January 2009 |
| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 |
| Kohl's Staffing Canton, Milton Stores |
| Kohl's is opening two new metro Atlanta stores, in Canton and Milton, and will be hosting job fairs next week to help fill available positions. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 |
| Paradigm Security Services Recruiting Guards |
| Paradigm Security Services will be recruiting security officers at the GDOL North Metro Career Center on Thursday, January 8th. |
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December 2008 |
| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 |
| AWDA Hosting Job Fairs Every Tuesday |
| The Atlanta Workforce Development Agency hosts weekly Tuesday job fairs from 8:00am to 11:00am at the AWDA offices. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 |
| Rapid Link Opening New Atlanta Data Center |
| WiMax carrier Rapid Link announced construction of new 3,000 square foot Atlanta data center expected to open in January. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 |
| XL Insurance Opens New Buckhead Office |
| XL Insurance to provide property, casualty, professional and specialty insurance from new regional office in Piedmont Center. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 |
| Fantastic Network Solutions Signs $67M Deal |
| Fantastic Network Solutions has signed a $67 million technology infrastructure deal with Panama International Merchandise Mart. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 |
| GE Energy Inks $3 Billion Iraqi Power Contract |
| Iraqi Ministry of Electricity and GE Energy sign nearly $3 billion agreement for power generation equipment and services. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 |
| Scottrade Opening New Lawrenceville Branch |
| Online investment firm Scottrade is opening a branch office in Lawrenceville on Monday, December 22. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 |
| LG Electronics Opens N Fulton Training Facility |
| LG Electronics has officially opened their new 16,000 square foot North Fulton training facility; expansion expected in 2009. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 |
| Trans Alliance Med & Drugs Recruiting Event |
| Trans Alliance Med & Drugs will be having a healthcare recruiting event at the Cobb/Cherokee Career Center on Wed. Dec. 17. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 |
| Suniva Opens South's First Solar Cell Factory |
| Suniva officially opened the first solar factory in the Southeastern U.S., expected to create over 100 jobs in 2009. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 |
| Horizon Staffing Seasonal Recruiting Event |
| Horizon Staffing is hosting a recruiting session for seasonal positions on Monday, December 15th in Lithonia. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 |
| Transcend Services Signs 3-Year VHA Contract |
| Transcend Services signs three-year deal to offer medical transcription services to more than 1,400 healthcare organizations in VHA alliance. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 |
| NurnbergMesse Officially Opens Atlanta HQ |
| NurnbergMesse North America, subsidiary of German exhibition co. NurnbergMesse Group, opened its Atlanta HQ with a reception Dec. 4th. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 |
| Student and Professional Hiring Event Dec 8th |
| LocalCareerFairs.com is hosting a student and professional hiring event Mon., Dec. 8th, from 10:00am-1:00pm at the Central Library. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 |
| Gideon Technologies Moves, Expands HQ |
| Gideon Technologies is moving their corporate headquarters from Duluth to Alpharetta, doubling their space due to expansion. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 |
| GDOL Open House Job Fair Thurs Dec 4th |
| The GDOL Cobb-Cherokee Career Center will be hosting an open house job fair on Thursday, Dec. 4th, from 10:00AM to 1:00PM. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 |
| H&R Block Recruitng Event Tues Dec 9th |
| H&R Block will be hosting a learning and recruitment event at the GDOL Covington Career Center on Tues., Dec. 9th from 11:30am-1:00pm. |
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November 2008 |
| EVENTS | Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 |
| MilitaryStars Career Expo Thursday Dec 4th |
| MilitaryStars is holding their Southeast Regional Career Event on Thursday, December 4th at the Cobb Galleria Centre. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 |
| GE Energy Inks $1Billion Sonelgaz Deal |
| Algerian state-owned power company Sonelgaz has signed service agreements with GE Energy worth more than US $1 billion. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 |
| Global Recruiting Solutions Job Fair Dec 02 |
| Global Recruiting Solutions is hosting a job fair Tuesday, December 2nd at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel on Galleria Parkway. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 |
| IBM Awarded $873M GTA IT Services Contract |
| IBM announced that the State of Georgia has awarded IBM a contract, valued at $873 million, for IT outsourcing services over eight years. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 |
| AT&T Wins $346M GTA Network Services Bid |
| AT&T has announced a five-year contract with the Georgia Technology Authority worth a projected $346 million to provide
managed network services. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 |
| Averitt Express Opens New Distribution Facility |
