Tag Archives: economy

Steve Jenkins

July 16, 2014

Post by Steve Jenkins.

Steve Jenkins

July 16, 2014

James Hardie Building Products is expanding its Pulaski facility and adding 69 new jobs – Read (Roanoke Times)

Steve Jenkins

July 8, 2014

Roanoke residents look for temporary jobs at the Salem Fair. The Salem Fair employs dozens of locals each year. Read/Watch (WDBJ7)

Steve Jenkins

July 3, 2014

[Christy’s](http://www.christysapparel.com/) is leaving downtown Roanoke for [Towers Shopping Center](http://www.towersshoppingcenter.com/). The owner said the constant construction downtown was detrimental to the business. Read (Roanoke Times)

Steve Jenkins

July 3, 2014

The [Natural Bridge wax museum](http://www.naturalbridgewaxmuseum.org/) is closing. Read (Roanoke Times)

Steve Jenkins

July 3, 2014

[Exelis](http://www.exelisinc.com/business/NVCS/Pages/default.aspx “Exelis Night Vision and Communications Solutions”) to cut 60 jobs at its Roanoke County night vision plant, reducing the number of employees in Roanoke County to 425 from a high of 1,525 in 2009. Read (Roanoke Times)

Steve Jenkins

July 2, 2014

USPS plans to close the Roanoke mail processing facility as soon as January and move the operations to Greensboro. Approximately 400 jobs will be affected. Read (Roanoke Times)

Steve Jenkins

June 6, 2014

Farm Workers’ Low Wages Hinder San Joaquin Valley’s Economy
>If you look at the jobs picture across the U.S., one place stands out for high levels of unemployment: Central California’s San Joaquin Valley. It’s been called the Appalachia of the West.