Job Opportunities with CSX

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEGREE! PASS-ON TO SOMEONE WHO CAN USE THIS!

Great jobs for young men who aren’t in college, and strong young women also! This is Obama money for “infrastructure” the jobs are located all over, paid training in Atlanta . This is an awesome opportunity, please pass this on. These jobs pay good wages.

Training: You will attend two or three weeks of training at the Railroad Education & Development Institute in Atlanta , GA. CSX will pay for travel, lodging and meals as required by collective bargaining agreement.

Track Worker-030702

Job Summary: Work as a member of a crew to install new railroad track, maintain existing track and right of-way. Replace or repair track switches with specific components. Slide and align tie plates. Drill holes through rails for insertion of bolts and tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends or rails together. Correct deviations in track surface, alignment and gauge Cut rails to specific lengths etc.

Pay Rate

Entry Rate $19.36/hour

Full Rate $21.52/hour

Promotional/ Advancement Opportunities: Under Maintenance of Way Collective Bargaining Agreement, Track Workers may be considered for advancement or promotion to other positions within the Engineering Department if qualified.

Machine Operator $23.25 – $24.81/hour
Welder Helper $21.93/hour
Bridge Tender $21.93/hour
Bridge Mechanic $22.65/hour
Foreman $22.71 – $25.53/hour
Track Inspector $23.98 – $25.14/hour

Qualifications: High School diploma/GED; 18 years of age or older; Valid Driver’s License

At CSX, two of the company’s core values are People Make The Difference and Safety Is A Way of Life. We are committed to offering our team members the most competitive compensation and benefits package available, unlimited opportunities for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible. CSX is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer that supports diversity in the workplace.

Apply online to this and other positions: http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=careers.main

Catrena Norris Carter Appointed Associate Publisher for Who’s Who Publishing Alabama Market

Birmingham, Alabama – Who’s Who Publishing Company, the nation’s largest annual directory publisher focusing on the African-American market, proudly announces Catrena Norris Carter as the associate publisher for its Alabama market. Carter, president and chief executive officer of Women of Will, brings more than 15 years of hospitality experience to Birmingham, Alabama.

Her 10 years in management at the Tutwiler Hotel and former role as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Historic Redmont Hotel provided her with invaluable customer service skills supported by her numerous awards; including The Restaurant & Hospitality Association’s prestigious Hospitality Professional of the Year for the state of Alabama in 2003.

In addition to starting her own event planning company, C&C Events, she founded Women of Will (WOW) a statewide organization aiming to advance women into leadership positions at work, in the community and in politics through training workshops and forums. Carter has done radio in Birmingham and Selma, Alabama. Her show, Trena’s Truth, addresses the challenges of male/female relationships.

Carter graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, following two years on a performing arts scholarship at Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado. She is also connected to several professional affiliations, including Birmingham Event and Meeting Professionals, Birmingham Lodging Association, the African American Business Council – Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Exchange, the League of Women’s Voters, and the 21st Century Youth Leadership Training Program.

Honored in the second edition and featured in the third edition of Who’s Who In Black BirminghamTM as an Interesting Personality, Carter understands the Who’s Who mission of highlighting African-American achievement in the Birmingham area. “It brings me great honor and pride to be joining such a wonderful mission,” shares Carter. “To be able to spotlight the accomplishments of the excellence and perseverance of the African-American people in the great state of Alabama is long overdue. Through this publication we will have a living history book for our children and our communities.”

Real Times Media CEO Hiram E. Jackson shares, “We are truly happy to have Ms. Carter join the Who’s Who family.
We are confident that she will take the Alabama market to new heights and continue the strong reputation of Who’s

Whothroughout Birmingham and cities throughout the state.”  A subsidiary of Real Times Media, Who’s Who Publishing Company was founded in 1989 and highlights the achievements of African Americans while providing a valuable resource and networking guide for the entire community. Real Times Inc. is dedicated to sustaining its presence as the leading source of African-American-related news, entertainment, and lifestyle information.

Finance at the Community Level

Over the next several months we will discuss issues that touch on economics, community friendly businesses and practices and organizations that empower you to move from victims to victory in finance.  Ownership is the solution in our community to any discussions about finance.   Ownership means that you have skin in the game of finance.  I challenge you the reader to respond to my commentary and tell your inspiring stories of ownership that improves our community.  Tell us who you feel is positive for our community and why.

 

 

Ownership became real when buying and paying off the mortgage for our commercial building.  The ability to purchase was a gift from GOD, a milestone in my business career, and a source of pride for my family and community.  The journey to the picture above did not start out being a positive experience.  We had leased spaced for some years and were scared to take a leap of faith to ownership, so God created a situation that forced us to make a positive change.  We were evicted from a leased space because the property owner filed bankruptcy due to family death. We had thirty days to relocate our business (we had run out of space in our office in the home years earlier and had small children).  We located three possible office sites but chose a location five minutes from our home and five minutes from our children’s schools.  The building was not in any working condition for a business office.  We met the owner, Mr. Johnston pictured above.  He initially did not want to sale the property.  As a matter of fact he did not want us to know that he owned the property.  We negotiated owner financing for the property and delayed the first payment for three months to allow us to make needed renovations and system improvements.  It took us more than five years to make the necessary improvements to upgrade the commercial building.  God blessed us with additional income for the next seven years and we accelerated mortgage payments of principal and interest to get to the picture you see above.  This is a picture of the final payment made to pay off the mortgage on our commercial building and you will notice that I am the only one that is smiling and so is my wife who took the picture.

Our journey to ownership started in 1987 when my wife and I started our company.  We had no children at the time and started the business out of our home as a way of further using our graduate degrees in accounting and business management.   

Nothing can prepare you for the uncertainty business ownership, but a do not give up attitude and asking lots of questions can arm you with some of the right resources.

 

Ownership does that to you, makes you smile and changes your possibilities for your community. 

 

We think ownership is the most motivating and empowering part of being a business owner.  What do you think? Email us at problmslv@aol.com or check out our website:  www.chambersconsultingLTD.com or call us at 205.780.7903

 

Harry Chambers Jr. MBA is co-owner of an award winning accounting, strategic planning and management consulting firm established in 1978.  Chambers Consulting LTD is located in the western business section of Birmingham.  Chambers Consulting LTD,  mission: To advise and consult with business owners, nonprofits and individual wealth accumulators from an entrepreneurial perspective about strengthening their businesses for better communities by providing long-term financial management expertise that is unavailable to them internally; with a focus on planning business solutions, financial reporting, cash management, budgeting and tax planning.  Website: www.chambersconsultingLTD.com