| Averitt Express is expanding its presence in Atlanta with a massive new distribution facility on Fulton Industrial
Boulevard. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 |
| Wendy's/Arby's Expanding Corporate Office |
| Wendy's/Arby's Group has announced plans to expand its Central Perimeter corporate support center, bringing at least 120 jobs to Atlanta. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 |
| Health Care Plus Filling Home Care Positions |
| Health Care Plus will be recruiting home care workers Wednesday, November 19th at the GDOL Covington Career Center. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 |
| Assurant Opening New Duluth Service Center |
| Assurant Specialty Property is expanding metro Atlanta operations and is currently staffing their new Duluth service center. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 |
| Loram Recruiting Machine Operators Nov 20th |
| Loram Maintenance of Way will be recruiting Machine Operators at the GDOL Cobb/Cherokee Career Center on Thursday, Nov. 20th. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 |
| UniSea Hiring Locally for Alaska Facilities |
| UniSea is recruiting personnel to work in their Aleutian Island seafood processing facilities from January through May, 2009. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 |
| U.S. Census Bureau Open Testing Session |
| The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an open testing session in Norcross Nov. 17th for applicants interested in working for the 2010 U.S.Census. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 |
| North Cobb Diversity and Bilingual Job Fair |
| The North Cobb Diversity and Bilingual Job Fair will be held from 10:00am - 2:00pm Tuesday, November 18th at Cobb Galleria Centre.
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 |
| American Girl Boutique & Bistro Mass Hire |
| American Girl Boutique & Bistro at North Point Mall will be recruiting to fill 52 open positions on Wednesday, November 12th. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 |
| AGLA/GDOL Job Fair Mon Nov 10th in Monroe |
| American General Life and Accident Insurance and the GDOL will co-sponsor Monroe career fair Monday, November 10th. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 |
| GDOL Veterans Fall 2008 Job Fair Nov 13th |
| The GDOL Department of Veterans Services is hosting the Veterans Fall 2008 Job Fair Thursday, November 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 |
| Gwinnett County Police Department Job Fair |
| The Gwinnett County Police Department Job Fair will be held on Saturday, November 8th from 09:00 am to 2:00 pm. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 |
| Goodwill of North Georgia Holiday Job Fair |
| The 2008 Annual Holiday Job Fair Sponsored by Goodwill of North Georgia Career Services will be held Thursday, November 6th. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 |
| Veterans Day Job Fair Wednesday, Nov 5th |
| The GDOL DeKalb Career Center is hosting a Veterans Day Job Fair on Wednesday, November 5th from 10:00am to 2:00pm |
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October 2008 |
| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 |
| Tractor Supply Co Staffing Cartersville Store |
| Tractor Supply Co. is conducting a mass hire to fill multiple positions for the company's new Cartersville retail location. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 |
| Clearleap Gets $3.3M Venture Debt Financing |
| Video technology startup Clearleap announced that it has secured $3.3 million in venture debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 |
| Audiovisual Contractor Opens Metro Office |
| Stage Front Presentation Systems has recently opened an Alpharetta office to serve the metro area and north Georgia. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 |
| 2008 Fall Career Fair Gwinnett Mon Nov 3rd |
| The 2008 Fall Career Fair Gwinnett will be held Monday, November 03 at the GDOL Gwinnett Career Center from 10am - 2pm. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 |
| NCR Expansion Will Add 916 Metro Jobs |
| NCR to establish global Center of Excellence in Georgia, co-locating key components of its customer service ops and creating 916 new jobs. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 |
| Nestle Purina PetCare Hiring Production Ops |
| Nestle Purina PetCare is staffing Production Operator positions at the company's Fairburn plant. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 |
| CareerBuilder Career Fair Wed Oct 29th |
| CareerBuilder is hosting a career fair Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 10:00am-3:00pm
at the Cobb Galleria Centre. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 |
| Cartersville Veterans Career Expo Oct 30th |
| The GDOL Cartersville Career Center will be hosting its annual Veterans Career Expo on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 1:00pm-4:00pm. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 |
| Airport Job Fair October 29th at GICC |
| Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will be hosting a job fair
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 at the GICC in College Park. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 |
| City of McDonough/ARC Job Fair Fri Oct 24th |
| The City of McDonough and the Atlanta Regional Commission will host
a job fair Friday, October 24 from 10:00am-3:00pm. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 |
