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Hiring For The Holidays: Target Adding 120K Seasonal Employees Hiring For The Holidays: Target Adding 120K Seasonal Employees
Hiring For The Holidays: Target Adding 120K Seasonal Employees With the holidays fast approaching, Target is bolstering its ranks in advance of what they expect to be the busiest shopping season yet. Target announced that it will be hiring approximately 120,000 seasonal team members to serve guests at their 1,839 stores nationwide - marking a 20 percent increase from last year’s commitment. They will also be opening up 7,500 seasonal positions at their distribution and fulfillment centers to replenish products and fill online orders. Beginning on Sunday, Sept. 16, Target will be offering the season employees a minimum hourly wage of $12 an hour for all…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Walmart Closing Westchester Store, Affecting Hundreds Of Jobs Walmart Closing Westchester Store, Affecting Hundreds Of Jobs
Walmart Closing Westchester Store, Affecting Hundreds Of Jobs Walmart announced Tuesday it will close its store in downtown White Plains by Aug. 10, affecting more than 395 employees. Philip Keene, director of communications for Walmart, said that the move is based on a number of factors, including financial performance and strategic alignment with long-term plans. The store is located at 275 Main St. “The decision to close our White Plains store is not an easy one," Keene said. "We opened the store in 2006 and we are as proud today as we’ve ever been with how the store leadership and associates have served and contributed to the local comm…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
$1.2 Billion Westchester Water Tunneling Project Announced $1.2 Billion Westchester Water Tunneling Project Announced
$1.2 Billion Westchester Water Tunneling Project Announced Hundreds of jobs are being created as officials announce a billion dollar tunneling project in Westchester that will benefit more than nine million people. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced plans for a $1.2 billion tunneling project that will “improve operational flexibility between facilities that are vital to the drinking water supply of people in New York City and Westchester County.” The centerpiece of the project will be a two-mile tunnel between the Kensico Reservoir and the Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet Light Disinfection Facility in Eastview, dubbed …

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by Zak Failla
Business
McDonald's Announces Plans To Hire 9K In New York McDonald's Announces Plans To Hire 9K In New York
McDonald's Announces Plans To Hire 9K In New York Thousands of summer jobs are coming to New York. McDonald’s announced that with summer rapidly approaching, the McDonald’s New York Tri-State Owner-Operators Association is expected to hire approximately 9,000 restaurant employees, namely those looking to pursue their education. According to officials, the company recently announced that it is “allocating $150 million over five years to its global Archways to Opportunity education program. The company will allocate these funds over the next five years to lower eligibility requirements from nine months to 90 days of employment and will drop …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work
Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work For those out there hating their job, "Forbes" Magzine has come out with their Top 100 employers to work for and the No. 2 best place to work happens to have several locations right in the area. Traders Joe's with its easy, breezy setting and apparently, bosses, came in second on the magazine's list that included an exhaustive survey nationally of employees including the likes of Google (#3), Costco (#5) and the main surprise, Michelin (which came in 33 last year) as the number one employer. The store, with locations in Hartsdale, Scarsdale, Larchmont in Westchester also has store…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Largest Employer In New York May Surprise You Largest Employer In New York May Surprise You
Largest Employer In New York May Surprise You The State University of New York is the state's largest employer, according to this report by 247wallst. com. The SUNY employee headcount totals 90,033, according to the latest ranking.  You can view the 247walletst.com report here.

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Faso Sparks Controversy By Linking Food Stamps To Crime Faso Sparks Controversy By Linking Food Stamps To Crime
Faso Sparks Controversy By Linking Food Stamps To Crime In this April 23 letter to the Wall Street Journal, and during recent political speeches, U.S. Rep. John Faso said he is pushing for stricter work requirements on SNAP recipients, suggesting that the food stamp program is an easy target for drug dealers and fraud. County Sheriffs in the 19th Congressional District that Faso represents “tell me every drug dealer they arrest has a SNAP card in his pocket,” Faso said during a recent Ulster County Republican brunch in Kingston. Drug dealers don't declare any income, the congressman said, sparking laughter. In his letter to the editor, Faso wrot…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Amazon Breaks Ground On $255 Million Warehouse In Connecticut Amazon Breaks Ground On $255 Million Warehouse In Connecticut
Amazon Breaks Ground On $255 Million Warehouse In Connecticut Construction crews have broken ground for the next home of Amazon’s warehouse on Washington Avenue in North Haven. The $255 million project is expected to be completed by June 2019. The warehouse will create 1,800 jobs, and ultimately 3,000, First Selectman Michael Freda told The Connecticut Post.. The warehouse will span about 1.2 million square feet, roughly the same size as the former Pratt & Whitney facility that it succeeds.  Amazon would become the largest company to enter the region since Pratt and Whitney left in 2001.

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by Jon Craig
Business
Westchester-Based PepsiCo Cuts Jobs After Flat Sales Westchester-Based PepsiCo Cuts Jobs After Flat Sales
Westchester-Based PepsiCo Cuts Jobs After Flat Sales Westchester-based PepsiCo reported flat sales in the closing months of 2017 and announced on Tuesday that it will cut jobs while offering bonuses of up to $1,000. The layoffs will affect corporate employees, amounting to less than 1 percent of its more than 110,000 employees, the company said. Bonuses go to those who make PepsiCo's snacks and drinks, and those who deliver them. PepsiCo, whose headquarters is in Purchase, cited a major overhaul of the nation's tax code for the bonuses. PepsiCo did not say how many workers would receive them, or what the criteria is for the size of the bonus…

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by Daily Voice
Business
Hiring: Google To Add Thousands Of Employees Throughout Country Hiring: Google To Add Thousands Of Employees Throughout Country
Hiring: Google To Add Thousands Of Employees Throughout Country Google is about to start a hiring spree. The tech giant said on an earnings call last week that it's planning to add thousands of new employees throughout the nation in either expanded or new offices. There's been increased attention on tech company hiring in the United States, and political pressure to invest and create jobs locally," according to CNN Money.

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by Daily Voice
Business
New $1.2 Billion Casino In Hudson Valley Opens To Public New $1.2 Billion Casino In Hudson Valley Opens To Public
New $1.2 Billion Casino In Hudson Valley Opens To Public Resorts World Catskills celebrated a significant milestone on Thursday, Feb. 8 by opening its casino doors several weeks ahead of schedule.  The luxury casino resort -- which cost $1.2 billion to build -- marked the occasion by welcoming thousands of guests to the gaming floor which included a private ribbon-cutting celebration. Its website can be accessed by clicking here, calls the New York's newest casino resort "Wonderfully Out of Place." Resorts World Catskills’ 100,000-square-foot casino floor features over 2,150 high-tech slots and 112 live table games, including Blackjack…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Resorts World Holding Job Fair In Hudson Valley Resorts World Holding Job Fair In Hudson Valley
Resorts World Holding Job Fair In Hudson Valley Want to work in a casino? The State Labor Department is hosting jobs fairs for Resorts World Catskills, which is opening in Sullivan County. Job fairs are being held Wednesday, Jan. 17 from noon to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn at 68 Crystal Run Road in Middletown and on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from noon to 7 p.m. at Courtyard by Marriott at 24 Crystal Run Crossing in Middletown.  Some of the current positions include bartenders, cocktail servers, cage cashiers, cooks, servers, housekeepers, stewards, and security.  For more information, click here. 

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by Sam Barron