Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.’s plant in Concord has signed a deal to make cabinets and other materials for a Navistar International Corp. subsidiary. Commercial Vehicle says the additional business from Navistar’s Heavy Truck Product Group will generate $4 million to $5.5 million in annual revenue over the next year. Production is slated to start in [...]
September 9, 2009
Meineke inks deal with Peak 10
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc. has hired Peak 10 Inc. to house its data at Peak 10’s local operations in Charlotte. Meineke is an automotive-service company with more than 900 franchises in the United States and Canada. The company is based in Charlotte. “Outsourcing to Peak 10 is a smart decision for us because of [...]
September 9, 2009
Study: Climate-bill changes to add jobs
A study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy says additions to the Waxman-Markey bill could net more than 1 million jobs in the United States by 2030. The report, released today, says 31,900 of those jobs would be created in North Carolina, with 14,000 added in South Carolina. Those jobs would be created [...]
September 9, 2009
Restauranteurs think there’s room for more downtown
Is there enough demand to support a classic cocktail lounge and a cafe offering farm-fresh Southern food with a modern twist in downtown Asheville? Jack and Lesley Groetsch think so, and later this year they’ll start finding out whether they’re right. The couple plan to open Sazerac, a bar named after what’s considered to be [...]
September 9, 2009
Teamsters help unemployed find jobs
This Labor Day many Americans are having a hard time finding a reason to celebrate. But Henry Devault is not one of them. He is happy to be serving barbecue on this Labor Day at one of many union picnics that were held across the country. He’s happy to be serving his fellow union members [...]
September 9, 2009
Company’s new distribution center creates jobs in Knoxville
Melaleuca Inc., an Idaho-based maker of wellness products, broke ground Thursday on a 231,000 square foot distribution center in the Forks of the River Industrial Park. Officials said Melaleuca will immediately employ several hundred sub-contractors and local tradesman. The company is making a capital investment of $22 million in the construction. “Knoxville has been a [...]
September 9, 2009
Cash for Clunkers pays off for Morristown auto parts workers
The poor employment picture at JTEKT Automotive in Morristown was the product of a bad economy. The manufacturer of auto parts had to put about one fifth of its workforce on furlough earlier in 2009. It was an involuntary furlough of 101 employees in February. Now seven months later, JTEKT has announced some good news. [...]
September 9, 2009
Hospice opens new facilities
The Hospice of Rutherford County has announced the completion of the Hospice House addition and the Carolina Event and Conference Center. With the six-suite addition to the SECU (State Employees Credit Union) Hospice House, the facility now has 18 suites for hospice patients. The addition also includes a chapel that will seat 30 people, a [...]
September 9, 2009
Depression-era projects became tourist draws
Tourism did not pull the city out of the Great Depression, but efforts to attract more visitors that began during that era shaped the leisure travel industry in the area for years to come. The start of public access to the Biltmore House, establishment of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the opening of the Great [...]
