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Amazon goes on hiring spree with thousands of new jobs in Dallas

Most of the positions listed for Dallas are located in Garland.

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Amazon is adding thousands of new jobs across the country, both full and part time — including more than 6,500 positions in Dallas.

According to a release, the e-commerce company is ramping up for what they anticipate will be their "biggest peak season ever."

Jobs listed on Amazon's website include packing customer orders, shipping, and logistics, primarily in Garland. Salaries start at $15 an hour, with benefits starting on your first day.

In Texas, there are also 1,700 jobs opening in Austin.

The jobs are within Amazon's operations network, which includes fulfillment centers, delivery station, sorting centers, and airport hubs. The company has opened 75 new buildings in 2020.

In all, Amazon says it will hire 100,000 operations workers.

This follows another hiring intiative Amazon announced on September 9, with 33,000 corporate and tech jobs across the U.S. The company will host its annual Career Day on September 16.

"COVID-19 continues to affect millions of people across the country, and people are eager for the opportunity to get back to work," says Beth Galetti of Amazon's HR department in a statement.

Amazon has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the coronavirus pandemic, as consumers switched to shopping online for essential goods.

On August 26, the personal worth of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, already the richest man in the world, surpassed $200 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Since the start of 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Bezos' wealth has increased by about $87 billion, and his ex-wife is now the richest woman in the world.

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Dallas narrows down field for new city manager to 4 candidates

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After six months without a city manager, the city of Dallas has narrowed down the field of replacements to four semifinalists including one serving as current interim city manager, plus candidates from Fort Worth, Michigan, and Georgia.

Dallas has been without a city manager since May, when previous city manager T.C. Broadnax left to take a job with the city of Austin. Since that time, Broadnax's former chief of staff Kimberly Bizor Tolbert has served as interim city manager.

The city retained Baker Tilly, a consulting firm, to recruit and compile candidates. (Baker Tilly famously erred in the brochure it created for the position by featuring a photo of the Houston skyline instead of Dallas; they've since replaced it with Dallas.)

A spokesperson for Baker Tilly did not respond to inquiries but according to D Magazine, an email listing the candidates has been sent to the Dallas City Council.

The semifinalists include:

Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, Dallas’ current interim city manager
William Johnson, an assistant city manager in Fort Worth
Mark Washington, the city manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Zachary Williams, a county chief operating officer in Georgia

All have more than 25 years' of public administration experience and have worked in similar capacities in their respective cities.

Before working in Fort Worth, Johnson was Baltimore’s transportation director and Atlanta’s deputy chief operating officer and public works commissioner.

Washington worked in Fort Worth and Austin before becoming Grand Rapids’ city manager.

Williams has mostly worked in Georgia at the county level, including serving as county manager in Fulton County and chief operating officer in DeKalb County.

Tolbert began working for the city in 1998, first as the city manager’s assistant and later in the aviation department. Broadnax hired her as his chief of staff in 2017.

Unlike the Mayor and the Dallas City Council, the city manager position in Dallas is not elected but is instead appointed by the city council, and is tasked with executing policies, overseeing the annual budget, and managing staff at city hall.

The council’s Ad Hoc Committee will choose finalists, introduce them to the public, and make an offer in early 2025.

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