Jobs

Changed Choices Gives One Woman A Second Chance

Tasnim Shamma — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:12:43 +0000

Nationally, more than a quarter of all women who end up in prison, return to prison. A local nonprofit, Changed Choices, works to change that by providing support to female offenders from when they first enter prison and follows them even after they leave. After nearly a decade of work, only four percent of its clients have returned to prison.

MetLife To Bring 2,600 Jobs To Charlotte And Cary

Jim Morrill/The Charlotte Observer — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:09:39 +0000

In what’s billed as the biggest jobs announcement in state history, Gov. Pat McCrory Thursday announced the arrival of 2,600 jobs with insurance giant MetLife, with half coming to Charlotte.

MetLife, America’s largest life insurer, would add jobs in Cary and Charlotte. MetLife, America’s largest life insurer, would add jobs in Charlotte and Cary by the end of 2015 in what will be a $125.5 million investment.

Freightliner Cuts 1,200 Charlotte-Area Jobs

Ben Bradford — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:19:49 +0000

The numbers are in on Daimler Chrysler’s plan to lay off workers at its three Charlotte area Freightliner plants. The tally is 1,200 jobs.

A Sign Of Surging Construction In Mecklenburg

Ben Bradford — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:14:11 +0000

Mecklenburg County is adding 18 new building inspectors, in response to an expected surge in construction, but that has not necessarily led to a surge in construction jobs.

Mecklenburg Code Enforcement Director Jim Bartl says his office has been steadily getting busier. By spring, he expects to be so busy that his office will need the new staff.

“What we’ve been observing, which is a trend for 21 months especially on the commercial side, is a slow climb out of the depths of the recession,” Bartl says.

S&D To Add 200 Jobs In Concord

Ben Bradford — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:10:20 +0000

If you’re a coffee drinker, there’s a good chance you’ve had a cup of S&D Coffee and don’t know it. The Concord-based company supplies McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Circle K, and Krispy Kreme, among others, with coffee, tea, and creamers. S&D has over 600 employees in the state and now plans to add another 200 to that count.

Local Drug Tester Crosses The Border

Tasnim Shamma — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:45:49 +0000

In the ongoing cross-border competition for jobs, Charlotte is losing yet another company to South Carolina.

Just last month, it was photo-sharing company Shutterfly abandoning Charlotte for Fort Mill.

On Tuesday, Physicians Choice Laboratory Services announced it is moving to Rock Hill, where it will double its workforce. The drug testing company opened in 2009 and now has 150 employees in Charlotte.

Mark Farris, the economic development director of York County, says it’s only natural.