| Veteran's Job Fair and Seasonal Hiring Event |
| The GDOL North Metro Career Center is hosting a Veteran's Job Fair and Seasonal Hiring Event Oct. 22 from 10:00am until 2:00pm. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 |
| Venturi Staffing Needs BofA Project Temps |
| Venturi Staffing is currently recruiting multiple full-time temp positions for a Bank of America tax processing project. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 |
| Trader Joe's Still Staffing New Buckhead Store |
| Trader Joe's is opening its latest metro Atlanta location in Buckhead on
Oct. 24th, and is still looking to fill some positions. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 |
| Horizon Staffing Recruiting Tax Processors |
| Horizon Staffing will be recruiting at the GDOL Gwinnett Career Center October 21st and 23rd for IRS processing center positions. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 |
| Henry/DeKalb Community Career Fair Oct 22 |
| The Henry/DeKalb Community Career Fair will be held October 22nd at the Greater New Hope Christian Church in Stockbridge. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 |
| AT&T Recruiting Sales Associates October 20th |
| AT&T will be recruiting Sales Associates at the GDOL Gwinnett Career Center on Monday, October 20, from 10:00am-2:00pm. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 |
| New Mercies Mega Fair October 18th in Lilburn |
| New Mercies Christian Church in Lilburn will be hosting a job fair on Saturday, October 18 from 10:00am-3:00pm. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 |
| CCCS Staffing New Cobb Couseling Facility |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service is hiring housing counselors and customer service reps for new Interstate North Office Park facility. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 |
| Georgia Works Job Fair Wednesday Oct 15th |
| The Georgia Works Job Fair will be held Wednesday, Oct. 15th from 9:30am-2:00pm at DeKalb Technical College in Covington. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 |
| North Gwinnett Diversity and Bilingual Job Fair |
| The North Gwinnett Diversity and Bilingual Job Fair will be held Tuesday, October 14,
from 10am-2pm at The Gwinnett Center in Duluth. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 |
| Lockheed Martin Inks Qatar C-130J Contract |
| Lockheed Martin will provide four C-130J Super Hercules airlifters plus training and spares to the State of Qatar. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 |
| SFC Smart Fuel Cell Opens U.S. HQ In Atlanta |
| SFC Smart Fuel Cell expands into the U.S. with the opening of a sales and technical service office in Piedmont Center. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 |
| AWDA Job Fair Every Tueday This Month |
| The Atlanta Workforce Development Agency will be hosting its weekly Tuesday job fair every Tuesday in October. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 |
| Protech Security Hiring Outside Sales Reps |
| Protech Security will be hosting a hiring session for Outside Sales Reps at the GDOL Gwinnett Career Center on Tuesday, Oct 7th. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 |
| Toys R Us Seasonal Hiring Push Begins |
| Toys R Us has begun their seasonal hiring push, posting jobs for all metro stores as well as their McDonough distribution center. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 |
| Astadia Completes $7 Mil Series B Financing |
| Astadia announced that it has completed a $7 million Series B financing, to be used to support continued growth in the U.S. and other key markets. |
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September 2008 |
| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 |
| AT&T Recruiting Clerical Workers October 2nd |
| AT&T will be recruiting to fill full-time clerical positions Thursday, October 2nd, at the GDOL Covington Career Center. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 |
| RedCarpet Lanes Staffing Duluth Location |
| RedCarpet Lanes Entertainment Complex will be hosting a hiring fair at the GDOL Gwinnett Career Wednesday from 10am-2pm. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 |
| Room & Board Staffing New Atlanta Location |
| Room & Board is posting open positions for its new 34,000 square foot three-level store in the White Provisions development, opening spring 2009. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 |
| Marietta/Cobb Career Expo October 1st |
| The seventh annual Marietta/Cobb Career Expo will be held October 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb County Civic Center. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 |
| Newell Rubbermaid Expanding Atlanta HQ |
| Newell Rubbermaid announced that the company will add up to 200 new jobs, bring more business units to Atlanta headquarters. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 |
| Atlanta Football Classic Job Fair at GWCC |
| The GDOL and 100 Black Men of Atlanta are hosting the 8th Annual Atlanta Football Classic Job Fair Friday at the Georgia world Congress Center. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 |
| Kemira Opening New Atlanta R&D Center |
| Kemira announced it has signed a lease on a new research and development center located at Technology Enterprise Park. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 |
| Norcross McDonald's Hiring Managers |
| McDonald's is hiring managers for location in Norcross Wednesday at the GDOL Gwinnett Career Center. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 |
