(RNN) – Raising the United States’ minimum wage would boost the income of millions of Americans, but hundreds of thousands would lose their jobs according to a study by the Central Budget Office. The Central Budget Office projects that raising the U.S. minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016 would cost about a […]
COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – Looking for work? AT&T may be the place. The company announced it’s looking to fill more than 240 positions around Ohio, including nearly 150 new jobs. For the link to AT&T’s website, click here: 19ActionNews.com Article and Picture Courtesy of WOIO 19 Action News
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It’s bitterly cold outside, but one home improvement retailer is already gearing up for spring. Home Depot is looking to hire more than 1,300 people in Cleveland and 80,000 nationwide. The company is preparing for its busiest selling season. Students, retirees, veterans and reservists are encouraged to apply. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland City Council Committee took up the United cutbacks Wednesday. Some council members are hoping that with the hub gone, Burke Lakefront could see more development. The current agreement with Continental Airlines is that Burke Lakefront Airport will not be used for commercial activity. Some council members hope that […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson held a press conference Monday morning to address the closing of United Airlines hub at Hopkins International Airport. He expressed his disappointment with the news but said the reductions by United will not be devastating. Officials, Jackson says, have been planning and investing in Hopkins so he sees […]
AVON LAKE, OH (WOIO) – Ford says there will only be a two-week layoff for half the workers at the Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake. The plant will rotate shift opportunities for approximately 1,000 production workers. Two-week cycles and two-week temporary layoffs for half of workers. When on the rotations, workers will receive 95% of pay. […]
CLEVELAND – New clothing company, The Wahconah Group, will open its headquarters at the former Goodwill facility at East 55 and Central Avenue and hire up to 200 new employees. According to The Wahconah Group CEO, Issac Crawford, the new headquarters will house a customer service call center, design studio, sampling and apparel prototyping, central […]
AVON LAKE, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News Investigative Reporter Scott Taylor has learned Ford wants to lay off half of the work force at the Ohio Assembly Plant. This would be a total of 900 employees by August 2014. Retirements, attrition and worker moves or transfers may ease the burden. READ MORE: […]
AVON LAKE, Ohio – Avon Lake’s Ford plant will lay off workers this summer, Mayor Greg Zilka confirmed to newsnet5.com. The plant has been phasing out its production of the Econoline van, we reported in 2011. Zilka said that he heard rumors of layoffs and called Ford headquarters, who confirmed it to him but would not […]
Technology isn’t just evolving, it’s taking over – literally. “The D.L. Hughley Show” discuss how technology has already taken away jobs and making people obsolete…
(WOIO) – The State Prison System has released a 26-page report on prison suicides, including the suicide of convicted kidnapper Ariel Castro. [Read the entire report HERE] Castro was sentenced to life, plus 1,000 years, for kidnapping and sexually assaulting Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus while holding them captive in his Seymour Avenue […]
NORTHFIELD, OH (WOIO) – The Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park is holding an “Open Mic Audition,” a unique, one-time only employment opportunity, for 325 individuals with experience in the food and beverage industry to immediately join its team of rockers. Those hired would work at one of four dining locations at the Rocksino: Kosar’s […]