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Barge Company Plans to Add 1,100 Jobs
MSN MoneyCentral - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - American Commercial Lines Inc., a barge maker and operator, plans to add 1,100 jobs over the next three years as part of a $17.5 million expansion project, the company said Thursday. The company from southern Indiana will

Volvo Construction Equipment to add more than 250 jobs to Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times - Volvo Construction Equipment in Asheville today announced it will add an excavator production line, which will more than double the number of jobs by adding about 265 positions. The new line will bring an investment of between $30 million and $50

FedEx Exec: No Plans to Cut Watkins Jobs
Ledger - LAKELAND -- Doug Duncan has been saying it a lot lately, and he doesn't expect to stop anytime soon: Watkins Motor Lines employees aren't going anywhere. Duncan, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight, met with Ledger reporters and

State grants $3 million for Volvo expansion, 264 jobs
Triangle Business Journal - Volvo Construction Equipment could land as much as $3 million in state incentives in exchange for expanding its manufacturing and assembly plant in Asheville, the governor's office says. The subsidiary of Sweden-based Volvo Group plans to invest $30

Carlton puts focus on education, jobs
Philadelphia Enquirer - Two Chambers County attorneys are vying for the right to challenge incumbent DuWayne Bridges, R-Auburn, for the Alabama House 38 seat. Mark Carlton, 33, of LaFayette, is an Auburn University and Jones School of Law graduate engaged in his first

Program offering training to incumbent workers debuts
Vindicator - WARREN In its effort to reshape the old welfare system, Ohio has tried to focus assistance on programs to provide job training to needy residents, taking the emphasis away from cash payments. But such a system has helped mainly those who don't

Mortgage rates fall in wake of jobs report
Vindicator - Rates on 15-year fixed mortgages have dipped to 6.23 percent. WASHINGTON (AP) Mortgage rates fell this week as a weaker-than-expected employment report eased concerns about inflation. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that rates

Holly Springs trying to bring more jobs to town
News 14 Raleigh / Durham - HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. -- Holly Springs is trying again to create more jobs in the area. The town's bid for a Bristol-Myers Sqibb plant was rejected but an $800,000 grant from the Golden Leaf Foundation may help another drug maker. Town officials are

US economy's latest output: better jobs
Christian Science Monitor - In Delaware, Honeywell plans to hire people at $40,000 to $100,000 to work in a data-storage center. In southern California, some of the latest openings involve working on the railroad, for $35,000 to $70,000 a year. Union Pacific plans to

Rome plan to help dropouts find jobs
Observer-Dispatch - ROME High school dropouts fill more jail cells and require more social services than those who graduate, city and school leaders said Thursday as Mayor James Brown announced an initiative to help young people at risk. "They're lost," Brown said