Walmart Expands Veteran Hiring

Walmart Expands Veteran Hiring
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Nate Waits wakes up before 3 a.m. four days a week to get to his job at a Bentonville distribution center for Walmart Stores Inc., where the former Marine is among more than 92,000 veterans the company has hired in the past two …
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Tech Fund Replaced With University Fund
Abbott released a statement praising the Legislature and saying the new fund will elevate higher education statewide, ultimately creating “better jobs” for Texans. The state budget includes $ 40 million for it. Perry is preparing an expected 2016 …
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New shelter planned for Fort Worth's East Lancaster area
Many east-side residents and businesses tried to stop construction of a new family shelter being built by Union Gospel Mission when the project came to the Fort Worth City Council in December 2013 for a zoning variance. The community failed to stop the …
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Drilling Cutbacks Drag Down Job Growth in Oil Patch
Hammered by cheaper oil, drilling firms have laid off workers and dragged job growth lower in states from Texas to North Dakota. In Oklahoma, mining and logging jobs, which mostly include oil and gas drilling, fell for the fifth straight month in April …
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GM distributor Southwest ADI to move headquarters, 50 jobs to North Richland
This new location will employ about 50 full-time employees and provide space to train up to 75 people from the dealers serviced by Southwest ADI, the exclusive automotive accessories distributor for GM brands in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San …
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