With plans to open its first big-box retail store in New Orleans this August, the Costco Wholesale Corp. is holding a public hearing this Wednesday to answer questions about employment opportunities. The session, hosted by Mayor Mitch Landrieu's economic development office, will be held at 6 p.m. in Room 205 of the Xavier University Center, according to an announcement...
With plans to open its first big-box retail store in New Orleans this August, the Costco Wholesale Corp. is holding a public hearing this Wednesday to answer questions about employment opportunities. The session, hosted by Mayor Mitch Landrieu's economic development office, will be held at 6 p.m. in Room 205 of the Xavier University Center, according to an announcement in the online advertising newsletter The New Orleans Agenda.
Costco confirmed plans in May to build a 148,000 square-foot store on 14.7-acres that once held the Carrollton Shopping Center. Hurricane Katrina wiped out that site more than seven years ago.
The new store is expected to create 75 full-time positions and another 75 part-time jobs. Costco said its average salaries for full-time workers hover around $36,000 a year plus benefits.
Costco has promised to attempt to hire New Orleans residents for its new store. The company will host job fairs assist applicants. City Hall's workforce development program, JOB1 Business and Career Solutions, will be available for the first two weeks of April to help process online job applications.
The Carrollton site has been dormant since its owner, Jeffrey Feil, demolished its abandoned Katrina-damaged storefronts shortly after the 2005 storm.