It’s usually around this time of year when young people start thinking about a summer job.
Thanks to one million dollars in stimulus money, jobs are available.
“The young people who get these jobs probably won’t have any other options available to them other than these jobs,” explains Vaughn Smith, director of Workforce Connections.
Kids age [...]
Entries from April 2009
April 20, 2009
Stimulus money makes summer jobs available for teens
April 20, 2009
March unemployment rate reaches 9.6% in Tennessee
Tennessee labor officials say the state’s unemployment rate for March was 9.6%, up 0.6% percentage point from the February rate.
The March rate a year ago was 5.7%. The national unemployment rate for March was 8.5%, up from the February rate of 8.1%.
State Labor Commissioner James Neeley said in a released statement the unemployment rate continues [...]
April 20, 2009
GM Spring Hill braced for white-collar job cuts
Some white-collar employees at the General Motors Corp. plant in Spring Hill will likely be among 1,600 U.S. salaried workers the automaker is laying off in the next few days.
Plant spokeswoman Kate Neary said Monday “there will be some” layoffs among the 394 salaried employees at Spring Hill but she has not been told how [...]
April 20, 2009
Tight job market forces new graduates to be resourceful
Freshly minted college graduates won’t be entering the most promising of job markets this spring, and that means one key to successful job hunting — perseverance — will be more important than ever.
“Staying motivated is probably going to be your toughest task because we’re surrounded by media stories that tell us, ‘This is the [...]
April 20, 2009
A-B Tech Culinary grads open bakery, confectionery
Two Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College culinary students with a passion for pastry recently opened Crème Patisserie & Confectionery in Merrimon Square shopping center.
Jitra Neal and Jennifer Jacobs offer pastries, desserts, cakes, chocolates, artisan breads and breakfast rolls in their shop, which opened in mid-December.
“We provide more of a European flair than a lot of the [...]
April 20, 2009
NC unemployment a record 10.8 percent
North Carolina’s rising unemployment rate slowed in March to 10.8 percent, a positive sign since the number had been rapidly worsening each month since the banking and credit crisis took hold last fall, the state Employment Security Commission said Friday.
The March figure is North Carolina’s highest on record since states started the current measuring method [...]
April 20, 2009
Lake Norman Chamber Presents Survive & Thrive in Today’s Economy: Funding Strategies for your Business
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce in association with the Small Business & Technology Development Center at University of North Carolina at Charlotte will present the last in a series of four free workshops addressing business management in today’s economic environment. The last program will be held Tuesday, April 28th from 8:30 am until [...]
April 15, 2009
Lake Norman Chamber Program to Examine Sweeping Labor Law Legislation and its Impact on Local Business
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will hear a presentation on labor law legislation currently pending before congress, specifically Senate Bill S560 the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the Card Check Bill. The program will take place Friday, April 24th, from 8:00 – 9: 30 a.m. at the Lake Norman Chamber. The Employee [...]
April 8, 2009
AT&T opens south Charlotte store
AT&T Inc. has opened a 5,000-square-foot retail store in the Blakeney shopping area.
The store, with 11 employees, is at 9840 Rea Road in south Charlotte.
It will feature AT&T’s portfolio of wireless, broadband, video and wireline products.
In addition, the store will sell AT&T broadband and Advanced TV services.
AT&T currently operates a total of 72 retail locations [...]
April 8, 2009
Pulte to acquire Centex for $1.3B
Pulte Homes Inc. will acquire Centex Corp. in a $1.3 billion stock deal that includes $1.8 billion of debt.
Centex was the third-largest single-family home builder in Mecklenburg County last year, based on the number of permits granted.
The combined company will have a market capitalization of $4.1 billion. According to The Wall Street Journal, it will [...]
