An electronics recycling company in Badin was talking Saturday to applicants for jobs at a facility that could employ as many as 200 people.
A building that once was part of Alcoa's aluminum smelting operation is being upgraded to house an outpost of Electronic Recyclers International, company President John Shegerian said to the Charlotte Observer.
"We started our business in 2002 when there was no e-waste industry, basically," Shegerian said. "Now, 25 states have e-waste laws, and our company has seven locations nationally."
A job fair was held Saturday for prospective workers to help deconstruct and shred electronic waste such as televisions, cellphones and computers. Company officials said they have already received dozens of applications for the 30 slots they plan to fill this summer as they begin startup operations in a temporary facility.
An additional 120 or so workers should be on board by the end of 2012, after ERI moves into the 165,000-square-foot space at the Badin Business Park.
The jobs are a welcome addition to Badin and Stanly County, where the jobless rate has climbed to near 12 percent.
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