Friday, April 1, 2011

Volvo to restore 700 jobs at New River plant

"DUBLIN, VA -- Facing a revived truck market and with a new labor contract in hand, Volvo Trucks said Wednesday it will recall some 700 workers to its New River Valley plant.

When the recalls are completed this spring, Volvo Trucks North America will have brought back over the course of nine months nearly 1,000 of the roughly 2,300 workers laid off from 2007 to 2009, when the recession and new emissions standards decimated demand for heavy trucks. The company had also recalled 580 workers in late 2007."

--Roanoke.com