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Kia to take more job applications for plant
WEST POINT, Ga. (AP) — Kia Motors says it will reopen the application process for production and maintenance jobs at its new assembly plant in West Point.
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer says the South Korean automobile manufacturer has hired 1,200 employees for the plant, where full production of the Kia Sorento is expected to begin later this month. A second production line is planned for early next year.
Most of the workers hired so far came from more than 43,000 applications received last year. The salaries range from more than $14 an hour to about $27 an hour.
Randy Jackson, a Kia Motors Georgia vice president, says the pool of potential applicants is much bigger than when applications were first accepted.
Jackson says Kia will allow those who applied earlier to refresh their applications.
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Missing teen found dead
Authorities say the body of a 15-year-old McIntosh County boy was found in a rugged state wildlife management area after a 12-hour search.
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Officials launch campaign to combat meth use
The Georgia Meth Project is launching a campaign to tackle the growing use of methamphetamine in Georgia, targeting teens who authorities say are becoming more likely to try the highly addictive drug.
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Committee approves bill expanding gun carry areas
A bill that would allow gun owners with permits to carry firearms onto college campuses and into churches and bars has passed a key Senate committee.
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Lawmakers consider raising outdated fees
Georgia lawmakers are considering raising more than 100 fees on everything from licensing gun dealers to permitting billboards.
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Rally to push for hike to cigarette tax
Anti-smoking advocates say they know a way to help fill the state’s $1 billion budget shortfall: hike the tax on cigarettes by $1.
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Forest Ranger shot, killed by hunter at night
The U.S. Forest Service is investigating after a ranger was shot and killed in central Georgia by a hunter who apparently mistook him for a coyote.
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Georgia Meth Project to launch prevention campaign
The Georgia Meth Project plans to launch a statewide prevention campaign.
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26 members of street gang in Atlanta area indicted
More than two dozen members of a violent transnational street gang are charged with racketeering and other crimes in metro Atlanta in a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
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Perdue blasts proposed college cuts
Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday assailed state legislators for pushing deep cuts he said could dismantle the state’s world-class university system.
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Missing teen found dead
