Here's your weekly roundup of who's hiring in Hazelwood and nearby.
Each week, Patch brings you a list of businesses seeking to fill positions in the City of Hazelwood and in nearby communities. Remember you can get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, or signup for the Hazelwood Patch newsletter here. Who's Hiring: City of Hazelwood Police Department Location: Hazelwood Job: Police Clerk Description:The City of Hazelwood is seeking a detail-oriented, part-time police clerk. This fast-paced environment. A high school diploma or equivalent, vocational/technical training in word processing and office practices is required. Up to 19 hours per week. Pay: $13.96/hour Requirements: Excellent writing and communication skills, MS Office and MS Word experience, and …
Thousands are signing an online petitions against Black Friday store opening hours that have been pushed into Thanksgiving Day.
The trend for stores to open earlier and earlier to take advantage of Black Friday sales—even to the point of opening in the evening on Thanksgiving Day—has prompted an online petition drive to give Thanksgiving back to employees and their families. Do any Hazelwood residents work in retail and have to work Thanksgiving? Tell us in the comments section. - - - - - Read More: Black Friday Shopping in St. Louis to Start Earlier Than Ever - - - - - The original petition was reportedly created by a Target employee upset that the retail giant is opening on Thanksgiving and requiring employees to work instead of spending time with their families. Target stores, including the two near Hazelwood in Florissant and Bridgeton, will open their doors …
After last week's announcement of additional Sears and Kmart stores closings, the outlet retail center located at St. Louis Mills will remain open.
The St. Louis Mills Sears Appliance Outlet store location has escaped another bought of Sears Holdings Corp. closures. There are 24 stores set to close in 2012, along with 11 others that the corporation is selling, but the City of Hazelwood location will remain in operation. The closest being the Alton, Ill., Sears. Along with Sears store locations, the company is closing some of its other businesses including a Grand Essentials location; nine The Great Indoors home decorating and remodeling stores; and 12 Kmart stores across the country, its website said. Besides the 24 closings, Sears also announced it has an agreement to sell 11 other full-line, owned and leased stores to General Growth Properties for $270 million. The deal should close…
Robert Ritchie
1:23 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
I find that the human element in our society is fading and being replaced by a cold, frenzied search for materials things. Do we really need the frenzy of Black Friday? Last year, during Black Friday, in one store alone, at least twenty people, including some children, were injured in the Black Friday rush. And one woman used a pepper-spray to ward off fellow shoppers! Worse, a 61 year old man … more ›