Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 | 1:50 a.m.
Hi, (not you?) | Member Center | Sign Out
Powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jobs coming to Atlanta
Oh Baby! Fitness expanding
Eight years have passed since Clare Schexnyder’s daughter, Sofia, was born. Eight. And in that time, the Decatur mother has almost single-handedly transformed the way pregnant and new mothers in metro Atlanta stay fit – physically and emotionally. Now she and Kathleen Donahoe, co-owner of Atlanta-based Oh Baby! Fitness, are ...
Women taking ‘on-ramp’ to area golf courses
Hannah Wagner, 25, of Woodstock, was ebullient as she waited to take her place on the range at the Charlie Yates Golf Course at East Lake. She was among 10 public relations professionals who ranged in age from 23 to 55. All women. She once took golf for college credit ...
Atlanta set to land AT&T innovation center
Atlanta will soon be the new home of an AT&T innovation center that would add dozens of research jobs and power a high-tech incubator designed to generate more startups across the metro area, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deal. The company has selected the Georgia Tech ...
Yamaha expands ATV plant in Newnan
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp., the world’s largest maker of of all-terrain vehicles, has opened a second assembly plant in Newnan and will hire 100 employees to work on a new side-by-side utility vehicle. The Japanese company also said Tuesday it has completed transferring all of its ATV production to the ...
Coke to move nearly 2,000 workers downtown
Coca-Cola confirmed on Monday it plans to relocate a substantial number of information technology workers from Cobb County to downtown Atlanta. The Atlanta-based beverage giant said it plans to move 2,000 workers and operate an “Information Technology Center of Excellence” in offices tied to the SunTrust Banks headquarters complex on ...
New plant in NW Georgia to bring 200 jobs
A Middle East company that produces backings for carpet will build a plant in northwest Georgia and create 200 jobs, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday.Deal said Mattex, a Dubai and Saudi Arabian company, will expand its U.S. operations by investing $60 million in a Murray County extrusion manufacturing plant over ...
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 ...
PointClear moving headquarters to Dunwoody
PointClear Solutions, a Birmingham healthcare software development company, said it will relocate its headquarters to Atlanta and add to its local workforce in coming years.PointClear opened an office in Marietta in February 2012 and moved it to Perimeter Center East in Dunwoody in December. The new headquarters also will be ...
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 ...
Southwest cutting 300 AirTran workers in Atlanta
Southwest Airlines is cutting about 300 employees from AirTran Airways’ workforce at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as it reshapes AirTran’s operation in Atlanta.Southwest, which bought AirTran in 2011 and started its own Atlanta flights last year, said there are openings in other cities where it operates for all of the 300 ...
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 ...
At opening of Kubota plant, firm suggests another deal could be in works
The grand opening of the Kubota Corp.’s $73 million manufacturing facility in Jefferson on Monday may not be the last of the Japanese conglomerate’s investments in Georgia. Kubota Industrial Equipment President Henry Kubota said the firm was considering an expansion to the 88-acre site. “I hope by working together all ...
Reinventing self is a new normal in this economy
For years now the economy has been forcing people to take stock of their lives and in some cases reinvent themselves.And yet not all of those people have started over after getting pink slips. Some were left unfulfilled by jobs with competitive salaries and benefits and thus took a chance ...
GM to hire 1,000 at new Atlanta IT center
General Motors is making a comeback in metro Atlanta four years after closing its Doraville auto plant, lured partly by $20 million in incentives. GM said Thursday it will employ about 1,000 IT workers at a new $26 million technology development center in Roswell. The operation, based in a sprawling ...
Metro Atlanta baskets, rugs, wood goods help those in need
Do good. Go local with handmade baskets, rugs and reclaimed wood accessories. Hold this Several years ago, a group of Bhutanese refugees to Atlanta found a new purpose for one of the South’s old problems. They began weaving the thick, invasive kudzu vines into stylish and sturdy baskets and selling ...
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. ...
Mohawks in talks to buy Italian tile firm
Georgia-based flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries is in talks to acquire an Italian tile maker for $1.2 billion, according to published reports.Mohawk is in late-stage talks to purchase The Marazzi Group, a ceramics company with a foothold in the U.S. and many major international markets, according to Reuters, which quoted two ...
Today on MyAJC.com
Hotoberfest kicks off season of beer festivals
Image hurts, helps in search for new superintendent
New 24-hour Digital Pass: Sample all of MyAJC.com for 99 cents
Top news now from the AJC
Man fatally shot at south Fulton gas station
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}