Recession Over?

• se-alum

  

  It seems that Chillicothe is on pace to add alot of jobs, albeit not high paying, before the end of 2011. Slated to open in Chillicothe this year are Longhorn Steak House, Hana Japanese Steakhouse, Five Guys, Gamestop, Christopher & Banks, and more land has recently been purchased for development, but no word on what will occupy the lots. It's nice to see new businesses opening and more job opportunities in the near future. There has also been quite a few empty spaces that have been occupied lately!
  
  Anyone else seeing an increase in development in their town??
• Tobias Fünke

  

  If it's just new strip malls no one wins in the end.
• Cat Food Flambe'

  

  Over? No. Easing? Yes.
  
  As Son Of Cat Food recently (and accurately) reflected: "The government says they have created 1.45 million jobs in the last year. It's true - I have three of them."
• tk421

  

  wow, gas going up, food prices going up, heating/oil prices going up, wages going down/flat but you can now get a job working minimum wage. Sounds good to me. Who exactly is going to pay all of these taxes when more and more Americans make 20-30,000/year, if that?
• slide22

  Kenworth is also hiring 300-500 $20+/hr jobs in Chillicothe.
• believer

  

  tk421;704541 wrote:wow, gas going up, food prices going up, heating/oil prices going up, wages going down/flat but you can now get a job working minimum wage. Sounds good to me. Who exactly is going to pay all of these taxes when more and more Americans make 20-30,000/year, if that?

  We'll just make the rich pay even more of their "fair share." Oops...there goes all those $20,000 a year jobs.
• se-alum

  

  slide22;704578 wrote:Kenworth is also hiring 300-500 $20+/hr jobs in Chillicothe.

  Thanks, forgot to mention that.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Watched 60 minutes last week about homelessness in Orlando. Check it out and tell me what you think. For certain industries it is over but others are still struggling to stay afloat.
  
  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/06/60minutes/main20038927.shtml
• fan_from_texas

  Things are turning around, albeit slowly.
• gerb131

  

  slide22;704578 wrote:Kenworth is also hiring 300-500 $20+/hr jobs in Chillicothe.

  
  Nice to see Kenworth making a comeback. Thats a win for Chili and Ohio.
• Con_Alma

  We may continue to have economic troubles in many areas but I thought the recession ended sometime in 2009.
• se-alum

  

  gerb131;704866 wrote:Nice to see Kenworth making a comeback. Thats a win for Chili and Ohio.

  Big question is how long these jobs will last, hopefully a long time, but I have my doubts!
• sherm03

  

  As long as gas prices remain high...we are going to continue to struggle.
• slide22

  se-alum;704893 wrote:Big question is how long these jobs will last, hopefully a long time, but I have my doubts!

  
  Hopefully for a while. Dad has been there for 15 years and most of the 1000 or so that survived the recession have been there 10+ years. He has said they are looking for mostly younger people for this hiring, so maybe that is an indicator they intend on keeping them for a while.
• tk421

  

  I checked the Kenworth site and there wasn't anything on there that didn't require experience or at least a degree. Don't see how that really helps.
• sleeper

  

  I hope so. I'm planning on retiring in 7 years.
• dave

  tk421;705404 wrote:I checked the Kenworth site and there wasn't anything on there that didn't require experience or at least a degree. Don't see how that really helps.

  
  Unless I'm missing something, those are the types of jobs needed right now. No?
• Heretic

  

  sleeper;705418 wrote:I hope so. I'm planning on retiring in 7 years.

  
  Suicide pact to take effect in 2018?
• tk421

  

  dave;705436 wrote:Unless I'm missing something, those are the types of jobs needed right now. No?

  
  Not everyone can go to college and I don't know how you're supposed to get experience when all the "entry" level jobs require experience now.
• se-alum

  

  tk421;705404 wrote:I checked the Kenworth site and there wasn't anything on there that didn't require experience or at least a degree. Don't see how that really helps.

  That is not the case. I know many people getting hired there without experience or college education.
• tk421

  

  se-alum;705501 wrote:That is not the case. I know many people getting hired there without experience or college education.

  
  Well, it's not listed with their job openings
• GoChiefs

  

  tk421;705536 wrote:Well, it's not listed with their job openings

  
  Most manufacturers like that don't list entry level jobs. Timken doesn't on their website either, but they are hiring 100+ as well.
• Pick6

  

  GoChiefs;705543 wrote:Most manufacturers like that don't list entry level jobs. Timken doesn't on their website either, but they are hiring 100+ as well.

  
  do you work at Timken?
• muffy

  The government needs to count those who no longer have unemployment benefits - like my husband. He isn't counted yet he's out of work.
• muffy

  CCRunner - tried to PM you but your mail box is apparently full. My son is a BGSU grad, living in Troy because his fiance' has a really good job there and they've built a house. He is currently commuting to Hilliard and back every day for a job. If you know of any postions, let me know. He's in inside sales right now and does very well. Any job leads in the Troy area would be welcome and appreciated!