Here are just a few of the recent jobs announcements that have crossed my desk in recent weeks.
Home
improvement retailer Lowe's will add 175 new jobs at its Customer Support
Center in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Air
Products, which produces equipment to process liquefied natural gas, will add
250 jobs at Palmetto, Florida plant.
ACE
Bakery LLC, a maker of baked goods for the retail and food service markets,
plans to locate a new facility in Cherokee County, South Carolina and hire 51
new employees.
Tak
Investments, Inc. will build a recycled tissue plant in Franklin, Virginia and
create 85 jobs.
California
Steel Industries, Inc. will add 100 jobs at its site near Fontana, California.
Tiburon
Associates Inc. plans to create 350 jobs when it opens its maintenance overhaul
facility in Minden, Louisiana.
MSC
Industrial Direct, a distributor of metalworking, maintenance repair and
operations supplies, plans to build a distribution center in Columbus, Ohio and
create 300 jobs.
The
Longaberger Company, manufacturer of baskets and pottery, will create more than
500 jobs at its Dresden, Ohio facility.
Enviva
began construction on wood pallet manufacturing plant in Franklin, Virginia and
will hire 64 new employees.
Wells
Fargo Advisors, a retail brokerage firm plans to expand its St. Louis, Missouri
headquarters and create 400 jobs.
In
Chester, South Carolina, Chester Wood Products will expand its current facility
and add 20 jobs.
AT&T
will add 20 jobs in its call center in Grayson, Kentucky.
In Conway,
Virginia, PrivacyStar, a company that provides consumers with comprehensive
privacy on smartphones, will expand its corporate headquarters and add 121 new
jobs.
McCall
Farms Inc., a producer of canned and frozen vegetables, will expand operations
in Florence County, South Carolina and add 80 jobs.
Dollar
Tree will build a distribution center in Windsor, Connecticut and hire 200
employees.
Student-loan
company, Sallie Mae, plans to add 200 jobs at its Muncie, Indiana location.
Congrats to economic developer Terry Murphy.
NetApp,
provider of storage and data management solutions, will build a R&D
facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and create 460 jobs.
In
Plainfield, Indiana, toiletry supplier Gilchrist & Soames will expand its
operation and add 40 employees. Congrats to economic developer Cinda
Kelley-Hutchings.
Interroll,
supplier of conveyer systems and components, will open a manufacturing plant in
Hiram, Georgia and create 70 jobs.
Hearthside
Food Solutions plans to add a production line to its existing facility in
London, Kentucky, creating 80 jobs.
OrionRx
LLC, a specialty pharmacy healthcare company, will build its corporate
headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, creating 14 jobs.
Mercom
Corporation, a provider of network technology services, will expand its
existing operations in Georgetown County, North Carolina and generate 30 jobs.
Gonvarri
Steel Services, a provider of steel processing to manufacturers, will build a
production plant in Union County, South Carolina and generate 40 jobs.
In
Lincoln, Alabama, Honda will expand operations and hire 50 new employees.
Automotive
supplier Magna Powertrain plans to expand it Muncie, Indiana facility and add
300 jobs.
Webco
Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of steel tubing, will expand
its Sand Springs, Oklahoma plant and create 106 new jobs.
Eurofins
Lancaster Laboratories will expand its operations in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania and create 200 new jobs.
Morooka
America, a manufacturer of rubber track carriers, will hire 50 new employees at
its new manufacturing plant in Hanover County, Virginia.
Food
safety and water treatment specialist Enviro Tech Chemical Services Inc. plans
to expand its manufacturing facility in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas and hire
40 new employees.
Sheyenne
Dakota, Inc. (SDI), a wire and cable harness manufacturer, will build a plant
in De Smet, South Dakota and create 30 jobs.
Pipeline
manufacturer Pipeline Plastics, LLC will establish a High Density Polyethylene
Pipe plant in Belle Fourche, South Dakota and generate 40 jobs.
Intellectual
property litigation firm Erise IP will move its practice to Overland Park,
Kansas and hire 15 new employees.
GE
Capital Bank is creating a call center in Merriam, Kansas that will employ 150 people.
Total
Jobs Announcements: 4,631
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GE Capital Bank is creating a call center in Merriam, Kansas that will employ 150 people.
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