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The city of New York is seeking bids from developers to transform the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center into a freight-focused electric vehicle charging site and workforce development center. The goal is to reduce pollution from the 15,000 daily truck trips at the center by encouraging the transition to electric vehicles. The developer would lease, build, and operate the 3.2-acre space, which would include electric vehicle charging stations and a multi-purpose welcome center. The project aims to benefit local businesses and improve air quality in the surrounding Hunts Point area. Proposals must be submitted by November 21. [Extracted from the article]

Illinois' largest health insurer, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, is finally ready to start filling 300 jobs at a Pilsen customer service center it leased more than three years ago. MORE HCSC MEMBERS Ramping up the Pilsen center comes as BCBSIL parent company HCSC has seen its member base grow in recent years. [Extracted from the article]

Solon, which prides itself as being the second-largest job market in Cuyahoga County, behind only Cleveland, is looking to fill more than 600 open positions for its employers. More than 50 Solon manufacturers and others will be scouting for talent at the city's job fair on May 4, said city economic development director Angee Shaker. [Extracted from the article]

"People see an international student's resume or a foreign-born person's resume and immediately jump to the conclusion that this is going to be more complicated than it's worth", said Joe Cimperman, president of the nonprofit organization. Global Cleveland is working to dispel the myth that hiring international talent is too much of a hassle and not worth the effort. [Extracted from the article]

"We are seeing a record number of job and internship postings from our employer partners seeking to hire Spartans", Beavers, executive director of Michigan State University's Career Services Network, said. Virtual career fairs also afford greater access to nontraditional students, students with disabilities, student-athletes, and those who may reside off campus, are studying abroad, or working on a co-op assignment. Jeff Beavers has one word to describe the job and internship market faced by upper-division students and recent grads at Michigan State University: "Fierce.". [Extracted from the article]

Places like Jacksonville, Florida; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Virginia's Fairfax County are using new social media marketing skills to reach these young professionals. Highlighting low cost of living This summer, the Greensboro-High Point area of North Carolina partnered with three mom influencers to promote the region's lower cost of living, cultural attractions, kid activities, and shops for young professionals looking to start a family, or for families looking to relocate. [Extracted from the article]

Buddy's plans to open a carryout-only Clarkston location at 5510 Sashabaw Road by late fall and a full-service restaurant in Okemos at 2010 W. Grand River Ave., early next year, it said in a news release. Detroit-style pizza maker Buddy's Pizza will open two new locations and is planning to hire hundreds of staffers as it continues to expand. [Extracted from the article]

Before the store opens, we're going to have a vendor night inside the store to get familiar with a lot of the products. RIVERTOWN MARKET BY MEIJER: Marcus Reliford will have a short commute to work when the new small-format Meijer store opens on East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit later this year. The 32-year-old Detroit native brings 15 years of grocery retail experience in Michigan and Georgia to his new role as director of the store. [Extracted from the article]

Shyft produces walk-in vans, truck bodies, and upfits used in e-commerce and grocery delivery, work trucks and service bodies used for infrastructure support and more. Candidates interested in working at Shyft were interviewed car-side at various Shyft plants. For instance, Shyft created an employee transit service in 2020 at select locations, offering transportation to and from work in an effort to reach a better workforce in diverse socioeconomic areas. [Extracted from the article]

"If people are just making $362 a week, I guarantee they'd be coming looking for jobs", said Tom Brady, owner of the Jim Brady's Bar & Grill restaurants in Royal Oak and Ann Arbor. Brady, the third-generation owner of Jim Brady's, said he needs 14 people to fill jobs in his two restaurants in order to open for lunch again and be flexible if an employee calls in sick. [Extracted from the article]

Via Ohio to Work, Mace brought in a fill-room worker who operates an aerosol canning machine, a job that necessitates two months of training. Frank Brickner, interim CEO of OhioMeansJobs, said the employment-centric effort also links participants to funding for career training. [Extracted from the article]

Like many businesses, the agencies and nonprofits that provide workforce development programs in Greater Cleveland have had to switch from in-person to online services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When COVID-19 hit, PCs for People donated another 1,000 computers to OhioMeansJobs, thanks to funding from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation and Cuyahoga County. [Extracted from the article]

KEN PORTER, FOUNDER AND CEO, PMG AGENCY Ken Porter survived a two-front COVID-19 scare - in his body and his business. The founder and CEO of a small Detroit-based communications, printing and events marketing firm was diagnosed with a positive case of COVID-19 in late March, just when he was working to keep PMG Agency in business. Porter said he didn't know Stoudamire personally, but admired Stoudamire's work in Detroit business and nonprofit worlds and saw him as a role model in his own career trajectory. [Extracted from the article]

Patrick Mohoric, 24 Director of workforce development, Lake County Board of County Commissioners IT SOUNDS CORNY, but Patrick Mohorcic is very clear that whatever he's doing, he wants a job where he is helping people. Public service has been a good fit for me", said Mohoric, director of workforce development for the Lake County Board of County Commissioners. While the coronavirus pandemic has slowed the progress of this project, Mohorcic said the county is working to expand a dial-and-ride program for seniors. [Extracted from the article]

SHANIQUA DAVIS29, Founder, CEO, Noirefy As a digital marketing specialist at several firms, Shaniqua Davis was wellaware that, for minorities, at many companies "you have one or two people wholook like you. "We are curating transparent experiencesbetween the candidate and company", says Davis, who hatched Noirefy in afriend's living room and further incubated the platform at 1871. Noirefy also hosts job fairs at various firms so job seekers can meet people andget a look at potential employers. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses online job fair Detroit Homecoming V held in Detroit, Michigan as of September 24, 2018.

