Posted at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2005
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hawai'i unemployment claims fall
Advertiser staff
Hawaii continues to enjoy the distinction of being one of the states with the fewest number of claims filed by residents for unemployment benefits.The latest U.S. Labor Department figures show that Hawai'i residents filed just 1,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 4, down 200 from a year earlier. Claims filed by Hawai'i residents accounted for 0.3 percent of the national total. The only states with fewer claims filed were Maine, Delaware, Vermont, the Dakotas and Wyoming.
Hawai'i's unemployment rate of 2.9 percent in April was the lowest in the nation.
Hilton executive to take over marketing for Conrad North America
Roberta Rinker-Ludloff, former regional vice president in charge of marketing for Hilton Hawai'i, has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Conrad Hotels, North America.
Rinker -Ludloff assumes the new post on July 18 and will be responsible for the marketing efforts of the Conrad brand in North America, including advertising, direct marketing, public relations, e-marketing and promotions.
Rinker-Ludloff, a 33-year veteran of the hospitality industry, served as vice president of marketing for the Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau in the late 1990s.
