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The City of Auburn’s Workforce Development team has launched the Career Skills Program. This new initiative helps veterans who are retiring or leaving the military to transition back to civilian life by connecting them with internships and careers with Auburn industries.
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Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that Southern Roots Nut Co. plans to open a pecan processing facility in Dothan, where the New Mexico-based company will create 120 jobs in Alabama’s Wiregrass region. Southern Roots will invest nearly $16.6 million to outfit an existing building and construct a new facility in Houston County.
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Alabama has been ranked one of the worst states for jobs. The new report on the Best and Worst States for Jobs released by the financial website WalletHub placed Alabama at No. 42 out of 50 states, factoring in both job market and economic conditions.
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Workers in Alabama are gaining more green in their paycheck. A new report from the ADP Research Institute ranks Alabama the top 25th state within the nation’s pay growth.
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Trendco USA, based in Columbia, South Carolina, has committed to creating close to three hundred new jobs over the next five years at the facility in Tuskegee in the new Regional East Alabama Logistics Park off Interstate 85 in Macon County, Governor Kay Ivey said in a release.
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A Maryland-based renewable energy company is bringing hundreds of new jobs to West Alabama. Enviva is the largest producer of sustainably sourced wood pellets in the world. The facility will be located in the Epes Industrial Park next to the Tombigbee River.
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INICS Batter Solutions Corps. supplies thermal barriers and other automobile products to South Korean companies and corporations like Hyundai Mobis, Kia and SK. Its latest plant in Auburn will add 30 new jobs to the community.
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Licensed child care providers have until Wednesday to apply for Alabama DHR's seventh round of child care grants. These grants will serve as quarterly bonuses for part- and full-time employees.
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Graduates from Gen Z looking for their first job can expect to earn an average of $37,000 per year, just $4000 ahead of their undereducated peers. But many Gen Z respondents say the debt is worth it to them in the long run. And it could be - depending on where they intend to ply their trade. Here in Alabama, a recent survey shows the cost of living is lower, but then so is the average income.
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The new assembly plant in Gadsden will produce modular reactors capable of providing electricity. The facility is also expected to bring 250 new job openings to the city. Construction is slated to begin in 2024.