The article reviews online job fair Detroit Homecoming V held in Detroit, Michigan as of September 24, 2018. Topics discussed include how the event helped to encourage expats of Detroit to invest in the city and the region, views of Mark Schlissel, president of University of Michigan, on per-capita investment in higher education and colleges, and how costs are passed down from taxpayers to students as Michigan disinvests in higher education.

The article reports on the first financial job fair organized by Job Expo International Inc. and reports on the signs of financial recovery in Wall Street, New York City. It reports that more than 300 people paid the 10 dollar admission to attend the fair who were greeted by the representatives from 23 employers including Citigroup Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. is appointing several sales excutives with expertise in emerging market equities and currency trading.

MyLocker.com LLC has completed a $15 million, 120,000-square-foot expansion in Detroit's Corktown and is looking to immediately hire 200 employees to handle demand for its custom clothes and products business. MyLocker is an internet-based retailer that sells direct to consumers on MyLocker.com as well as subsidiary site Spiritshop.com, a college apparel retailer that Hake bought for $2 million four years ago. Through the "web-to-product" service, independent retailers can make a custom-designed product online and contract MyLocker to manufacture and ship it directly to the retailer's consumers. [Extracted from the article]

Hudson's site tower may end up not being tallest in state "As we get that hotel operator online, they are going to have a lot of impact on the function of the building, and ultimately the height of the building", Guziewicz said. - A skydeck is no longer planned for the tower because it would have required a dedicated elevator, taking up too much building space when also paired with a hotel elevator and residential elevator. [Extracted from the article]

The article profiles the Anne Nelson, Assistant dean of student services, College of Business, Cleveland State University. It discusses recent education of Nelson which includes Master of Education in adult learning and development, Cleveland State University. It mentions that Nelson launched several events such as the banking industry and workforce development symposium and the career readiness community learning program.

The article reports that online job fair Detroit Homecoming V for Harvard president Larry Bacow was chance to recognize people he considered responsible for helping shape his career and mentions that Basow credited childhood teachers for his career path.

The article discusses online job fair Detroit Homecoming V held in Detroit, Michigan as of September 24, 2018.

A calendar of events for New York State businesses in August and September 2012 is presented including the Other Islands Boat Tour by Open House New York on August 22, a training session for entrepreneurship at WeCreate in New York City on August 22, and the Veterans-Only Job Fair at the Empire City Casino on August 23.

The article focuses on the crisis in the securities industry in the U.S. Bradford Rand, a job fair organizer mentions that there is no point in conducting a job fair for there is no one hiring and companies engaged in mass firing of employees. Richard Lipstein of Boyden Global Executive Search says that layoffs will be extended in other parts of banking industry. It states that the economic recovery of the country after the 2008 crisis started to decline again due to the shrinking of profits.

The article offers news briefs related to business enterprises in New York. According to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., the vacancy rates for class A office space in the city have risen 66% over the past 12 months, reaching 11.9%. The radio show "Elvis and the Morning Show," that was earlier called "The Morning Zoo," would be aired nationally Premiere Radio Networks Inc. has picked it up for syndication. Comments on the alumni job fair to be held in New York, are also included.

The article reports on the status of campus recruitments in New York in the beginning of 2008. The campus recruitment season is just starting and counselors are seeing signs of the slowdown. Although they have said that they don't expect to see the full effects of the economic downturn until this spring at the earliest. Some familiar faces are missing at job fairs, as several recruiters have been laid off. Career counselors are urging job seekers to attend all the fairs.

The article looks at job seeker Lori Walton over her participation in the Jobs in the D job-matching event, where she communicated with American Axle Manufacturing human resources director Gail Wambsgans.

The article announces that the periodical, in collaboration with the nonprofit organizations Work Fountain and Born and Raised Detroit, will host the job fair "Jobs in the D" on November 25, 2016 at The Reserve in Birmingham, Michigan.

An interview with sports recruiting company TeamWork Online founder Buffy Filippell is presented. When asked about the one hundred thousand hire milestone achievement, Filippell cited the amazing accomplishment with reference to his physical education major background as well as his collegiate tennis stint. He mentioned the giant job fair created for clients including the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and the Major League Soccer.

The article announces the "Jobs in the D" job-matching event on Thanksgiving weekend from November 25-26, 2016 to be held by local companies in Detroit, Michigan as part of the Detroit Homecoming celebration.

