Now Hiring: Landscaping Company Expanding To Keep Up With Demand
Colleyville-based Unique Landscaping says they have been so busy they need to add about a dozen workers.
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Colleyville-based Unique Landscaping says they have been so busy they need to add about a dozen workers.
"Jobs range from our jobs in retail banking centers our commercial underwriting unit, and also within our business bank."
Convenience store chain QuikTrip is hiring at many of their 152 locations across the DFW region according to company leaders.
During recent stay at home orders demand has spiked across DFW for plumbing services according to those in the trade.
"We do roofing. We do roof and solar, and everything from storm damage to new builds, new construction..."
SAS Retail Services is a company that provides associates to stock shelves, put products on display and move products inside stores.
Supply chain solutions company Dematic is based out of Atlanta with a presence in North Texas, and they have a need for dozens of new employees.
While it's a day so many North Texans have waited for, the response didn't necessarily reflect that.
The pandemic restrictions have created many needs for their services and they need to fill about 1,500 jobs in our area quickly.
"Primarily what we are looking for are loaders, fork lift operators, drivers to deliver products, merchandisers to shock shelves and in our manufacturing facility."
The Dallas Regional Chamber has started a new initiative to connect workers displaced by the COVID-19 crisis to thousands of available jobs and they've brought on former Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith to help.
Sonic Drive-In restaurants are "Now Hiring" and they are hoping to offer jobs and relief to the many who have lost their source of income during the coronavirus pandemic.
He says entry level jobs can pay up to $50,000 a year with managerial roles paying as much as six figures.
The salaries and hourly wages vary depending on the position and they've accelerated the hiring process.
The COVID-19 pandemic is driving a surge in hiring at businesses seeing an upsurge in demand for their products and services because of the outbreak.
Police officers in Richardson say low staffing and uncompetitive pay aren't just problems in the big cities.
Hundreds of U.S. Veteran service members turned out for a job fair at AT&T stadium held by Recruit Military on Thursday.
McDonald's Corp. will let job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant.
Amazon announced its Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport will open in October bringing with it 300 full-time jobs.
We haven't even made it to halloween and retailers are already focused on hiring for the holiday season -- and that includes the retail giant Target.
United Airlines says it will cut about 100 accounting jobs in Houston in July and shift the work to a contractor.
ExxonMobil will build a new unit at its refinery in Beaumont that it says will create up to 1,850 jobs during construction and between 40 and 60 permanent jobs once completed.
WeWork says it currently provides more than 320,000 members around the world with space, community, and services.
About 350 people are on their way to getting a job. Thousands more may be hired within the next few weeks.
The companies are offering jobs that typically place workers in outdoor conditions. Hence the name - "Some Like It Hot" Job Fair.