| CIBT Opening Atlanta Passport/Visa Office |
| CIBT, the largest provider of expedited visa and passport services in the U.S., is opening an office in Buckhead's Tower Place effective October 1, 2008. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 |
| National Distributing Company Hiring Drivers |
| National Distributing Company is seeking qualified applicants to fill driver positions. Class A or B CDL with experience driving with clutch. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 |
| Whoop Launches With $2 Mil Angel Funding |
| Whoop has announced the launch of their Web-based mobile content sharing platform and $2 million in angel funding. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 |
| CCHR Unveils Pemberton Place Home |
| The Center for Civil and Human Rights' new home, expected to generate over 1500 construction and 1100 permanent jobs, was unveiled today. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 |
| Atlanta Diversity Job Expo |
| The Atlanta Diversity Job Expo will be held at the Cobb Galleria Centre Wednesday, September 17th from 11:00am to 3:00pm. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 |
| Goodwill of North Georgia Recruiting Event |
| A Goodwill recruiter will be on site at the GDOL North Metro Career Center to conduct interviews for Managers in Training and Assistant Managers. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 |
| Dover Saddlery Opening Metro Store |
| Multichannel equestrian products retailer Dover Saddlery is opening an Alpharetta retail location, its first in Georgia, in October. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 |
| Chain Reaction Gets $5 Mil VC Injection |
| Local ecommerce software developer Chain Reaction Ecommerce has raised $5 million from Atlanta venture capital firm Total Technology Ventures. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 |
| Adams Harris Opens Atlanta Office |
| Adams Harris, an internal audit, accounting and finance, corporate tax and technology services firm announced opening of Atlanta office. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 |
| Lockheed Martin Gets $129 Mil Navy Contract |
| Lockheed Martin has received a $129.3 million contract to build a total of 13 new outer wing sets for the U.S. Navy’s P-3 Orion fleet. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 |
| Subaru of Kennesaw Opens |
| Subaru announced the opening of Subaru of Kennesaw, operated by Ryan Troncalli and expected to employ 30 staff members including sales, service and vehicle technicians. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 |
| ARCA Opening Marietta ApplianceSmart |
| Appliance Recycling Centers of America will open a 33,000-square-foot ApplianceSmart Factory Outlet in Marietta in November to serve Atlanta's northwest suburbs. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 |
| GRS Diversity Job Fair |
| The GRS Diversity Job Fair will be held from 10:00am - 2:00pm Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at The Renaissance Waverly Hotel on Galleria Parkway. Admission and parking are free. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 |
| North Cobb Diversity and Bilingual Job Fair |
| The North Cobb Diversity and Bilingual Job Fair will be held from 10:00am - 2:00pm Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Cobb Galleria Centre. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 |
| Part-Time Floor Cleaners Needed |
| Williams Janitorial is looking for floor cleaners with stripping, buffing and waxing experience to work part-time cleaning floors at a metro bank. |
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August 2008 |
| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 |
| Toyo Tire Expanding Metro Presence |
| Toyo Tire is investing $270 million to more than double the output of its Bartow County plant, a move that will create an estimated 400 new jobs. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 |
| Suniva Wins $480 Mil Contract |
| Suniva has entered into a long-term supply contract with Titan Energy Systems, one of India's largest manufacturers of solar modules and specialty photovoltaic products. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 |
| Goodyear Closing 92 US Stores |
| Goodyear plans to exit 92 underperforming locations by the end of the year in a move to improve the profitability of its U.S. retail operations. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 |
| Flexplay Signs Deal With Hudson Group |
| Flexplay has signed a distribution agreement making Hudson Group the exclusive retailer of Flexplay No-Return DVD Rental in airports and transportation terminals throughout North America. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 |
| Terminus Gets Two New Restaurants |
| Restaurants III Forks and Cantina Laredo will come to the Atlanta market after signing leases at Terminus 200 in Buckhead, slated to open in 2009. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 |
| Suniva Inks $500 Mil Solar Cell Deal |
| Suniva has signed a $500 million contract to deliver solar cells to Solon AG, Europe's largest solar photovoltaic module manufacturer, through 2012. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 |
| Purewire Closes $2 Mil Funding Round |
| Purewire has secured $2 million in funding to expand the company’s data centers, fuel engineering and development, and increase sales and marketing efforts. |
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July 2008 |
| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 |
