- In the House chamber, Trump made that clear as he spoke briefly but tellingly on immigration. He began not by calling for new legislation — the usual subject matter of such presidential addresses — but by describing what he is doing and what is happening now. His unstated subtext: Facts on the ground have made the “comprehensive”
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General Motors says it will invest $1 billion in its U.S. operations, covering a number of new advanced technology, vehicle, and component projects that will lead to 1,500 new and retained jobs.
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- President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Exxon Mobil Corporation on its newly-announced $20 billion investment program, which will create more than 45,000 construction and manufacturing jobs in the United States Gulf Coast region.
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- Jan 23, 2017 ... President Donald Trump started the trend with Carrier, and we've put ... 10 Companies That Are Bringing Jobs Back to America. U.S. companies are responding to Trump with a series of American job announcements ... The company previously announced a $6.8 billion capital investment plan back in
10 Companies That Are Bringing Jobs Back to America
- On the table was Bayer’s planned takeover of Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON).
After the meeting, Bayer representatives announced that as part of their purchase of Monsanto, they were committing to keeping Monsanto’s 9,000 U.S. jobs in the country, plus adding 3,000 new high-tech jobs for American workers.
The promises don’t stop there. In addition, Bayer says it will direct half of a planned $16 billion in agricultural research spending over the next six years to the U.S
- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) put out a press release on Jan. 12 announcing it will be embarking on an ambitious hiring spree.
According to Amazon,
it will be creating 100,000 new jobs for American workers over the next 18 months.
More importantly, these are not part-time or casual positions. Amazon says its hiring spree will add 100,000 full-time U.S. jobs, with full benefits. Positions will range from entry-level jobs at Amazon’s fulfillment centers to engineers and software developers, and they will be located all across the country.
- Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) had been planning to build a $1.6 billion factory in Mexico.
Instead, the company announced it was
cancelling the Mexican car factory and added that it would invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Michigan factory. The money will go toward manufacturing high-tech electric, hybrid and autonomous cars and adds 700 U.S. jobs.
- International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has spent years transitioning its business away from PCs and into IT services. Along the way, it has jettisoned thousands of U.S. workers in favor of hiring support staff based in countries where labor is cheap, such as India.
In May 2016 the company announced another round of U.S. layoffs, described by employees as “massive.”
But by the end of the year IBM’s strategy had changed, in dramatic fashion.
In December, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty announced her company had plans to invest $1 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, and that it will be filling
25,000 new U.S-based positions.
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) claims to be the largest private employer in the country, with nearly 1.5 million American workers.
The company previously announced a $6.8 billion capital investment plan back in October, but this week — in the spirit of President Donald Trump’s calls to create U.S. jobs — Walmart put out a press release outlining details as part of its “2017 goals for American
job growth and community investment.”
Look for Walmart to hire 10,000 new retail employees. In addition, the company estimates that the construction or remodeling of stores, distribution centers and other facilities will support a further 24,000 construction-related jobs.
- Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) has been rather vague about the details of its plans, but the company insists that it will be responsible for 5,000 new U.S. jobs.
Sprint made the initial announcement in December. It confirmed that the 5,000 new positions were in addition to 5,000 hires it had announced in April — that earlier deal included the opening of new stores plus a fleet of vehicles for delivering smartphones to customers.
It’s possible that some of these 5,000 positions will work for contractors instead of directly for Sprint, but whoever ultimately signs their paychecks, they will be American workers.
- Count Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) among the companies committing to hiring more American workers.
The CEO of the aerospace and defense contractor met with President Donald Trump last week. After the meeting, Lockheed Martin announced that besides lowering the cost of the F-35 fighter jet, the company will
hire an additional 1,800 workers at the Texas plant where the airplane is built.
In addition to the direct hires, Lockheed Martin pointed out the ripple effect that it expects will create “thousands and thousands” of supply chain jobs across the U.S.
- Yet another auto manufacturer is planning to hire more American workers in the near future, but this one’s a foreign company: Hyundai Motor Co (OTCMKTS:HYMLF).
The South Korean auto maker announced it will boost its spending in the U.S. by 50% over planned levels,
spending $3.1 billion over the next five years.
That money will go to retooling Hyundai’s existing U.S. factories and research into high-tech systems such as autonomous vehicles. Hyundai said it is also considering building a new factory specifically to build premium vehicles for the U.S. market.
It also announced a $700 million investment in an existing Michigan plant to build more electric vehicles, creating 700 more jobs in the United States.
10 Companies That Are Bringing Jobs Back to America
