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The already existing AHT Cooling Systems U.S.A, Inc. manufacturer in North Charleston will be expanding its facility. The new expansion will add new assembly and distribution operations. This new project is expected to cost $5 million while creating more than 70 new jobs. “We celebrate the success of a company that already calls the Lowcountry home. AHT Cooling Systems’ decision to launch production operations and create more than 70 new jobs is a testament to the strength of our workforce and our competitive business climate here in South Carolina,” said Governor Henry McMaster Located at 7058 Weber Boulevard in North...

Its business bolstered by improvements in the global mining industry, Komatsu Mining Corp. has hired more than 100 employees so far this year at its plant in South Longview and is working to fill another 100 positions. "Orders are picking up, and we have the work," said Caley Clinton, a spokeswoman for the company in Milwaukee. The reason, she said, is that mining companies are coming out of the recent economic downturn "ready to invest in capital and new equipment." Komatsu bought Joy Global Inc. in April for $3.7 billion. The plant off Estes Parkway has hired welders, machinists and...

U.S. services companies in October grew at the best rate in more than a dozen years. The Institute for Supply Management said Friday that its services index rose last month to 60.1 from 59.8 in September. Any reading above 50 signals expansion. The October reading was the biggest since August 2005. The services sector has reported growth for 94 consecutive months. The strength in the services sector is emblematic of a U.S. economy that looks increasingly healthy. Employers added a robust 261,000 jobs in October, the Labor Department said Friday. Economic growth climbed above an annualized level of 3 percent...

The CEO of London startup Improbable spoke about the possibility of virtual worlds and gaming being an antidote to a world where jobs have been automated. Herman Narula, the co-founder and CEO of Improbable Worlds Limited, a London startup building the infrastructure for massive virtual worlds to be developed, says that "gaming could be an antidote to a world where jobs have been automated". While speaking at Wired Live in London yesterday the CEO directly referenced science fiction from The Matrix, author William Gibson and Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel Ready Player One. It is this last reference which seems the...

Health-care technology company CoverMyMeds plans to hire hundreds of support team employees in its Columbus and Cleveland offices, beginning immediately. The company doesn’t have a specific number other than “hundreds,” said Laurie Boogaard, CoverMyMeds’ director of user support. “We’re just looking to fill these open positions with qualified people in Cleveland and Columbus,” she said. The full-time positions serve as “the product expert for providers, nurses, pharmacists and their staff — handling incoming calls, emails and chats — answering real-time questions throughout the prior-authorization process,” she said. Founded in 2008 by Alan Scantland, Matt Scantland and Sam Rajan, CoverMyMeds’s prior-authorization...

BATESVILLE, AR (KAIT) - A company in Independence County is expanding again, bringing new jobs. Bad Boy Mowers in Batesville has finished clearing 16.5 acres of land that the company bought. Scott Lancaster, general counsel for Bad Boy Mowers, said the company just finished construction on an 85,000-square-foot building after they outgrew their existing facility three years sooner than expected. Bad Boy Mowers is the second largest employer in Independence county with 730 employees. The new site will house even more jobs. “It will enable us to grow and create probably in the neighborhood of 125 additional jobs in the...

Engineering services company Axiscades and governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb have agreed to sign an agreement to establish its North American headquarters in Indiana and invest $10 million to create 500 senior engineering jobs in the US over the next five years. Holcomb, who is on a week-long visit to India, has been meeting business leaders and heads of states to broaden business opportunities between the two countries. The governor on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen economic and cultural relationship with the Karnataka government....

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) - Cypress Creek Renewables and Greenville Technical College have launched a solar job training program. The program is the first of its kind in the country, Adams and Reese LLP said in a press release. According to Adams and Reese LLP, Cypress Creek Renewables will invest over $1.5 billion to develop and build 2 gigawatts of solar energy in projects across South Carolina. The project will create 10,000 jobs, the law firm said. 600,000 homes will be powered with solar energy as a result of the project, Adams and Reese LLP said.

MANILA - Investment pledges from Japan worth $6 billion are expected to generate at least 500,000 jobs in the Philippines, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said on Wednesday. "We had a successful visit, bringing home about $6 billion of fresh investments from various companies that are tying up with several Philippine companies," Lopez said on ANC's Business Nightly. The latest batch of 18 business ventures, which include investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, and information and communications technology, were secured following President Rodrigo Duterte's official visit to Japan, he said.....

Ernst & Young plans to create up to 600 full-time jobs in San Antonio in exchange for incentives from the city, county and state worth up to $3.4 million, the company said in a statement today. The company, a major financial services firm that already has 200 workers downtown, will spend at least $8.5 million to complete and furnish a 54,000-square-foot client service center in the Farinon Business Park on the Northwest Side. San Antonio was competing against Atlanta and Jacksonville, Florida, for the offices, said Rene Dominguez, director of the city’s Economic Development Department. City Council is slated to...

