In Houston, Texas Innovative Consultants LLC cut 287 jobs this month after losing a substantial contract. Most of the lay offs affected hourly employees. The company hopes to have the lost contract reinstated or replace it with other work. Innovative Consultants is a Newark, Delaware based company. It provides contact center services for multiple industries through [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The state of Texas has created an incentives program to push employers to hire unemployed Texans. Any business in Texas that hires such an employee will be eligible for a $2,000 incentive payment. The Texas Workforce Commission and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst worked together to create the new program, called the “Texas Back to Work” [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
Fujifilm North America Corp. announced that it will lay off 100 employees when it closes its facility in Terrell, Texas. Fujifilm North America is a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Corporation. Its North American headquarters are located in Cypress, California. The employees being affected by the lay offs at the Texas facility are non union employees. Fujifilm [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 18, 2010
Are you looking for work and living in Houston, Texas or the surrounding area? The U.S. Census will hire 15,000 temporary workers in the coming months to assist in conducting the 2010 census. These jobs are temporary, with some lasting through July. Pay ranges from $8-$24 an hour depending on geographic location and skill. The [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 20, 2009
It’s beginning to feel like a trend, and this is the kind of trend that we like to talk about. Job losses slowed across the nation in October, with several states adding jobs. The two states with the highest jobless rates, Michigan and Nevada, both showed a decline. Michigan’s jobless rate fell [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Mr Clean Car Wash, a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter and Gamble, announced its plans to open as many as 20 new locations in Texas by the end of next year. Mr Clean is a franchise chain and plans to be the first nationwide car wash franchise. Although they are taking franchise applications nationwide, the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 25, 2009
AT&T will launch a technical support center in San Antonio, Texas next year, creating 200 jobs for technical service representatives and managers. The call center will serve customers of AT&T U-verse, the company’s broadband, voice and digital television service. AT&T has formed a partnership with the City of San Antonio and Alamo Colleges, to develop a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
Dallas, Texas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital began cutting 200 jobs this week, in an effort to balance its $1.1 billion budget for 2010. Ninety-nine employees have been served layoff notices — the rest of the positions are currently vacant. The layoff go into effect at the end of September. Those targeted can apply for other positions with the [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 16, 2009
Samsung Austin Semiconductor will close a microchip factory in Austin, Texas for a year starting in October, to retool and modernize the facility. Five hundred out of 1,600 workers will be laid off, although up to 200 new jobs will be created when the plant reopens. The job cuts will target less skilled workers; the new [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 14, 2009
Dallas, Texas-based Affiliated Computer Services will expand its Port San Antonio facility, hiring an other 300 workers to join the existing 530 employees. The city of San Antonio is giving ACS a $300,000 economic development grant. Founded in 1988, ACS Affiliated Computer Services is a Fortune 500 company that provides information technology services as well as business [...]
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