Three years ago, the United States lost nearly 8.8 million job positions in what is now called the Great Recession. Today, many states are still trying to recover from this severe economic downturn.

Only four states have returned to their pre-recession employment rates: Alaska, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Texas. The reason for this success is largely attributed to the global energy boom.  Additionally, Washington, D.C., has seen an increase employment as well. However, 23 states are not expected to reach these pre-recession levels until 2015 or later.

Areas where the housing market crashed completely (Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and California) are facing an uphill battle in increasing their employment rates. This is in turn affecting the construction industry, in which many payrolls were cut in half.  These construction jobs have yet to return to pre-recession levels, but hopefully other industries, such as travel and tourism, can help these states continue to increase jobs.

Coca-Cola is currently in the process of reorganizing its business units, possibly prepping two executives for eventually succeeding CEO Muhtar Kent.

Beginning in 2013, the company will be restructured into three business units: the bottling division (bottling production that occurs outside of North America), Coca-Cola Americas, andCoca-Cola International.

47-year-old  Steve Cahillane, who currently heads Coca-Cola Refreshments, will now lead the Coca-Cola Americas unit, which includes Latin America. Ahmet Bozer, a52-year-old man who has worked at the company since 1990, will head the new Coca-Cola International unit. The current president of the bottling will remain in his position.

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The El Centro Chamber of Commerce has announced that it has hired a new chief executive officer. Darletta Willis has stated that she is excited to begin the job and does not expect a “honeymoon period.”

Willis has never worked as a member of a chamber of commerce, but she feels that her goals and visions for the chamber are consistent with those of the board members.

Willis has more than 10 years of experience in the field of human resources, with an emphasis on one-on-one consultations on individual performance as well as work involving group dynamics and organizational systems.

She has stated that she wants to utilize these tools in order to work with city officials to address issues of concern within the area. The board has been busy this year with grand re-openings and keeping up with local businesses that are seeing growth. The new CEO is set to start on July 9.

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The head of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren  Buffet, fired the CEO of Benjamin Moore & Co. and although many thought it was because of an incident at a boat party earlier this month, Buffet recently made a statement that it was their differing opinions on the strategy of the company the lead to the firing.

Earlier this month, there were speculations that a mishap in Bermuda that lead to a boat sinking while Benjamin Moore executives were at a gathering, was the reason he was let go, but Buffet has said that this was not the reason.

In a letter dated June 21, Buffet stated that the he was unaware of the boat party until he read about in the news. Sources close Buffet stated that they do not believe that the boat party incident had any part in the firing of the CEO.

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The industrial construction industry in 2012 may show an increase in number of construction projects that have taken place during the first two quarters of the fiscal year.

So far, Industrial Info Resources has tracked nearly 2,900 maintenance projects that have been worth a total of $119 billion.

Another 1,700 is the estimated number of projects for the third quarter of the year. These projects are estimated to be worth $60 million. These number are looking to stay with the average spending that the U.S. has seen for the rest of 2012.

If your construction company is looking to fill management positions, such as a general superintendent or project manager, this is an important decision for the company, contact the construction recruitment professionals of Construction Hunters today.

A national online conference with the Associated Builders and Contractors have stated that they are unsure whether or not the construction industry will make a recovery in 2013.

The chief economist for ABC has stated that he is not convinced that the industry will recover by 2013. He went on to state that the construction industry lost more jobs in the recession than any other industry.

Since December 2007, the construction industry has lost more than five million jobs. He continued to add that the industry has added more jobs recently and think that they will continue to experience some growth in upcoming months.

If you are working in the construction industry and your business is in need of person to fill a management position, contact the building construction recruiters of Construction Hunters today.

New York-based Gramercy Capital, a firm that works to finance commercial real estate projects, has now hired a new chief executive officer and he will begin on July 1.

The new CEO will also be joining the board on this day. He has over 20 years of senior management experience in this industry.

A review will be done over the overall strategy and management of the company and it has been said that the new CEO will not be involved in the review. An update in the new strategy will occur on Aug. 9, around the same time as second-quarter financial report will be released.

If you or a  loved one is in need of a senior executive management for your company, you need representation on your side that may be able to help you find the perfect person for the position. Contact the executive recruitment firm of Construction Hunters by calling 214-989-6846.

Using a recruitment firm to help you find the best executive fit for your company is very important. Because of the importance of the position, the faster that it can be filled, the faster you can have your business operating at its best.

The effect that a non-exclusive and exclusive recruitment firm can change the way that a position is filled in your company. Companies have different requirements to fulfill in each type of contract.

For an exclusive recruiting contract, the company is not charged unless the company goes with the candidate that the recruiter finds. Also, the company can still use their hiring process to determine if this candidate is a match for them. Finally, a ‘retained search’ service contract is used in many exclusive contracts.

If you have any further questions on this  process, the CEO recruitment professionals of Construction Hunters are experienced and available to help you determine what is best for you.

Although there has been recession, workplaces that have been lead by entrepreneurs have expanded 16 percent in 2011.

A survey was recently done on the job growth in this sector and it was found that most of the jobs created were entry level, administrative and other experienced jobs. Nearly 81 percent stated that they created jobs that were positions designated for ‘experienced personnel.’

Sixty-eight percent stated that they plan to continue to increase the workforce in the area that the company is headquartered. Another 48 percent stated that they plan to increase the workforce in the country outside of the one that it is headquartered in.

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Freescale Semiconductor has now hired a new CEO, former analog chip manager at Texas Instruments, Gregg Lowe.

The current Freescale CEO already stated that he planned to retire in April,  but will remain on the board of directors for the company. The 49-year-old Lowe ran the largest part of Texas Instruments, which had more than $6.38 billion in sales.

The total revenue for this sector of business was more than Freescale’s total revenue. Freescale, based in Austin, Texas, is the largest supplier of chips to the automotive industry.

To learn more about this business venture, visit the Business Week online site today.