5 top local business stories this week

New jobs, hiring coming to Miami Valley

1. JOB FAIRS OFFERED NEXT WEEK

There are three job fairs this week hiring local residents. CareSource Life Services said in a statement it is hosting the upcoming job fairs in Miami, Montgomery and Clark counties. At the hiring events, employers will conduct onsite interviews and CareSource Life Coaches will offer assistance with building and printing a resume, preparing for interviews or connecting to community resources. MORE ON THE EVENTS

2. BOB EVANS FARM SOLD

Post Holdings will acquire Bob Evans Farms for $1.5 billion, adding vegetable-based side dishes and breakfast sausages to its portfolio, the companies announced Tuesday. READ WHAT IMPACT IT WILL HAVE BOB EVANS RESTAURANTS

3. AMAZON CHOOSES MONROE

Amazon confirmed Monday its plans to open a fourth Ohio fulfillment center that will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs in Monroe. The one-million-square foot facility near Interstate 75 will house employees who will pick, pack and ship larger customer orders. A specific location for the facility has not been officially announced. Amazon currently operates fulfillment centers in Etna and Obetz, and recently announced plans to build another center in North Randall. FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WORKING THERE

4. BEAVERCREEK DEFENSE CONTRACTOR TO HIRE

Defense contractor Orbital ATK plans a $5 million expansion and will add nearly 60 jobs at its Beavercreek operations, the company said Tuesday. The 175,000-square-foot facility, which is reportedly involved in classified work on the next generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber, expects to expand operations by 40,000 square feet. FIND OUT WHAT JOBS THEY ARE ADDING WITH THE EXPANSION

5. DP&L TO 300 UNION MEMBERS; YOU HAVE A NEW EMPLOYER

Dayton Power & Light has sent out about 300 letters to union-represented power plant employees informing them that they will no longer be DP&L employees as of Oct. 1. Instead, they will be employees of AES Ohio Generation LLC, said Greg Adams, president of Local 175 of the Utility Workers Union of America. WORKERS COMPLAIN ABOUT CHANGE

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