College graduates in Cleveland, Ohio, are worried about the sluggish job market. Laura Kerns is among those trying to find a job in an employment market that is exceptionally weak according to career advisers at local colleges and universities. Kerns, a graduate from Cleveland, Ohio-based Cleveland State University, with a bachelor's degree in anthropology, has been looking for a job from April to June 2003, but remains unemployed, though she is considering a few offers in jobs outside her field. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, from January to June 2003, the economy has eliminated more than 300,000 jobs. Advisers say because of the slow job market, students' personal networking via internships, career fairs and alumni connections has gained popularity, while reliance on job postings or job leads on the Internet is unpopular among those seeking jobs.

The article reports that job fairs have remained popular among job seekers in Ohio despite the proliferation of online recruitment. Topics discussed include the Cleveland Clinic holding Nurses Right Now career fairs in several of its units, the advantages of job fairs over online applications and the factors that organizations should consider when holding a job fair.

The article reports on the job fair organized by Audible Inc., a subsidiary of electronic commerce company Amazon.com Inc., at the Cleveland Airport Marriott in Ohio in January 2014 to recruit computer software developers. It discusses the recruitment of local technology consultant Marko Iskander and the reason why he declined the job offer of Audible. It mentions that Audible is a distributor of digital audiobooks.

The article offers information on the Pure Michigan DreamJob, the state's largest matchmaking summit, to be held on June 13, 2014 at Ford Field where participating companies include Quicken Loans Inc., Whirlpool Corp. and Delphi Corp.

This section offers news briefs on businesses in Detroit, Michigan as of October 2013 including the expansion of Dykema Gossett PLLC to 10 attorneys and the plan of Moosejaw Mountaineering to conduct a job fair to hire 300 seasonal employees.

The article presents an online recap of various topics related to Michigan discussed online on http://www.crainsdetroit.com including the resignation of State Treasurer Andy Dillon, a job fair and solar power demonstration hosted by New Orleans-based company Sader Power, and the death of Margaret Culpepper, co-founder of White Glove Professional Cleaning.

The article focuses on job opportunities in the gaming industry in Northeast Ohio in 2013. It discusses positions open at companies such as the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, Thistledown racino and Hard Rock Rocksino and mentions the hiring process implemented to cope with the number of people that respond to informational job fairs. It also looks into academic preparations for these opportunities through hospitality management programs of Northeast Ohio colleges.

The article offers information on several events in Detroit, Michigan in September 2013. It says that Back to Business 2013 will be held on September 4. It mentions that Detroit Economic Club Meeting will take place at Detroit Economic Club on September 9. It adds that the Engineering and Technology Job Fair will be conducted by the Engineering Society of Detroit on September 9.

A calendar of business events scheduled in Michigan for April 2013 is presented, including the Industry Outlook Roundtable Discussion: What Does the Future Hold?, the 31st Annual Dinner of the Karmanos Cancer Institute, and the 2013 Spring Job Fair.

A calendar of events for the Michigan area from September to October 2012 is presented which includes a forum on the crime crisis in Detroit, the Detroit Economic Club (DEC) luncheon, and an engineering and technology job fair.

The article discusses the use of social media and networking events as well as job fairs by universities in the U.S. to connect with their alumni. It states that the schools are rapidly changing the way they connect with their graduates. According to the author, the broader engagement aims to raise funds from their former students.

The article focuses on the encouragement taken by retired U.S. Marines Chytuqra Chambers at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) job fair at Cobo Center in June 2012. It says that the job fair was considered by Chambers who was a Detroit, Michigan native living with her grandfather as a small-business expo. It adds that she was recognized by Vetbuilt president and chief executive officer (CEO) Robert Garcia with her military bearing as she approached him though she was not in uniform.

A calendar of events for the Michigan area from April 10 to May 3, 2012 is presented including the Leveraging Technology & Standards to Improve Supply Chain Performance, Hiring Our Heroes Dearborn/Detroit Job Fair and Tee It Up for Business: A Woman's Guide to Breaking the Grass Ceiling forum.

The article offers information on job fairs to be held on April 4, 2012 in Michigan. It notes that a free Career Connections will be hosted by the Ann Arbor Spark wherein several job opportunities await the qualified applicants. It adds that the Synergy Computer Solutions Inc. will organize a free technology career fair for experienced information technology (IT) professionals while the Hiring Our Heroes job fair will be collectively organized by the U.S. of Commerce and other local entities.

The article offers business news briefs in Ohio. Existing investors in ViewRay Inc. invest 16 million dollars into the medical imaging company to help it accelerate sales of its first product. KeyCorp's board authorize a common stock repurchase program that clears the way for the company to buy back up to 344 million dollars of its shares. Cleveland Clinic Foundation will host a nursing job fair to fill positions and prepare for the changing landscape of the health care industry.

The article provides information on the Hiring Our Heroes job fair to be held at the Ford Community Performing Arts Center in Michigan on April 11, 2012. It mentions that approximately 70 employers have registered to participate in the job fair, co-hosted by Dearborn Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to recruit veterans and their spouses. It states that local employers who will participate include Quicken Loans Inc., Johnson Controls Inc. and Ford Motor Co.

A calendar of events for job fair in Michigan area in March 2012 is presented which includes Spring Engineering and Technology Job Fair, Diversity job fair, and Detroit career fair.