Saturday, October 22, 2011

Daimler will hire 425 on Swan Island, adding second shift at the Portland plant that almost closed last year

"Daimler Trucks North America, which owns the former Freightliner factory that was supposed to close last year, plans to hire 350 workers there -- and 75 at its nearby corporate headquarters. It’s an unusual development during a period of high unemployment, especially in manufacturing, a core Oregon industry battered by the recession."

OregonLive.com