Sign In
Free Newsletter
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits 263,000, most in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, the latest sign that the labor market is softening. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Sept. 6 rose 27,000 to 263,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s the most filings since […]
Korean workers detained in immigration raid bound for Atlanta and flight back home
ATLANTA (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant last week headed to Atlanta on Thursday and a flight home. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry confirmed they were due arrive in South Korea late Friday afternoon. The developments came the same day South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for […]
South Korean plane in Atlanta for workers detained in immigration raid; departure timeline uncertain
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean charter plane arrived in Atlanta on Wednesday to take home Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week, but even after a high-level meeting between U.S. and South Korean officials there was no immediate word on when the workers would be able to leave. A total of 475 […]
475 detained in record immigration raid at Hyundai site
U.S. officials detained 475 people in a raid at Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant, the largest single-site immigration enforcement in 20 years.
Could Hyundai be the Port of Charleston’s next big export customer?
The largest development project in Georgia history is open for business and there could be something in it for South Carolina, too, says the president and CEO of the Palmetto State’s port system. Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America on March 26 celebrated the official opening of a plant that will produce Hyundai, Kia and Genesis vehicles […]
New River auto group divests two more dealerships
On July 15, New River Valley automobile dealer Gary Duncan sold his Christiansburg Honda and Hyundai dealerships to New River Valley-Owned Shelor Motor Mile. Duncan declined to provide financial details. Representatives from Shelor Motor Mile did not respond to requests for comment. The deal follows Duncan’s 2022 sale of his Roanoke-based Acura, Audi and BMW […]
