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Survey: Less hiring in 2009Most companies plan to either maintain their current staffing level or cut workers in 2009, according to a new report by CareerBuilder.com.
Of the 3,259 hiring managers and human resource professionals surveyed, 16 percent said they plan to reduce their number of full-time, permanent employees this year, while 56 percent said they expect no change. Meanwhile, 14 percent said they intend to hire more workers in 2009. That number is down from a year ago, when 32 percent said they would expand their work force in 2008.
Thirteen percent said they are unsure about their staffing needs in 2009.
"Looking ahead, recruitment levels are expected to be lower in the new year," CareerBuilder.com CEO Matt Ferguson said in a statement, "but employers are not out of the mix completely. Instead they’re taking ‘a wait and see’ approach to hiring.”
Group moving downtown
The Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association is moving from its current location on Catoctin Circle into the historic district of Leesburg early this year. LCVA staff and the organization's visitors' center will relocate to a larger space at Market Station across from the Loudoun County Government Center. Market Station was LCVA's original home when it was formed in 1995. The date of the move has not yet been announced.
Museum turns 5
The Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport celebrated five years of operation in December. More than 6 million people have visited the air and space museum since its opening in 2003.
Chamber and board meeting
The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast and panel discussion with the Board of Supervisors at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne Jan. 12, 8-10 a.m. Visit www.loudounchamber.org to register to attend.
Company names CEO
Dulles-based Cigital Inc., a software-security consulting firm, has named John Wyatt as president and CEO. Wyatt has run the company since 2005 in his previous position as chief operating officer.
Homeless pets now online
Leesburg Veterinary Hospital recently began listing its homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. The site currently has 301,000 homeless pets listed. Call 703-777-3313 to learn more.
Bike store moving
Plum Grove Cyclery closed its downtown Leesburg location behind Mom's Apple Pie in December. Owners Mike and Harriet Dickerson said in a statement posted on the store's Web site that Plum Grove will reopen this year in a new, yet-to-be determined location. Check www.plumgrovecyclery.com for updates.
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