MARYSVILLE – With hundreds of jobs to fill as they open new stores in Marysville, Kohl’s and Target are holding job fairs over the next week.
Kohl’s, which plans to open just east of I-5 on 116th Street NE during the first week of October, kicks off its job fair Saturday at the Hawthorn Inn and Suites, 16710 Smokey Point Blvd. in Arlington.
Interviews will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Monday and 12:30 to 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Applicants need to schedule interviews at www.kohls careers.com (click on “Store Careers”) or by calling 877-639-5645.
Target, also aiming for an early October opening for its new Lakewood Crossing store west of Smokey Point, is accepting applications and doing interviews between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at Cedarcrest School, 6400 88th St. NE in Marysville.
Meanwhile, online applications for the Costco store at Lakewood Crossing are being taken only at www.costco.com (click on “Employment”). That store is scheduled to open Sept. 21.
In the past few years, the county’s greatly expanding retail sector has helped the jobless rate improve, down to 4.5 percent as of June. The latest crop of new big-box stores opening in the fall isn’t the last, either.
Kohl’s is building another store in Lynnwood and Wal-Mart is working to get approval for three more stores at present, in addition to the Everett Wal-Mart that opened this spring. Additionally, WinCo Foods plans to build a warehouse-style supermarket near the Marysville Kohl’s.
As of March, the county had 40,400 jobs in retail and wholesale trades, according to the state Employment Security Department. That was up from 37,700 in the same period of 2005.
Reporter Eric Fetters: 425-339-3453 or fetters@heraldnet.com.
Target earnings
Discount retailer Target Corp. said second-quarter sales drove profits up almost 13 percent. The Minneapolis-based retailer said it earned $609 million, or 70 cents per share, up from $540 million, or 61 cents a share, a year ago.
Kohl’s earnings
Kohl’s Corp. second quarter earnings increased 27.8 percent to 69 cents per diluted share from 54 cents per diluted share a year ago. Net income increased 24.1 percent to $232.4 million from $187.2 million.
Target earnings
Discount retailer Target Corp. said second-quarter sales drove profits up almost 13 percent. The Minneapolis-based retailer said it earned $609 million, or 70 cents per share, up from $540 million, or 61 cents a share, a year ago.
Kohl’s earnings
Kohl’s Corp. second quarter earnings increased 27.8 percent to 69 cents per diluted share from 54 cents per diluted share a year ago. Net income increased 24.1 percent to $232.4 million from $187.2 million.
Mike Benbow / The Herald
The new Target store at Smokey Point is getting ready for its Oct. 8 opening with a job fair this week at a Marysville middle school.
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