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Amazon to begin hiring 1,500 in Middle Tennessee

Those interested in applying to work at Amazon.com's new fulfillment centers in Lebanon and Murfreesboro can begin doing so July 2.

According to a news release from the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, jobseekers can apply at Tennessee Career Centers. Directions and contact information for those centers is available here.

Amazon is seeking to fill 1,500 jobs as it prepares to begin operations at the facilities in the fall. Starting pay ranges from $11 to $13 per hour, according to a news release.

14 secure jobs with a high percentage of workers age 55-plus

Different types of jobs attract different types of people. For instance, introverts might prefer behind-the-scenes positions, while extroverts might be more attracted to client service or communications-related jobs. Demographics can also affect career choices -- age, sex, location and other factors may play a role in influencing the types of jobs people pursue.

Here are 14 secure jobs with a high percentage of workers age 55-plus:

Breaking News: No Relief From High Unemployment For Blacks

Designed by Apple in California — Assembled in the U.S.?

Apple once operated a factory in the United States. Will it ever open another one? Will we ever see an Apple device labeled “Designed by Apple in California -– Assembled in the United States”? Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t sure, but he’s certainly open to the idea, though it’s not an easy one to execute.
“I want there to be [another U.S.-manufactured Apple product],” Cook said onstage at our 10th D: All Things Digital conference earlier this week, adding that some important pieces of a few of Apple’s devices are currently made in the States.

“This is not well known, but the engines for the iPhone and iPad are built in the U.S., in Austin,” Cook said.

“The glass on the iPhone is made at a plant in Kentucky — and not just for the U.S., but for other markets outside the U.S. as well.”

But those are just a few components. And the bulk of them are not only manufactured outside the U.S., but assembled into Apple devices there as well.

Could assembly ever be done in the U.S.?

Said Cook, “I hope so, one day.”

But in order for that to ever happen, the U.S. really needs to up its game.

“The truth is the tool-and-die-maker skill in the U.S. began to go down in the late ’60s and early ’70s,” Cook said. “How many tool-and-die makers do you know in the U.S. now? I could call a meeting and invite every tool-and-die maker in the United States and we wouldn’t fill this room.”

Not so in China, though. Said Cook, “In China you could fill a city with tool-and-die makers.”

Majority of micropolitan areas are expanding markets

Micropolitan areas can sometimes be the forgotten stepchildren of demography.

An endless series of reports -- including a majority of On Numbers stories -- focus on the nation's 366 metropolitan areas, which are home to 261 million Americans. Much less attention is paid to the 576 micros, which typically consist of a single county centered on a city with 10,000 to 50,000 residents. Total micropolitan population is 31 million.

But it's worth noting that a majority of the nation's micros are growing, according to newly released population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau    .

Atop the list is Dunn, N.C., which is located 40 miles south of Raleigh. The Dunn area added 3,467 residents between July 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011, equaling a daily increase of 9.5 persons.

Close behind is Daphne-Fairhope, Ala., which hugs the shoreline of Mobile Bay. It gained 3,458 persons during the one-year study period, also translating to 9.5 persons per day.

Rounding out the top five are The Villages, Fla., at 9.4 persons per day; Seaford, Del., at 6.6; and Statesboro, Ga., at 6.0.

Breaking News: No Relief From High Unemployment For Blacks

Unfortunately, the unemployment rate for African Americans rose in May to 13.6 percent from 13.0 percent in April, the Labor Department said on Friday. The numbers mirrored the national unemployment rate, which also increased to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent, the first rise in 11 months. Further, employers created only 69,000 jobs in May, the smallest amount in a year. The startling numbers mean that federal, state, and local governments will have to invest in job-training programs for African-American workers who are increasingly losing jobs like those in the public sector, Rep. Danny K. Davis (Ill-D) told NewsOne.

 

How Ecodev Persuades Companies To Bring Manufacturing Back To The U.S. (Hint: It's Cheaper)

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In the last decade, Americans' perception of domestic manufacturing has done a 180. "10 years ago, customers were demanding that their companies operate overseas because they thought they'd get a cheaper rate," manufacturing consultant Dana Olson says. But a swell of national pride and increasing sensitivity to the health of the environment have conspired against foreign manufacturing. "Now companies would much rather manufacture in the U.S. for loyalty as well as cost savings."

A new factory opening in Devils Lake, North Dakota, will bring 500 jobs to the city over the next five years.

As president, CEO, and founder of Ecodev, Olson assists companies that want to expand, relocate, and consolidate their manufacturing within the United States. Lately, Ecodov has also helped American companies bring their manufacturing home. Last month, Olson's company announced that one of its clients, Minnesota-based Ultra Green, was moving production of its biodegradable paper products (including plates and serving utensils) from China to the United States. A new factory opening in Devils Lake, North Dakota, will bring 500 jobs to the city over the next five years.

The 10 Most Expensive U.S. Cities for Workers

Sometimes it’s necessary to move for that perfect job, but at what price?

There's nothing quite like finding that perfect job, especially after weeks (and sometimes months) of exhaustive searching and interviewing.

But sometimes, a golden work opportunity can move you from everything you know and love to a much pricier location. Aside from housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, and healthcare, relocation expenses can cost you thousands, depending on where you move and how many people come with you.


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Indian company bringing up to 750 Columbia jobs

WNS Global Services to locate its firstU.S. facility at State Media Co. building

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/22/2285283/indian-company-bringing-up-to.html#storylink=cpy

An Indian company plans to invest $4.25 million in Columbia to open its first U.S. facility, initially bringing 300 jobs to the Midlands.

WNS Global Services today announced it will open the facility — which could be used as a call center, and for tasks such as insurance-claims processing and accounting services — at 1401 Shop Road, also home of The State Media Co., including The State newspaper.

WNS, with more than 23,000 employees at 25 centers worldwide, and more than 200 global clients, will open the new center in July, said Ron Strout, head of the Americas for the company.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/22/2285283/indian-company-bringing-up-to.html#storylink=cpy

“The plan over time is to bring up to 750 people,” he said. “It could be doing health care, finance and accounting, call center for travel and leisure. We’ve had interest from all of those perspectives.”

Jon Hurley, a WNS senior vice president, estimated the center could be operating at full employment as soon as two years.

“I’m pitching it to one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S.,” Hurley said. “We’ve got a lot of clients that are interested.”

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/22/2285283/indian-company-bringing-up-to.html#storylink=cpy

Google Makes Space for City Tech School

CornellNYC Tech to Occupy Portion of Firm's N.Y. Building

Google Inc. GOOG +2.23% will provide 22,000 square feet of its New York City headquarters—in the heart of Manhattan's high-tech zone—to a new applied-sciences school while the institution's new campus is built on Roosevelt Island in the East River.

Officials at Google estimated the market value of the space— which will be provided free to CornellNYC Tech, a joint venture between Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology—at between $10 million and $12 million. That estimate includes the value of an option the school has to expand to 58,000 square feet during the next 5½ years while work on its permanent campus is completed.

"We need to create a new academic model for this time and this place and this industry—and that's exactly what we are going to do," Mr. Skorton said. "The key, we believe, is engagement between world-class academics and companies and early-stage investors. Co-location is critical, connecting academic research and industry in sort of a mixing bowl and seeing what happens."