Siemens AG plans to create 825 engineering and manufacturing jobs within five years in North Carolina through a $135-million expansion of its facility in Charlotte. The company plans to turn its North Carolina division into a global production hub for a gas-powered turbine used at electric utility plants, the Associated Press reports. The proposal was approved [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 22, 2010
Northeast Foods Inc., a national contract baker for the commercial and fast-food industries, is opening a 80,000-square-foot bakery in Clayton. As compared to the county average salary of $31,408, the new jobs being created will be averaging $41,815. President Bill Paterakis said “Our vision is to continue being an industry leader in innovation by continually setting [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 22, 2010
The 2010 N.C. Manufacturers Register reports employment in North Carolina’s manufacturing sector was down 8.2 percent in January as compared to January 2009. According to the report, North Carolina lost 51,831 industrial jobs last year, which is the biggest drop in the publication’s 16-year history in the state. Currently there are 10,695 manufacturers employing 581,685 people [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 12, 2010
LabCorp, based in Burlington, North Carolina, will hire 350 employees after spending $4 million to consolidate its billing operations. Most of the new employees will be hired at the company’s Greensboro, North Carolina facility. LabCorp will receive a $275,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. The City of Greensboro contributed $373,000 in grants to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Governor Bev Perdue announced Wednesday that Celgard will build a new production facility in the Charlotte North Carolina area and add 289 jobs over the next five years. The new jobs will pay an average salary of $56,960 plus benefits. Celgard develops and manufactures the materials used in the production of lithium batteries. The company [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Convergys Corp. plans to create 120 jobs within the next two months. These jobs will mainly be based in the company’s Hickory, North Carolina call center. 500 employees currently work at the facility. New employees will provide customer service for an unnamed telecommunications client. The average pay for a customer service position is $9.50 per [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Duke Energy is offering voluntary buyouts to most nonunion employees in order to reorganize its corporate staff and save $200 million a year in personnel, travel and real estate costs. No layoffs were planned if the company failed to reach their savings goals according to spokesman Tom Williams. There is no specific number of buyouts [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 7, 2010
Husqvarna, a manufacturer of outdoor power equipment, is moving its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, in a $2.75 million expansion project that will bring 160 jobs to the state. The new jobs will pay an average of $79,000 not including benefits, well above the $48, 776 county average. Husqvarna is a spin off [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 16, 2009
With help from a grant from the One North Carolina Fund, appliance maker Electrolux is building a new North American headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company expects to create a minimum of 738 new jobs over the next five years as a result of the new facility. The announcement was made today [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 14, 2009
Innovative Emergency Management Inc is moving its headquarters from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to North Carolina in return for state tax breaks of up to $9 million. 50 of the 150 jobs at the current headquarters will move, while the remaining employees will have the option to transfer to one of the other offices. [...]
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