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AT&T holding

job fair in

Winston-Salem

AT&T will conduct a job fair Wednesday in Winston-Salem as part of an effort to fill nearly 300 openings in North Carolina. The company did not say how many openings there are in Winston-Salem.

The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the AT&T business office, 629 W. Fifth St.

Some job positions offer up to a $3,000 sign-on bonus. Among employee benefits beyond medical insurance and 401(k) plan is tuition reimbursement and discounts on AT&T products and services.

To receive priority consideration, applicants are asked to apply before the event at http://work.att.jobs/IHXWinSalem.

Richard Craver

General Dynamics

plans Triad job fair

The General Dynamics Mission Systems operation in McLeansville is conducting a job fair for manufacturing positions from 2 to 8 p.m. March 11 at 5440 Millstream Road.

The company said it has job openings for its 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. first shift and 4:30 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. second shift. It is offering a $500 sign-up bonus and a 10% salary bonus for working second shift.

The company said that "due to the nature of our work, U.S. citizenship is required."

For more information, go to gdmissionsystems.com/greensboronc.

Richard Craver

Ethan Allen

buys NC wooden

frames maker

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. said Friday it is expanding its North Carolina presence by purchasing certain property, plant and equipment assets of Dimension Wood Products' Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 1981 and located in Claremont, Dimension Wood is a manufacturer of wood frames and machined parts used in upholstery manufacturing. It already served as a supplier to Ethan Allen.

Ethan Allen is among the top U.S. home-furnishings manufacturers and retailers. It has a manufacturing operation in Maiden where it has about 800,000 square feet for its upholstery division.

However, in 2019 the manufacturer closed its wooden-furniture plant in Old Fort, eliminating 325 jobs, as part of consolidating production into plants in Vermont. The facility was converted into a lumber-processing facility and distribution center.

Altogether, it owns and operates nine manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Mexico and Honduras, including one sawmill, one rough mill and a lumberyard. About 75% of its products are manufactured or assembled in these North American facilities.

Richard Craver

China sanctions

Raytheon, Lockheed

over Taiwan deal

TAIPEI, Taiwan - China said Monday it will impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing's strategic ambitions.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the move at a daily press briefing, citing a newly passed Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law that took effect in 2021. It was in response to a $100 million deal approved by the U.S. for maintenance of Taiwan's missile defense systems by the two companies.

Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and other defense industry giants face controls on sales to China of military and dual-use technologies that have both defense and commercial applications. But they also have major civilian businesses and China is a huge market for aviation, among other industries.

Associated Press