Ultimately, company is expected to create total of 110 additional jobs ROANOKE, Va. - A $10 million investment and 50 new jobs are coming to Roanoke. Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday afternoon that Humm Kombucha, a kombucha tea company, will be opening a facility in Roanoke. Excitement is already brewing about Humm establishing its East Coast headquarters in Roanoke. The company started looking at the Star City about four months ago and said Roanoke is the perfect place to grow the company. Humm Kombucha is one of the fastest-growing kombucha companies in the country and is expected to have a...

WILKES-BARRE — Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Co. has purchased the Wilkes-Barre Center building on Public Square as it expands its national headquarters in the city’s downtown, officials announced today. The project is expected to create 285 new jobs over the next three years while retaining the 441 positions already based in Wilkes-Barre, according to Sen. John Yudichak’s office. The Governor’s Action Team, working under the Department of Community and Economic Development, identified $855,000 in tax credits, to help convince company officials to remain in the city. In addition, the city applied for and was awarded a $1 million Local Share...

U.S. companies added the most workers in seven months in October as hiring rebounded from an 11-month low set in September stemming from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. The ADP National Employment Report said private employers hired 235,000 workers last month, exceeding a median forecast of 200,000 among economists polled by Reuters. Domestic private payrolls in September were revised down to an increase of 110,000 from the previous 135,000. The report is jointly developed with Moody’s Analytics. “This labor market is tight and is destined to be tighter,” Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics...

The number of private-sector jobs created in October rose more than expected, with construction jobs surging in the wake of destructive hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The ADP National Employment showed private-sector businesses added 235,000 jobs in the month. ADP was expected to show private employers added 200,000 jobs in October, up from 135,000 in September.

BUTLER, Ind. — A manufacturer of recreational and commercial vehicles plans to expand its operations in northeastern Indiana. The state of Indiana announced Wednesday that Forest River plans to create up to 125 new jobs by 2019 in DeKalb County. Plans call for investing $2.9 million on renovations of existing buildings and construction of a new facility in Butler for purchasing, production and dispatching. Work is scheduled to be completed by fall 2018.....

A fashion rental service is looking to set up a distribution center in Obetz, which would create 400 new jobs. Fashion service Le Tote Inc. plans to open the center at the CenterPoint Business Park, taking 250,000 square feet, or about half of the space of the CenterPoint #6 building at 5465 Centerpoint Parkway. The company said it will invest about $1.1 million in the project and create $10.5 million in new payroll. “We chose the Columbus Region for its prime access to our customers and to global retail brands,” said Brett Northart, president and co-founder of Le Tote, in...

Alibaba (BABA - Get Report) co-founder and executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai on Tuesday discussed the future of the Chinese e-commerce giant and how it plans to expand within the U.S. Alibaba intends to create 1 million jobs in the U.S. through "leverage," efficiently providing access to millions of Chinese consumers, Tsai said at the WSJ D.Live Conference 2017 on Tuesday. Tsai also laid out the company's plans for expanding its presence within the artificial intelligence space, via his "Cigar theory." Cigar is the vice chairman's "CUBA" acronym standing for cloud computing, use case, big data, and algorithm. The move...

TWIN FALLS — Jayco Inc. has announced an expansion that will bring another 360 jobs to Twin Falls. The travel trailer manufacturer will build a 160,000 square-foot manufacturing and warehouse building at its existing site in Twin Falls, Urban Renewal Agency Director Nathan Murray said. Jayco opened its Twin Falls operations more than a decade ago in order to better serve West coast and Canadian markets. “This is a pretty significant expansion for them,” Murray said. Unemployment has been at record lows around the Magic Valley over the past year, making it challenging for employers to attract workers. Jayco had...

A Greer-based information technology company is expanding and is set to create 120 new jobs. Blue Eye Soft Corp. plans to expand its corporate operations into a new Greer facility. The company estimates it will create 120 new jobs in the next two to four years, according to the S.C. Department of Commerce. “Our partnership with the Greenville Area Development Corporation and the Upstate Alliance has proven critical in attracting the attention of blue chip office projects like Blue Eye Soft,” said Greer Development Corp. Chairman and Greer City Councilman Wryley Bettis in a statement. Blue Eye Soft provides technology-based...

Custom Staffing Services is recruiting 215 surface and underground miners for partners in the Tri-State. Custom Staffing specializes in finding long-term placement for miners, resulting in full-time employment. The pay rate will be up to $22/hour. There will be a job fair for coal mining jobs at Custom Staffing Services at 1820 N. Green River Rd. on Monday, October 30 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. If you can't make the job fair, you can visit the Evansville office Monday-Friday, apply online, or visit Custom Staffing in West Frankfort, Illinois every Tuesday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the...