Events Calendar
In This Section
TV exercise personality Paige Palmer didn't let age stop her
Gas station robbery suspect caught
Boy missing for 11 days lived in subways
Man compacted inside garbage truck (video)
Akron, Summit County jobless rates increase
Celebrity chef Paula Deen accidentally hit by charity ham
200,000 animals to be sacrificed at Nepal festival
Economy's rebound not as strong as first thought
In wake of recall of 2.1 million cribs, leader concedes product safety agency moved too slowly
Most Read Stories
2 men shot during party in Fairlawn
Akron man killed in crash on his street
Akron Children's Hospital CEO, wife announce $1 million gift to support research
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Akron Circle K store robbed for second time this month
Cancellation of Christmas not an option
Police: Pennsylvania man killed misbehaving puppy before Steelers game
Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner
KSU suspends basketball player
Rain, driver inexperience cited in fatal Green crash
Woman's purse snatched after beer purchase
Bob Dyer: Appropriate inscription chosen for memorial bench
Blogs:
Pets:
A Dog Named Christmas – Pet for the Holidays
The Heldenfiles:
Viewing Notes
Patrick McManamon:
Of pass interference and alleged "fake" injuries
Akron Zips:
No. 1 Akron to play Stanford next
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Audio: Mangini disputes Poteat call, accuses Lions of faking injuries
Kent State Sports:
Flashes travel to Florida Atlantic
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeye Football – Present and Future
Varsity Letters:
Gulley to visit Central Michigan in December
All Da King's Men:
The Onion, By Any Other Name…
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Glaring Contradictions
Akron Law Café:
Don't Try to Have Fun if you are Depressed
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
What Automotive Thing Are You Thankful For?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Faye Dunaway to be Evicted?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Monique asks how to get tickets for the Polar Express.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – Why I am Glad I live in NEO
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
By Bill Lilley
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 12:40 p.m. EST, Nov 21, 2008
FAIRLAWN: By noon today, several hundred people had braved the heavy show to attend the J.M. Smucker Company's first career day at the Hilton Inn West in Fairlawn.
A line the length of two football fields snaked through the hotel as men and women in suits and trucking company garb hoped to land one of the 150 to 200 jobs at the Orrville-based food manufacturer. Smucker recently acquired Folger's coffee, which will boost local employment.
''The weather is challenging, but we are thrilled with the turnout so far this morning,'' said Maribeth Badertscher, Smucker's director of corporate communications.
''We've never had this many openings to fill at one time,'' said Badertscher, who has been with Smucker for 20 years.
The fair came a day after the federal government posted the worst report in 16 years for new jobless claims and the largest number of unemployed Americans since the early 1980s.
Today, the government reported that the Ohio unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent in October from 7.2 percent in September. New jobless claims in Ohio soared beginning in November, up an average 25 percent per week from October.
The line of prospective employees at the Smucker job fair snaked through the lobby, down a hallway into a corridor that went through a covered walkway to the west wing and finally through another hallway. It measured about 200 yards at 11 a.m.
''I project there will be about 1,000 interviewed in the different areas by the time we close at 7 p.m.,'' Badertscher said.
Bill Lilley can be reached at 330-996-3811 or blilley@thebeaconjournal.com.
FAIRLAWN: By noon today, several hundred people had braved the heavy show to attend the J.M. Smucker Company's first career day at the Hilton Inn West in Fairlawn.
A line the length of two football fields snaked through the hotel as men and women in suits and trucking company garb hoped to land one of the 150 to 200 jobs at the Orrville-based food manufacturer. Smucker recently acquired Folger's coffee, which will boost local employment.
''The weather is challenging, but we are thrilled with the turnout so far this morning,'' said Maribeth Badertscher, Smucker's director of corporate communications.
''We've never had this many openings to fill at one time,'' said Badertscher, who has been with Smucker for 20 years.
The fair came a day after the federal government posted the worst report in 16 years for new jobless claims and the largest number of unemployed Americans since the early 1980s.
Today, the government reported that the Ohio unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent in October from 7.2 percent in September. New jobless claims in Ohio soared beginning in November, up an average 25 percent per week from October.
The line of prospective employees at the Smucker job fair snaked through the lobby, down a hallway into a corridor that went through a covered walkway to the west wing and finally through another hallway. It measured about 200 yards at 11 a.m.
''I project there will be about 1,000 interviewed in the different areas by the time we close at 7 p.m.,'' Badertscher said.
Bill Lilley can be reached at 330-996-3811 or blilley@thebeaconjournal.com.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
Posted 03:57 PM, 11/21/2008
If you want steady work during a recession, apply at a place that sells canned and jarred food products. Pretty soon they'll be all we can afford.
