Troy, Alabama, May 16, 2019 – Lockheed Martin today officially launched construction on a new missile facility at its Pike County, AL campus, where the company is accelerating production of strike systems. Lockheed Martin said the new 225,000-square-foot facility, combined with the current cruise missile production factory on the TroyRead More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced today plans to hire approximately 120,000 seasonal team members across the country for the upcoming holiday season, a 20 percent increase over last year’s hiring commitment. In addition, the company will continue to offer extra hours to current team members toRead More →
Atlanta, GA, Sept. 12, 2018 – The Development Authority of Columbus along with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that a new jobs creator is coming to Columbus. Global Callcenter Solutions (GCS), a call center consulting company, will create 600 new jobs in customer service and operations. GCS plans toRead More →
Lanett, AL, May 1, 2018 – The Chambers County Development Authority (CCDA) announced that WestRock Co. plans an investment in its manufacturing operation in Lanett that will increase the facility’s competitiveness and position the area for job growth. Atlanta-based WestRock, a provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, will expandRead More →
Columbus, GA, May 7, 2018 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that Gildan Yarns, LLC, will be expanding the production capacity of their facilities in Columbus to better meet the demands for specialty yarns. The Company expects to create approximately 80 jobs in the coming monthsRead More →
Valley, AL – – Texas-based John Soules Foods announced plans for a production facility in Chambers County with a three-phase project that involves a total investment of $110 million and the creation of 510 jobs. John Soules Foods said it has completed the purchase of a 266,000-square-foot facility in Valley for itsRead More →
YONKERS, N.Y., January 9, 2018 — Kimber Mfg., Inc., a leading American firearms manufacturer, today announced that it has finalized plans to expand manufacturing operations to Alabama. Kimber will begin operations in early 2019, with a new design engineering and manufacturing facility in the City of Troy. Once a smallRead More →
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Commerce on Thursday released the 2017 New & Expanding Industry Report. Companies planning new facilities or expanding existing operations in Alabama announced nearly 15,500 new jobs and more than $4.4 billion in capital investment during 2017, according to a comprehensiveRead More →
Cincinnati, OH, April 16, 2018 – Last week, The Kroger Company announced that it will be hiring an additional 11,000 employees in its supermarkets division including nearly 2,000 management positions.. Checking the company’s website showed job openings in all three area Kroger stores in Auburn and Lanett, Alabama and Lagrange,Read More →