BUSINESS
Truck factory plans to lay off 600 workers in North Carolina, company says
The office impact included around 20 supervisors, engineers, procurement people, and more.
The office impact included around 20 supervisors, engineers, procurement people, and more.
N.C. Children's Health will be built on 230 acres at U.S. 1 and N.C. 540 in Apex in southwestern Wake County.
The Mexico-based company announced it will cease operations at its Cedar Creek facility in July.
The Transitional Work Pilot Program is helping those recently released from prison get work skills and a job.
Applicants will have their skills matched with a role regardless of the industry they might be coming from.
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 5,000 to 219,000 for the week ending Feb. 15.
Among the things organizers are asking for are consistent scheduling, one-hour paid lunch and higher wages.
The nonprofit has enrolled over 900 graduates, with 80% earning industry recognized credentials for careers.
Jobless claim applications declined by 22,000 to 220,000 for the week of Dec. 14.
"If you're getting an offer very easily, that is typically a red flag," the Better Business Bureau says.
