GI Jobs Magazine surveyed companies with annual revenues of over $500 million and graded them on areas important to military veterans, including outreach/recruitment programs and National Guard/Reserves policies. Four of the top ten picks were Class 1 freight railroads, with Union Pacific coming out on top. In a statement from Barb Schaefer, the UP vice [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Shoemaker Wellco Enterprises will open a new plant in Morristown, Tennessee, creating 100 jobs. The firm manufactures footwear for military, tactical, industrial and outdoor applications. The new plant will open within the next two months. Wellco Enterprises is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tactical Holdings Operations in Knoxville. THO and its subsidiaries also have facilities in Lexington, Tennessee; [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 9, 2009
Atomic Games has laid off an undisclosed number of staffers, after difficulties finding a publisher for a controversial video game it is developing. The firm employed 75 before the layoffs. The game, Six Days In Fallujah, recreates the events of the Second Battle of Fallujah on March 31st, 2004, in which Iraqi insurgents ambushed a convoy containing [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 19, 2009
The Department of Defense intends to cut 98 positions from a Washington Air National Guard unit that protects the US from Internet-based attacks. The Air National Guard’s annual budget eliminates the positions at the 194th Regional Support Wing by October 1st. Most of the unit is based at Camp Murray, near of Tacoma. Targeted jobs include the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 21, 2009
Selma, Alabama-based American Apparel announced it is expanding, bringing new jobs to the area. The company is set to purchase the military contract company Wellstone Mills. It’s a contract to develop yarn, fabrics and apparel for all four services of the military. The deal will create growth in the company’s plants in Selma, Opp, Fort Deposit, Centre [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 14, 2009
More than 2,500 San Diego construction workers have found work at Camp Pendleton, in the Marine Corps base’s largest reconstruction effort since the Vietnam War. Situated south of Orange County, the base is home to 60,000 people, including 33,000 Marines and 3,000 Navy sailors. As one of the nation’s largest, the base has 14 chapels, 11 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 13, 2009
AeroVironment, an engineering firm best known for spy planes, solar cars and hybrid cars, is looking to fill over 100 positions. While the company’s biggest line of business is currently unmanned surveillance military aircraft. it also provides engineering services for alternative fuel cars cars and infrastructure for electric vehicles. That work is under the umbrella of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 19, 2009
The New York Times reports that job-seeking Americans are looking to the US Military: As the number of jobs across the nation dwindles, more Americans are joining the military, lured by a steady paycheck, benefits and training. The last fiscal year was a banner one for the military, with all active-duty and reserve forces meeting or exceeding [...]
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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