Columbus, Georgia, Southern Cities Top Survey of Best Cities for Job Growth

Southern cities dominate a recent survey of regional hiring trends.
“Of the 25 cities where the most businesses will expand hiring next quarter, 23 are located south of the Mason-Dixon line,” according to a new survey by Manpower Research and reported by the Christian Science Monitor.
One of the highest ranking Southern cities on the Manpower list [...]

JPMorgan Chase to Hire 1,200 in 23 States

MarketWatch: JPMorgan & Chase announced plans Tuesday to hire 1,200 mortgage loan officers as the bank moves to expand its home loan business.
New loan officers will be hired in 23 states, including finance jobs in Chicago, New York, California, Florida and Texas, according to CNNMoney.
Chase weathered the downturn in the housing market better than rival [...]

Grocery-Store Chains Offer Best Job Security

Want to choose a safe place to ride out the recession? Try a grocery-store chain. Four of nine companies on Investopedia’s Top 9 companies for Job Security are grocery- or convenience-store chains.

Nugget Market, grocery store chain, Woodland, Calif., Privately held
Devon Energy, oil and gas producer, Oklahoma City, Okla. Publicly traded
Aflac, supplemental insurance provider, Columbus, Ga. [...]

Follow Federal Stimulus Money to Construction and Engineering Jobs

Two-hundred fifty million dollars to Northgate Constructors, in Irving, Texas; $189 million to Kiewet Pacific Co., in Santa Fe Springs, Calif; $80 million to Richard E. Pierson Construction, in Camden, N.J.
That’s just some of the money going to local contractors under the federal highway stimulus program, and those are just some of the companies that [...]