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N. Georgia Caterpillar supplier to add jobs
A North Georgia manufacturer will add more than 150 jobs over the next three years to supply parts to a new Caterpillar plant near Athens. Impulse Manufacturing, a steel fabricator, will hire the workers for its plant in Dawsonville, in Dawson County, according a Gainesville Times report. Impulse told the ...
Deal: Flooring firm to bring 2,400 jobs to Georgia
Engineered Floors will open two new carpet plants that would employ 2,400 people in recession-battered northwest Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal said on Wednesday. Deal said the company, founded by former Shaw Industries chief Bob Shaw, will invest $450 million in the two plants. One factory would be built in Whitfield ...
Flooring maker could bring 2,000 jobs to state
A major flooring company is considering building a new factory – and hiring more than 2,000 workers – in northwest Georgia, an area hit hard by layoffs after the housing bust. Two people with direct knowledge of the potential plan told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution a deal to bring the factory ...
Walmart hiring 95 for Tucker store
Walmart is hiring up to 95 people for its new Neighborhood Market in Tucker, the company said Monday. The retailer said it’s looking for full- and part-time associates for the store, which is slated to open this summer at Pleasantdale and Tucker Norcross roads in Tucker. Applications will be accepted ...
Hostess Brands reopening Columbus plant, to hire 300
The new owners of Hostess Brands plan to reopen the company’s Columbus plant this summer and eventually employ more than 300 workers. The baking company, which produces Twinkies, Cup Cakes, HoHos and Ding Dongs, is expected to resume operations this summer with a new work force. “We fully expect to ...
Tech firm in talks to bring regional HQ
A technology and marketing company plans to establish a major regional headquarters in Atlanta, bringing 225 jobs to the city, Atlanta economic development officials said Thursday. At their monthly board meeting, Invest Atlanta officials initially described the prospect as a corporate headquarters, and they did not name the company, citing ...
Online payment processor coming to Atlanta
A small processor of Internet-only currency is moving to Atlanta. BitPay, which processes the online Bitcoin currency, has just two employees, but plans to hire several developers as it builds out its business. CEO Tony Gallippi said BitPay processes the bulk of Bitcoin sales, including to web sites like WordPress. ...
AT&T eyeing Atlanta for sought-after research hub
AT&T is considering Atlanta for a high-tech innovation center that would bring dozens of sought-after research jobs to the metro area and create a powerful incubator that could generate more startups across the city. AT&T Mobility chief executive Ralph de la Vega said the company was eyeing space near Georgia ...
UPS hiring 55,000, predicts busier holiday season
A steady rise in online shopping has led to a more compressed, but also busier, holiday shipping season for UPS. The Sandy Springs logistics company said increased accessibility to retail sites on mobile devices — and the popularity of shopping online — will likely mean shoppers will delay their purchases ...
Holiday hiring rises with hope of strong sales
There’s good news for metro Atlanta job seekers: Stores are optimistic about this year’s holiday shopping season. That means they’re hiring more seasonal employees to help stock shelves and fill orders. And, if the predictions about the winter turn out to be true, there’s a better chance that those temporary ...
Carter’s to bring 200 jobs to Atlanta
The children’s clothing company Carter’s is bringing 200 professional jobs to Atlanta, closing a Connecticut office that employed 175. The positions are primarily in store operations, finance and information technology. With the jobs in Connecticut, the company’s headquarters were effectively split between that state and Atlanta, said Sean McHugh, Carter’s ...
Alorica hiring 600 temps in Kennesaw
Alorica, a customer management provider with operations in Kennesaw, said it will hire 600 seasonal workers by the end of November. The full-time and part-time openings are for customer service representatives who will handle incoming calls. The company said it is hosting daily job fairs, from 9 a.m. to 3 ...
Krystal to move headquarters to metro Atlanta
Citing better access to its restaurants via Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as motivation, burger giant Krystal announced Wednesday it is moving its headquarters to metro Atlanta from Chattanooga, the company’s birthplace. The restaurant chain, which was acquired earlier this year by Atlanta-based private equity firm Argonne Capital Group, said it plans ...
New animation studio opens in Atlanta
Here’s a colorful job opportunity in Georgia: An animation company is expecting to employ about 100 people at its new studio by the end of the year. Bento Box said Thursday that it was working with city and state officials to train dozens of artists and designers to staff the ...
Delta moving vacation package subsidiary's headquarters to Atlanta
Delta Air Lines is moving its subsidiary MLT Vacations from the Minneapolis area to Atlanta, bringing the work of about 160 employees to the airline’s headquarters near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. MLT Vacations —which manages Delta Vacations, United Vacations, Aeromexico Vacations and Worry-Free Vacations — will move its headquarters to Atlanta-based ...
Logistics business moving headquarters, 173 jobs to Dunwoody
The U.S. logistics unit of Brambles Limited is moving its headquarters to Dunwoody where it plans to bring 173 jobs over the next five years. CHEP USA, which manages pallet and container supply logistics for companies including Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Kellogg's, Kraft, Nestle, Ford and General Motors, expects to ...
Caterpillar plant to bring 1,400 jobs to Athens
Georgia reaped a major win Friday with the official announcement of a Caterpillar construction equipment plant, which will ultimately employ about 1,400 people. Gov. Nathan Deal and officials from Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties announced the $200 million project at the State Capitol. Caterpillar selected a portion of the 900-acre Orkin ...
Toyota Industries to build Jackson County plant, hire 320
Toyota Industries Corp. plans to open a $350 million automotive parts plant in Jackson County in northeast Georgia, creating 320 jobs. The automotive compressor parts plant, to be built near a related assembly plant off I-85 in Pendergrass, about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta, is expected to be completed in ...
Asurion bringing up to 250 jobs to Buckhead
A Nashville-based technology firm will put a software development center in Buckhead, creating an initial 100 high-paying jobs that could expand to up to 250 over the next few years. Asurion Insurance Services, which offers insurance for mobile phones and electronics and other technology protection products, confirmed Thursday it will ...
Bed Bath & Beyond to bring 900 new jobs to Jackson County
Georgia's new jobs haul, which has been growing with gusto lately, got even larger Friday. Retailer Bed Bath & Beyond plans to open an e-commerce fulfillment center in Pendergrass in Jackson County, and create as many as 900 jobs over four years, Gov. Nathan Deal said Friday. The project is ...
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