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Archive for April, 2009

Florida Careers Created by Two Companies

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Two companies will help create new Florida careers.

The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County recently announced that two out-of-state companies will add 85 employees to Palm Beach County, according to an article by PalmBeachPost.com.

Leinco Technologies Inc., a biotech firm, is moving from St. Louis to Palm Beach Gardens to be near the labs of Scripps Florida and Max Planck Florida Institute. The Town of Jupiter and City of Palm Beach Gardens will each loan Leinco $350,000 for the move. The project is expected to create 35 jobs within the next three years.

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Florida Manufacturing Jobs Lost

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

A large number of Florida manufacturing jobs have been lost during the past year.

According to the 2009 Florida Manufacturers Register, industrial employment in Florida has decreased by 5.3 percent during the past year. The report, published yearly by Manufacturers’ News, Inc., found that Florida lost 30,340 industrial jobs and 665 manufacturers between February 2008 and February 2009.

Florida is currently home to 15,860 manufacturers that employ 543,283 workers.

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Florida Jobs Cut at Disney

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

One of the world’s most notable companies is cutting jobs in Florida. Click here to find job resources.

Disney recently announced its plans to cut an additional 1,900 Florida jobs. The company’s Central Florida location will cut 1,400 jobs, with 500 coming from the elimination of vacant positions. Disney employs 62,000 workers and the job cuts so far total about 2 percent of the company’s workforce.

According to an article by Citrus Daily, no jobs were deemed safe within the company, which said everything from backstage jobs to unneeded management positions could be lost. However, the company said guests of Walt Disney World shouldn’t be effected by the layoffs.

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Florida Green Jobs Created by Stimulus Funds

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus money will help lead to the creation of more Florida green jobs.

Gov. Charlie Crist recently announced that more than $168 million in federal economic stimulus funds will be awarded to state and local governments through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

The program allows the federal government to provide grants to local governments, states, territories and Indian tribes to fund projects that reduce energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency.

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