Arizona Manufacturing Jobs Lost
One company's plan to close a local facility will result in the loss of more than 100 Arizona manufacturing jobs.
NN, Inc. recently announced that it will close Whirlaway Corporation, the company's Tempe-based metals manufacturing facility, in a move that will result in the loss of 130 jobs. According to an article by the Phoenix Business Journal, those workers will be offered severance payments, continuation of benefits and outplacement assistance.
Tennessee-based NN, Inc. acquired its Tempe facility when the company purchased Whirlaway Corporation in 2006. The current condition of the economy, along with NN, Inc.'s long-term manufacturing strategy for Whirlaway, prompted the company to consolidate its manufacturing resources in Ohio.
Jobs in Arizona Created by Abraxis Expansion
A Los Angeles-based drug manufacturing company is planning to expand and create hundreds of jobs in Arizona (Click here).
Abraxis Health, the healthcare division of Abraxis BioScience Inc., recently opened a $70 million biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Phoenix. That plant is expected to create up to 200 high-tech jobs. Abraxis manufactures a chemotherapy drug that uses nanoparticles.
Abraxis is known for manufacturing Abraxane, which has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and 38 other countries for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. The drug is now in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of pancreatic, melanoma and lung cancer.
Phoenix Construction Jobs Created by Gore Expansion
A round of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help one company create new Phoenix construction jobs.
W.L. Gore & Associates recently announced that it will seek approval from the City of Phoenix for up to $30 million in bonds to help finance the company's local expansion. The project would create 1,800 construction jobs during the next two years and 500 permanent jobs with the company.
According to an article by The Arizona Republic, available jobs at the new manufacturing facility will include positions in research and development, engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, marketing, technical oversight and management.
Tucson Medical Jobs with UMC Recognized
Those with - or looking for - Tucson medical jobs could benefit from a new report that named The University Medical Center Tucson among the nation's 10 best hospitals.
Becker's Hospital Review recently released its list of the 10 best hospitals in America for 2009. The organizations included in the list are leaders in quality care and innovation. Most have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Thomson Reuters, HealthGrades, The Leapfrog Group, their local communities and other industry associations.
BHR stated that the 38-year-old University Medical Center Tucson made the list because it consistently pushes the quality envelope in many directions. The hospital, which has 355 beds, is part of the Arizona Health Sciences Center, which is located near the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health.
Arizona State Jobs Expect Billions from ARRA
Is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act doing its part to create Arizona state jobs and other positions throughout the state? The answer to that question depends on who you ask.
As of the end of September, a total of $139 million in contracts had helped to create or save about 657 jobs in Arizona. While that may seem like a large number, naysayers think it is only a small number compared to the total number of jobs the stimulus is expected to create throughout the state.
Overall, Arizona is expected to receive about $14.6 billion in federal stimulus money, but so far the state has only seen about 1 percent of that.
Jobs in Phoenix Arizona Increase
Even though the area's unemployment rate stayed steady, more jobs in Phoenix Arizona were added last month.
During September, the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area saw its unemployment rate stay steady at 8.6 percent, unchanged from August and a slight decrease from the area's 8.7 percent unemployment rate during July. The current rate also is lower than the national unemployment rate of 9.8 percent.
The area had a total non-farm employment of 1,708,800 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 1,700,500 workers during August, but an 8 percent decrease from last year.
Arizona Jobs through Solar on Schools Program
A new effort to make schools more green through a round of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act also will help create more Arizona jobs. Go to http://arizona.jobing.com to learn more about Arizona jobs.
Gov. Jan Brewer recently announced that 15 school districts throughout the state will receive federal stimulus funding for solar energy projects through the Solar on Schools initiative. The funding is part of the $55,447,000 awarded to the Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office through the State Energy Program.
The grants, which will provide more than $5 million to procure photovoltaic systems for qualifying school districts, will be managed by the School Facilities Board. The current round of funding includes $2.6 million.