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Saturday, March 3, 2007

Solarworld: New Factory Will Create Jobs (Jobs in atlanta)

Germany's Solarworld AG will invest euro300 million in a newly acquired factory in the western U.S. state of Oregon that will help it double its overall solar-cell and wafer production by 2010, creating at least 1,000 jobs, the company's chief executive said Thursday.
Airbus SAS, struggling to end a financial crisis sparked by delays in the A380 superjumbo jet, plans to cut 10,000 jobs over four years and sell or find partners for six factories.
Jobs are coming to Hart County - at least 120 of them, company officials announced Monday. The company, which will manufacture conveyor belt components in Hart County, will invest $50 million in the community.
KINGSTON - In November, Ulster County employee Shirley Ector, at the time a records management technician for the Department of Social Services, stood in front of the county Legislature, reading a letter asking legislators not to cut her or 26 other county employees' jobs.
Jobless rate for Jan. same as in Dec., down from Jan. 2006 figure. SAN DIEGO - California employers cut payrolls by 4,500 jobs in January, led by declines in the leisure and hospitality industry, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
Airbus, steadily losing its market lead to Boeing Co., unveiled drastic plans this week to follow in its U.S. rival's footsteps by cutting thousands of jobs.
Seattle's Office for Senior Citizens offers a program that helps place seniors in jobs that can earn them earn extra money and a second chance at a career, but many active seniors in Ballard are looking for opportunities closer to home.
While the expansion of the Japanese auto industry continues in Indiana, other factory towns reliant on the Detroit-based automakers are losing jobs.