Plant Vogtle expo welcomes hundreds looking for work
Hundreds slowly came through the doors at Augusta Technical College in Waynesboro, but quickly filled the room looking to find out more information about working for Plant Vogtle.
Hundreds slowly came through the doors at Augusta Technical College in Waynesboro, but quickly filled the room looking to find out more information about working for Plant Vogtle.
The layoffs have many people thinking about their futures. SRS employees aren't the only ones affected.
The retirements at 9-1-1 and the Tobacco Road prison are just two of 30 positions that might be affected by the cuts.
The Expo is for individuals and businesses who would like to learn about opportunities whether it is job or business related.
A new place to shop is coming to Augusta and it's bringing more than a hundred jobs with it.
The Labor Department says initial claims for jobless benefits dropped by 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 434,000.
Quail Unlimited President Bill Bowles says the move came about after the organization sold its headquarters building in Edgefield.
Most of the private sector losses came in retail, leisure and tourism jobs as the summer tourism season wound down.
Systemax, an electronics retailer, is opening a distribution center, a TigerDirect retail store and a business sales office in Jefferson.