyle coaches and as a profession have been around for a long time with many of their clients limited either to the rich and famous.

American Musical Theatre of San Jose said Monday that it has closed its operations and will file Chapter 7 bankruptcy this week. http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily18.html

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it cut about half its information-technology operating costs and implemented other changes that will equate to savings of about $1 billion per year. (HPQ)

Wireless smartphone maker Palm Inc. said Monday it is cutting its work force and consolidating offices, and expects second quarter revenue in the range of $190 million to $195 million and restructuring costs of $7 million to $9 million.

JPMorgan Chase said it will lay off 3,400 Washington Mutual employees in Seattle, about 81 percent of the bank http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily12.html

Closing seven Seattle Public Schools buildings, relocating several programs and eliminating five others in the fall could save money and balance enrollment, Seattle schools chief Maria Goodloe-Johnson told the school board Tuesday.

Getting into college in Washington could get tougher in coming months as universities and community colleges respond to orders from Gov. Chris Gregoire to slash their budgets by millions.

Parents, teachers and Summit K-12's 530 students learned two weeks ago that their program would be bumped from its North Seattle building. Since then, waiting for a decision on the schools' future has been frustrating.

Parents of two Bothell High School cheerleaders have sued the Northshore School District, alleging school officials erred when they suspended the girls from the team this year after nude photos of them circulated through the student body.