DOE picks St. John Parish rare-earth project for award talks near LaPlace
LaPlace, LA – DOE picked a St. John Parish rare-earth project for award talks, but the funding is not final yet. The move could ripple into jobs and traffic.
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Prince George County lands 352-job Jabil plant at Crosspointe Logistics Center
Prince George County, VA – Jabil plans a Crosspointe Logistics Center plant with 352 jobs, a $6.1 million investment and a fall 2026 opening target.
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Prince George County Jabil plant could bring 352 jobs by fall 2026
Prince George County is slated to get a new Jabil plant in fall 2026, with officials expecting about 352 jobs and state-backed workforce training.
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Pearl disability job fair points residents to free job help nearby
PEARL, MS — A June 6 job fair at Pearl Public Library pointed residents to free help at the Pearl WIN Job Center, including resumes and accessible computers.
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Jabil to open Crosspointe plant in Prince George County, 352 jobs expected
Jabil says it will open a new manufacturing plant in Prince George County at Crosspointe Logistics Center and expects to create 352 jobs by fall 2026.
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Athens gets $266,660 for Food City road work, west-side project advances
Athens won a $266,660 grant for west-side road and drainage work near the future Food City site, with a $322,207 local match and a council hearing pending.
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Jabil plant in Prince George County will bring 352 jobs this fall
Jabil plans a 300,000-square-foot plant in Prince George County at Crosspointe Logistics Center, with 352 jobs and production beginning in fall 2026.
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U.S. jobs market stayed solid in May, keeping borrowing costs in focus
Employers added 172,000 jobs in May and unemployment held at 4.3%, signaling a steady labor market and little immediate relief on borrowing costs.
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U.S. job openings rose in April, but hiring slowed as employers stayed cautious
April job openings rose even as hiring slowed, while the Fed said employment was mostly flat and consumer spending and prices stayed under pressure.
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Muscle Shoals council backs 1,100-job transformer plant with 10-year tax break
Muscle Shoals leaders approved a 10-year tax break for Virginia Transformer’s planned Shoals plant, a $302 million project tied to about 1,100 jobs.
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U.S. jobless claims dipped again as layoffs stayed historically low
United States Evening Economy Update – Weekly claims fell to 209,000, reinforcing a cooler but still steady labor market as the holiday weekend begins.
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Longview food-waste digester opens with jobs and gas pipeline link
Divert’s new Longview facility opened in late April, with Ecology saying it could create 30 to 40 jobs and feed renewable gas into Cascade Natural Gas’s system.
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U.S. jobs growth held up in April, but labor-force participation slipped
April hiring stayed positive, unemployment held at 4.3%, and a lower participation rate suggests a cooler labor market ahead.
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U.S. jobs growth beat forecasts in April, keeping labor market sturdier
April hiring topped expectations with 115,000 new jobs and unemployment steady at 4.3%, signaling a cooling but resilient U.S. labor market.
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Jamestown loses a major employer as Bush Industries shuts its plant
Bush Industries is closing its Mason Drive plant in Jamestown, putting more than 200 local jobs in question after months of county efforts to save it.
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Norton Shores Chobani expansion brings jobs and wastewater support into focus
Norton Shores is tracking Chobani’s La Colombe expansion, with roughly 337 to 340 jobs, a city site plan request, and wastewater support tied to the project.
