Walter Energy, a coking coal producer, has announced plans to immediately close a fiber plant in Alabama. According to the company, the plant is not part of its core portfolio. 87 jobs will be cut but the company says there is room for over half of the affected employees in other parts of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, is shifting production of its C-class from Sindelfingen to its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Alabama plant will begin producing the C-class in 2014, when a new version is due to be introduced. The company expects to save 2000 Euros per car produced thanks to a cheaper [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
Automaker Kia’s new plant in West Point, Georgia, lies right along the border with Alabama. Alabama expects the plant to create 9-10,000 jobs, mostly in existing companies that provide supplies for automakers. Hundreds of Alabama residents will also work directly for the plant. The new plant, which is Kia’s first plant in the United [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Papermaker AbitibiBowater has announced 90 layoffs at a plant in Coosa Pines, Alabama. Workers were informed of the decision last week, per state records. The press has been unable to reach officials at AbitibiBowater for a statement. The Coosa Pines plant manufactures newsprint. In 2009 alone, Alabama employers have eliminated more than 14,000 jobs via payroll reductions or [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 25, 2009
CGI Group, inc. is building a new software development and testing facility in Alabama, creating 300 new white collar jobs. Located in Pike County, the center will provide information technology services for both commercial and governmental clients. CGI Group is headquartered in Montreal, with a US headquarters in Fairfax. The company employs 26,000 people globaly. Share This [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 14, 2009
Liberty National Life Insurance will add 300 jobs in Alabama. The firm is hosting a job fair next Wednesday, August 19th, to fill the jobs, which include sales agents and sales management positions. Nationally, the insurer intends to hire 2,500 people. Birmingham, Alabama’s Liberty National Life Insurance was founded in 1900. It is a subsidiary of Torchmark [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 7, 2009
Apparel manufacturer Fruit of the Loom will relocate 270 jobs from Alexander City and Monroeville, Alabama, to the firm’s Bowling Green, Kentucky headquarters. The company will lay off 58 workers at its Russel plant in Monroeville, and 218 at its Vanity Fair plant in Alexander City. The transition will be complete by December. Some employees will [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 24, 2009
Pilgrim’s Pride will shut down its Athens, Alabama chicken processing plant, laying off 640 employees. The firm will also shutter one of its two plants in Athens, Georgia. The plants could be reopened at a later date. Those laid off in Alabama may be offered other positions. All will be given outplacement assistance. Pilgrim’s Pride, headquartered in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Assurant Employee Benefits will cut the workforce at its Birmingham, Alabama office by 64%, or 91 employees, by the end of the year. The layoffs will leave 51 employed, some of whom will be asked to relocate to the firm’s Kansas City, Missouri headquarters. The company saw a 57% drop in Q1 profits. Assurant Employee Benefits is a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
Altec LLC of Fort Wayne, Indiana is going out of business, putting its 64 employees on the street by the end of October. The firm manufactures aerial-lift platforms, such as the bucket trucks used to repair power lines. Formerly called Lift-All, the firm was purchased by Alabama’s Altec in December 2008. Birmingham, Alabama-based Altec is the holding company [...]
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