With the nation's unemployment rate hovering around 9.7% for the first half of 2010, job hunting could be called the new national pastime. While some signs of an economic rebound ...
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The Clayton High School Players are putting together their Spring production at the end of April, 2010 and will be presenting “Fools” by Neil Simon.
FOOLS: The play takes place in the cursed Ukrainian village of Kulyenchikov some one hundred years ago.
The curse? For two hundred years every villager has suffered the curse of [...]
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Statement of Mayor Jody McLeod on Elimination of 121 Caterpillar Jobs
CLAYTON, NC –Today I learned that Caterpillar is going to reduce its local workforce by 120 employees. This is a strategic effort by Caterpillar to restructure production in a time of ongoing economic recovery,” McLeod said. “Since July 2008, jobs [...]
It’s almost time again to decide where your Johnston County child will be attending Kindergarten for the Fall of 2010. March 25 is Johnston County Public Schools’ Kindergarten registration date. Kids R Kids of Clayton is having a Kindergarten Information Session to present details on the 5-star childcare provider’s Kindergarten program.
The sessions dates and times [...]
The Town of Clayton will be welcoming Christmas, 2009 on Dec. 3 with its annual Christmas Village and Tree Lighting ceremony in downtown Clayton.
Main Street in Clayton will be closed to vehicular traffic from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m for for the events that run from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Organized by the the [...]
I was just perusing the Johnston County Job Board and noticed that Talecris Biotheraputics has a large number of openings available:
Quality Associate III
Senior Quality Associate I/Senior Quality Associate II
Assistant/Associate Biologist, QO Biochemistry
Sr Process Dev Scientist II
Technical Document Specialist
Senior Medical Director – Coagulation
With Pfizer’s recent announcement of closing its New London, Connecticut operations, these openings at [...]
Talecris Biotheraputics said that it will be expanding production in its Clayton facility in Johnston County. The expansion at its blood plasma therapeutics plant will add 259 jobs to already 1,5000 employed there. According to the North Carolina department of Commerce, the average salary of the new Talecris jobs will be $51,066 plus benefits.
Provided new [...]
Your neighbors to the North have a pretty good solution. No, not Virginia…farther North. Canada, actually.
Canada Post has a program where employee volunteers answer EVERY letter to Santa provided the letter has a return address on it.
My suggestion is to get your letter in the mail as soon as possible – preferably before December [...]
President Obama recently signed legislation that extends the current first-time home buyers tax credit and adds a credit for qualifying existing homeowners.
Up to $,8000 in credit
The legislation gives up to $8,000 in tax credits for first-time home buyers who qualify. Under the credit, a first-time home buyer is defined as someone with no ownership (part [...]
Looking for guitar lessons in Clayton, but don’t feel like getting up out of that chair you’re practically glued to?
You’re in luck:
Learn Bass, Acoustic, or Electric guitar from Ryan Jernigan and you and your chair can be one as Ryan teaches you everything you need to know.
Lessons can be weekly or bi-weekly depending on what [...]
Relive the magic of the streets of New York City as the Damon Runyon classic Guys and Dolls takes the stage November 19, 20 and 21, 2009 at the Clayton High School Auditorium.
Nearly 60 years after the original musical production appeared on Broadway, this inspiring and timeless story will be performed for you right here [...]