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July 27th, 2010
AirTran, a low-fare airline designed for leisure and business travelers alike, has announced they will be hiring for dispatcher jobs in Florida, among other positions.
Hiring across the board is their new mantra, according to officials. More than 1,000 employees already work for AirTran.
AirTran just unveiled a brand-new $12 million building in Central Florida. It’s called the Systems Operations Control Center and is a hub or command center for the entire airline.
The old building suffered heavy damage from a recent hurricane.
They’re also moving approximately 100 pilots to the new location to live and work, which is great news for this region of Florida.
Because it is a low-cost, low-budget airline, AirTran has not succumbed like many other airlines during this tough economic times.
The company also plans on hiring schedulers and resource planners.
According to their website, AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings is a low-fare airline designed for leisure and business travelers alike, offering Business class, new planes with Wi-Fi, XM Satellite Radio and EasyFit Overhead Bins, assigned seats, and our accommodating frequent flier program A+ Rewards. AirTran Airways’ mix of low fares and an affordable Business Class with excellent customer service and one of the world’s youngest all-Boeing fleets has continued to strike a chord with the public.
People said an airline couldn’t be all these things. AirTran Airways continued success has proven them wrong.
The airline continues to expand their team of quality people, and remains dedicated to providing the safest, most comfortable flights possible. AirTran Airways continues to maintain steady, sustainable growth based on a long-term vision and solid plan.
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July 20th, 2010
The Pensacola campus of Virginia College held a series to workshops to promote jobs in Florida.
According to a press release, the Career Services Department at the Pensacola, Florida, campus of Virginia College recently hosted its first-ever workshops titled “The Hiring Hour” and “Mentoring Builds Career Momentum.” The objective was to promote an atmosphere of professionalism, business networking, and mentoring, and to provide a setting for employment interviews.
Employers representing clinics, hospitals, law firms, the military, professional organizations, the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, and small business owners were present to meet graduates. The grads represented all programs offered at Virginia College in Pensacola. They were dressed professionally, and brought copies of their resumes for admittance to the event.
Senior Vice President of Career Services Scot Stapleton, representing Virginia College parent company Education Corporation of America (ECA), shared insightful comments regarding professionalism in the workplace. Pensacola campus President Dr. Kim Coolidge provided wisdom regarding the Virginia College education experience, and offered thought-provoking platitudes to the attentive group.
Education Corporation of America is a leader in the post-secondary career school market with current enrollment of over 19,000 students. The ECA website is www.ecacolleges.com/. Schools include Virginia College, founded in 1983, a private institution of higher education that offers non-degree and associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the areas of Health and Medical, Business, Information Technology, Interior Design, Computer Design, Cosmetology, Nursing and more in sixteen different cities. Virginia College campuses are located in Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama; Jacksonville and Pensacola, Florida; Augusta and Macon, Georgia; Biloxi and Jackson, Mississippi; Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, South Carolina; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Austin, Texas. The Virginia College website is www.vc.edu/. Virginia College also offers classes worldwide via the Internet, with student services and admissions facilities in Birmingham, Alabama, and Tampa, Florida. Information about online classes at Virginia College is available at www.vconline.edu. Additionally, ECA operates Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College, with locations in Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, and Jacksonville, Florida. The website is www.culinard.com. ECA also operates Golf Academy of America, with locations in Phoenix, Arizona; San Diego, California; Orlando, Florida; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Golf Academy website is www.golfacademy.edu.
Tags: Jobs in Florida, Virginia college
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July 13th, 2010
Railroad company CSX Corp. says it has had a better than expected second quarter and plans on hiring for transportation jobs in Florida in the near future.
They’ve also have great gains this quarter and point to the economy going into recovery as the reasons behind the profits.
CSX is based in Jacksonville, Florida. The company says they plan to hire 500 to 1,000 new employees as early as next year.
“While the economy remains dynamic, our markets overall continue to improve, and our outlook remains positive,” said Michael J. Ward, chairman, president and chief executive officer. “At the same time, CSX has demonstrated that it can be successful in a wide array of economic conditions, and that’s what we will continue to do.”
Revenue in the second quarter increased 22 percent from the prior year to nearly $2.7 billion, with volume gains across all major markets. Revenue growth and continued operating leverage drove all-time record financial results, including operating income of $768 million and an operating ratio of 71.2 percent.
“CSX employees remained focused on creating value for our customers to help them compete in today’s economy,” Ward said. “As a result, we delivered another strong quarter of financial results for our shareholders while continuing to make high levels of investment in the nation’s freight rail system.”
CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is a leading transportation company providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. The company’s transportation network spans approximately 21,000 miles with service to 23 eastern states and the District of Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports.
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July 8th, 2010
While many grocery stores have been cutting back in this economy and eliminating jobs like baggers, supermarket chain Aldi is doing the exact opposite and is actually adding food service jobs in Florida.
In fact, they held a hiring event recently in Orlando to advertise and interview for jobs.
Hundreds of eager job seekers lined up for the chance to get an interview for a number of food service openings, including cashiers, baggers, and deli positions. Unfortunately the store usually only employs a small amount of people, about 15 employees per store. That, along with low-cost, generic brands and food in bulk allow them to keep costs down substantially. They stores are a big draw for both low-income and middle-income families because of their quality food and low prices.
Aldi also wants to hire store manager trainees, managers, and part and full-time cashiers.
Managers make $20 an hour, while cashiers make $20 - not a bad payday, especially for a youngster who needs a part-time job. What’s even more, part-time employers, or those who works 20 hours a week or more, will be eligible for benefits. Full-time employees are automatically offered benefits.
