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Valea lui Mihai (Bihor county, North-West region) and Simleaul Silvaniei (Salaj county, North-West region)
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15.2 - Manufacture of footwear
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
ARA Shoes Romania, producer of shoes, announced the intention to hire 100 persons until the end of 2014. At present the company has 1,126 employees in Romania on two sites located at Valea lui Mihai (Bihor county, North-West region), with 768 employees and Simleaul Silvaniei (Salaj county, North-West region), with 358 employees.
Sources
10 January 2014: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2014), ARA Shoes Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 76501, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76501.
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