| Asbury Automotive Moving HQ to Gwinnett |
| Asbury Automotive Group, the parent company of Nalley Automotive Group, will move its headquarters to Duluth by March 2009. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 |
| GE Energy Wins $500 Mil UAE Bid |
| GE Energy has received a contract of more than US$500 million to supply equipment to power the world's largest aluminum
processing complex at a single site. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 |
| Starbucks Closing 10 Metro Atlanta Stores |
| Starbucks is closing 10 stores in metro Atlanta as part of its plan to transform the company by closing approximately 600 underperforming stores. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 |
| AJC Trimming 189 Jobs |
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is expected to cut 189 jobs between August and October in the face of declining advertising revenue and rising fuel and newsprint prices. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 |
| OpenSpan Closes $13 Mil VC Funding Round |
| OpenSpan has closed $13 million of venture capital funding tp help accelerate growth with strategic new hires, expanded operations, and continued investments. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 |
| FDIC Closes IndyMac Bank |
| IndyMac Bank was closed today by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named conservator. As conservator, the FDIC will operate IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 |
| Paradies Shops Wins Airport Bid |
| The Paradies Shops has been awarded a seven-year contract to bring exclusive national brands and locally-inspired retail concepts to Hartsfield-Jackson. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 |
| Cobb Gets New VA Vet Center |
| Cobb County has been designated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to receive one of 39 new Vet Centers to be developed by fall 2009.
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 |
| ScanTech Lands UAE Contract |
| ScanTech announced today that it plans to
create up to 25 jobs and invest $1 million after landing a major contract with the government of the United Arab Emirates. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 |
| W Hotel Buckhead Recruiting Blitz |
| The new W Hotel Buckhead is hosting a recruiting blitz with the GDOL through July 12 at Lenox Mall. The hotel is hiring up to 125 new employees. |
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June 2008 |
| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 |
| LiveVox Opens Metro Atlanta Office |
| LiveVox, a San Francisco-based provider of hosted dialer solutions, today announced the company has opened a metro Atlanta office, located in Roswell. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 |
| Woodstock Builder Sacks Staff |
| Sales agents for Woodstock-based homebuilder Robert Harris Homes were told
Thursday to head home. The company has been plagued with work stoppages this year. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 |
| DataPath Wins Army SATCOM Contract |
| DataPath, Inc. has been awarded a U.S. Army contract to manufacture and install DataPath DKET LT satellite communications hubs in support of the U.S. military Joint Task Force in Afghanistan. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 |
| Lockheed Martin Wins CDC IT Contract |
| Lockheed Martin was selected by the CDC to provide Information Technology services to the agency’s Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) in Atlanta. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 |
| Diversity Job Fair |
| There is a Diversity Job Fair at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Exhibit Hall B, from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 |
| Monster Atlanta Job Fair |
| Meet with top employers from Atlanta at the Monster Atlanta Job Fair Monday, June 23, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 |
| DocuSys Move Could Create 300 Jobs |
| DocuSys, Inc. announced today it has relocated its headquarters from Mobile, Alabama, to midtown Atlanta. The move is expected to create 300 jobs over the next 3 years. |
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| JOB MARKET NEWS | Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 |
| Atlanta Lands National Health Museum |
| Atlanta has been selected as the home to the new National Health Museum, which will be located near Centennial Park and is expected to bring 135 jobs and over $200 million in initial investment. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 |
| Steve & Barry's Opening New Store |
| Cheap chic retailer Steve & Barry's is opening its second metro Atlanta location this summer, and a visit to the company's web site indicates they are staffing the new store. |
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| HIRING ALERT | Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 |
| Atlanta Regional Census Center Jobs |
| The U.S. Census Bureau's Atlanta Regional Census Center will be opening the Early Local Census Offices (ELCOs) for the 2010
Decennial Census this fall, and they are seeking to fill multiple positions. |
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| EVENTS | Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 |
| GDOL/GPB Job Fair 2008 |
| The Georgia Department of Labor’s 14th annual televised job fair will be carried statewide on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) Sunday, June 22, from 2-4 p.m. |
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