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Program helps jobless professionals get back on track

Alex C. Elie spent almost a quarter of a century working in information technology. Until December, that is.

The 45-year-old was laid off from a vice president's job at a large financial services company - one of the many Long Islanders who make up the 7.5 percent unemployment rate locally. But Elie decided to go back to school to bolster his chances for becoming re-employed.

He is...

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