Kamine Development Corporation and Nicollet Industries, LLC will invest $267 million to establish a new paperboard recycling and production facility through a joint venture. In addition, the green infrastructure and sustainable development partners which will create 210 new jobs. Prospects of Investment The 335,000-square-foot Celadon Development Corp. facility will be at the Chesapeake Deepwater Terminal […]
The State of Michigan has more than 500 open positions which they are looking to fill. It is more than an year since the state lifted the hiring freeze. Worker Shortage Challenge The labor shortage crisis is continuing in United States. The struggle is making it tough for states, businesses and organizations to hire and […]
General Motors (GM) is likely to announce $6.5 billion investment for its electric vehicle production expansion in Michigan. This investment will create approximately 4,000 new jobs at two plants. Michigan is always associated with car manufacturing and the trend is likely to continue during the modern age of electric vehicles. GM announced developing a new […]
Wisconsin Republicans presented a package of legislation to tighten the eligibility for unemployment benefits. The purpose of the bill is to cater the growing challenge of labor shortage across the state. Labor Shortage Challenge The Republican lawmakers introduced the bill on Tuesday and it will restrict the state’s unemployment benefits. The bill will shorten the […]
Walmart Inc will now provide only one week of paid leave to COVID-19 positive employees. The previous policy allowed them to have two-weeks off-time. This is according to a memo seen by Reuters. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Policy U.S. hourly associates and long-haul drivers received a memo on last Tuesday. According to […]
The negotiations among Kroger’s King Soopers grocery store chain and the union which represents more than 8,700 Colorado workers had failed last week. The employees have now gone for a three-week strike started last Wednesday. Disagreement on Proposal More than 8,000 employees working at nearly 80 King Soopers stores went on strike. Their demands include […]
MP Materials Corp. is planning to build an initial rare earth (RE) metal, alloy and magnet manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility will also create more than 100 skilled jobs. MP Materials will develop a 200,000 square foot greenfield metal, alloy and neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnet manufacturing facility. The plant will also serve as […]
Novelis Inc. has announced to invest $365 million to build an advanced recycling center for automotive in North America. In addition, the new recycling facility will create 140 new jobs in Guthrie, Kentucky. New Recycling Facility The announcement made by Novelis is good news for Kentucky’s people. The Atlanta based company is the leading producer […]
Twenty-six states in United States will raise minimum wage in 2022. Workers are expecting to get significant pay gains form their employers. After a decade long struggle, U.S. workers will finally get a wage hike during this year. Many worker organizations were pushing for at $15 minimum wage and their efforts are finally successful. Amid […]
The United States is experiencing a shortage of more than 80,000 truck drivers countrywide. This is according to an estimate from American Trucking Associations. American Trucks Associations estimates that trucks carry out around 72% of American’s freight transport. This shows the level of dependency of consumers on truck drivers for managing the deliveries. Much of […]