Capital One, Longtime Leader in Hiring Veterans and Military Spouses, Joins
Efforts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber of
Commerce's Hiring Our Heroes announced today that it will expand its program
from 100 hiring fairs nationwide in its first year to 400 fairs in its second
year. Kevin Schmiegel, executive director of the Chamber's Hiring Our Heroes
veterans initiative, made the announcement in an exclusive interview this
morning on NBC's Today Show.
Hiring Our Heroes also welcomes today Capital One's partnership in executing
this effort. Capital One, a company with a long record of supporting
veterans and their families both in hiring and transition support, joins with
the Chamber and dozens of companies from every major industry and sector to
support Hiring Our Heroes and to fund local, free hiring fairs for veterans
and ... (more)
PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT)
announced today it has selected land near Athens, Georgia, as the location
for a new facility that will build small track-type tractors and mini
hydraulic excavators. The state-of-the-art, one-million-square-foot-facility
is expected to directly employ 1,400 people once it is fully operational.
The total investment for opening the new facility will be about $200 million.
In addition to the 1,400 people working in the new facility near Athens,
Caterpillar estimates another 2,800 full-time jobs will be create... (more)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/10/12 -- Their Excellencies the Right
Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon
Johnston will be in Calgary, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia, from
February 14 to 16, 2012.
Their Excellencies' program in these cities will mainly focus on innovation,
education and social causes, issues at the heart of the Governor General's
mandate. "Sharon and I are looking forward to continue engaging with
Calgarians and Vancouverites of all ages and from all walks of life who are
dedicated to making a better future for t... (more)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 02/13/12 --
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CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rasmussen College today announced
that all four of its Illinois campus locations will take part in the
College's annual nationwide Winter Career and Networking Expo on Thursday,
February 16. As part of the series of simultaneous workshops, webinars and
networking events taking place at all 22 Rasmussen locations around the
country, each location will host its own business networking events, which
are offered at no cost to all students, alumni, community members and
employers.
The Illinois campus events include business networking oppor... (more)