U.S. employers anticipate few staffing cutbacks in 2012 and many expect to increase hiring, according to a report released by Right Management. Only 3 percent of the 600 survey respondents, which were executives in private, non-profit and government organizations, said they anticipate significant staffing cutbacks or restructurings this year. Two-thirds said they expect almost none. One in [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: October 13,2011
Tags: Employment, hiring, holiday, Retail
While local job growth is forecast to be slimmer this holiday season than it was last year, Colorado Springs retailers are still planning to bulk up for the last months of the year. Net job growth in Colorado Springs is expected to reach 3 percent in the fourth quarter of this year, down from 4 percent [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: September 13,2011
Tags: call center, hiring, iQor, work from home
iQor, a call center and business process outsourcing company, expects to hire 100 people in Colorado Springs in the next four months to work from their homes. The international company, which has a call center in Pueblo, said it has been testing out a work-at-home model in which employees undergo an intense seven-week training program and [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: September 12,2011
Tags: auto dealeship, employees, hiring, honda, Jobs, North end
A Honda dealership slated to open at the end of the month at the Powers Auto Park is hiring roughly 50 full-time local employees. The Piercey Automotive Group, based in Southern California, is opening the new dealership, but is only sending a few employees from its headquarters. The rest of the new staff will be hired [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 5,2011
Tags: economy, hiring, stock market, unemployment
Hiring picked up slightly in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent. The modest improvement may quiet fears of another recession, but it wasn’t enough to prevent another losing day on Wall Street. Employers added 117,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. That’s better than the past two months, which were also [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: June 29,2011
Tags: Delta Solutions and Strategies, Growth, hiring, Kelly Roth
It’s been a busy year for Delta Solutions and Strategies, headquartered in Colorado Springs. The company has hired 61 people, nearly doubling its size, and is on track to hire at least 13 more, according to its web site. Delta Solutions has been headquartered in the Springs since 2000 and also has a satellite office in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 21,2011
Tags: hiring, Mountain States Employers
Forty-two percent of Colorado companies plan to hire workers this year, according to a just-released Mountain States Employers Council survey conducted in January. Another 24 percent plan to hire for new positions. Nearly half of the survey respondents said they plan to give pay raises from 2 to 4 percent this year, while 27 percent said they would maintain [...] [...]
Colorado Springs’ Atmel Corp. has recalled many of the roughly 500 workers in Colorado Springs that it let go less than two years ago. The semiconductor manufacturer’s workforce is up to 1,700 and the plant is operating at full capacity for the first time since the fall of 2008. The company tells The Gazette it’s seeing [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 1,2010
Tags: Employment, hiring, recession
Macy’s, Toys R Us, Pier 1, American Eagle Outfitters and Borders all plan to hire more temporary holiday workers this year than last, emboldened by several months of sales gains and a slowly improving economy. The jobs probably won’t be enough to be a dent in the nation’s nearly 10 percent unemployment rate, but for Americans [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: September 28,2010
Tags: hiring, Jobs, Progressive
Progressive car insurance said today it plans to fill 200 new phone sales and service positions in Colorado Springs by the end of January. The phone representatives will sell policies and answer customer questions. The jobs require a minimum of two years’ post secondary education or two years’ work experience in a customer service environment. “We’re hiring [...] [...]
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