Aldi opened it first store in Central Florida in 2008. Despite the economy, the company has since grown to more than 35 stores across the area. Nine more stores are on the way over the next few months.
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June 21st, 2010
BP has hired hundreds of workers to help clean up the oil in Florida, but these workers are complaining that oil spill cleanup jobs in Florida are being taken by locals instead.
The workers get to Florida only to be turned away by officials who say that locals have taken over instead.
BP subcontracted the work to people in Texas, Mississippi, and Texas. The workers came to Florida thinking they would be employed for several months under BP.
Workers who traveled for miles are angered and claimed they were lied to and led to believe they would make good money aiding in the cleanup.
Among the jobs they were hired to do is scrubbing oil from the shores and laying protective boom. But these jobs have been snagged by locals instead. About 25,000 workers were called to the task.
BP and state officials apparently now think that it’s a better idea to have locals perform the work, especially considering how the Gulf coast economy has taken such as a hit as a result of the disaster. Employing locals seems like a natural result.
But the subcontracted workers claim they have contracts in hand stipulating they would be the primary workers.
In Florida, about 86% of cleanup workers are Floridians currently. These figures have nearly doubled in the last month, according to BP.
Governors of the affected states have told BP that they want residents to get first dibs on the jobs.
But out-of-state workers are angry that they were misled by BP and claim they have no legal recourse despite the contracts. And after about a week on the job, many were replaced almost immediately by locals.
Tags: Oil Spill Cleanup Jobs in Florida
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June 15th, 2010
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. isn’t chickening out on their new promise to consumers to farm locally grown products and have created a campaign that has lead to more food service jobs in Florida.
About 250 jobs, to be exact, will be added on the roster at the company’s facility in Live Oak.
The campaign is called “Fresh from Florida” and was derived from the pressing consumer need to have access to fresh, locally grown poultry.
The campaign was created in junction with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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June 2nd, 2010
Beech Nut, a maker and processor of baby foods, has opened a new plant, which will create many new administrative jobs in Florida. For more information, click here.
According to Fox23News.com, every seat in the house was full for the grand opening of the new Beech Nut processing plant and headquarters in Florida.
“Today is a great day for the Mohawk Valley, the Capital Region and upstate New York,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer. “And it’s because of a four-letter word: jobs.”
At one point, the long-time Canajoharie company considered moving out of state. But with help from lawmakers, Beech Nut decided to stay in Montgomery County, heading to the nearby town of Florida.
All Canajoharie employees were offered jobs at the new plant. More than 350 accepted.
“I’ve heard good news from people saying I’ve got a new job down here and it’s wonderful,” said Canajoharie resident Esther Simpson.
“I have a lot of relatives that work there and they’re very happy they could keep their jobs,” said Canajoharie resident Sheila Hearn.
On top of those jobs, Beech Nut president Jim Schneider says the baby food manufacturer will be adding 135 new positions.
“We want to be good corporate neighbors and I think the best workforce is here in our backyard,” Schneider says.
“Manufacturing is not dead,” says Congressman Paul Tonko. “It’s alive and well if we invest appropriately.”
Right now production is already underway at the plant for the company’s glass and plastic lines. Soon, food production will make its way over. For those attending today’s event, it’s business that’s more than welcome.
“Beech Nut has been in Canajoharie more than a hundred years,” says Florida resident Chris Fernandez. “It’s nice to see them stay in Montgomery County.”
Schneider says the goal is to have all of the production moved from the Canajoharie site to the Florida plant by September.
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May 26th, 2010
While Florida’s unemployment rate remains higher than the national rate, recent stats show that the economy is actually improving with the additional of several new jobs.
According to TBNWeekly.com, Pinellas County’s unemployment rate for April is down nearly a full percentage point, according to the latest figures from the Florida Agency of Workforce Innovation.
April’s rate was 11.5 percent, compared to March when 12.4 percent of the county’s labor force was looking for a job.
In April, 51,629 of the county’s labor force of 447,989 were looking for a job. In March, 55,693 out of a labor force of 450,195 were unemployed.
While, the numbers appear to be moving in the right direction, unemployment in Pinellas remains high compared to April 2009 when the unemployment rate was 9.8 percent, and only 43,765 of 446,068 were unemployed.
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May 11th, 2010
A startup solar panel manufacturer is seeking $360,000 in state and local job growth incentives to hire 150 workers for a plant in Fort Lauderdale, a move that could create several dozen green jobs in Florida (click here).
According to SustainableBusinessOregon.com, Off Grid Solar would move its headquarters from DeLand and spend $11.8 million on facilities and equipment to lease space, according to its application for Qualified Target Industry funds with Broward County. On May 4, county commissioners approved $45,000 for the company, should it meet its job growth targets in 2011 through 2014. Fort Lauderdale commissioners approved incentives of the same amount in April. The company is seeking state approval for the rest.
James McKirdy, a former disaster recovery center manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is founder of Off Grid Solar. As its name implies, he has the company ready to produce solar photovoltaic panels that can fully power buildings without relying on the electrical grid. The company is ready to create Florida jobs.
“We don’t believe in the grid,” McKirdy said. “You can’t make a wire smart.”
Off Grid Solar also plans to manufacture solar street-lighting systems. He said his panels are 41 percent efficient in hot direct sunlight, and can even generate power during cloudy days and from high moonlit nights.
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May 6th, 2010
There’s reason to celebrate in the Florida, as a new report just released states that almost 1,100 tech jobs in Florida have been created since 2008.
According to the 13th annual Cyberstates report published on Wednesday, the modest 0.4 percent gain to 292,300 high-tech jobs during a recession compared with an overall 4.1 percent loss in the state’s private work force in 2008, the most current data available.
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