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Business Wire
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
JK Moving Services Ranked 4 th Among the Best Places to Work in the DC Region by the Washington Business Journal
STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JK Moving Services, a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, was named a Best Place to Work in the greater DC region by the Washington Business Journal. The company was again included on the list of 75 great local employers, ranking 4 th in the extra-large employer's category. JK Moving ranked 4th in the DC region as a Best Place to Work among extra large employers. 'We are honored to be included on the Business Journal's list of Best Places to Work list again. Being ranked so high compared to such large companies speaks to the value we place on attracting and retaining great employees,' said JK Moving Services CEO Chuck Kuhn. 'We focus on creating an outstanding workplace for JK—and its sister companies including CapRelo. Great employees ensure that our customers receive the best service.' For the 19th year, the Washington Business Journal compiled the region's 75 highest-ranking companies on its annual Best Places to Work survey. JK Moving Services ranked 4th among extra-large employers, up from 7th place last year. Companies are compared to others that have a similar number of locally based employees. Those that were recognized scored highest among hundreds of employers that participated in an employee engagement survey. Best Places to Work results are quantitative, based on survey responses from employees. Each company scored highly by workers for leadership, culture, benefits and more. JK offers competitive compensation, and for CDL-A long distance drivers, even provides guaranteed annual income, starting at $100,000. The company has great training and ongoing career development; a formal Wellness Program; a generous safe harbor 401(k) and company-paid profit-sharing program; tuition reimbursement; and paid time off. It also provides an Employee Assistance Program; comprehensive medical, dental vision, and ancillary benefit coverages; bonus incentives; and employee volunteer opportunities—including with the JK Community Farm, a nonprofit farm supported by JK Moving that grows and donates fresh produce and protein to the area's food insecure. In addition, JK is committed to hiring those who have served the nation. The company participates in the SkillBridge Program, which gives active-duty military members who will soon transition into civilian life a chance to gain valuable work experience through specific industry training and development. SkillBridge permits service members to use the last 180 days of their service to train and learn with an industry partner while continuing to receive military compensation and benefits. The company was awarded both a Military Friendly ® Employer and Military Friendly ® Spouse Employer designation. JK, along with its sister companies CapRelo and JK Land Holdings, employs nearly 1,200 people—a majority of whom live in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. The company has won numerous awards, including being recognized in prior years by the Washington Business Journal as a Best Place to Work and Top Corporate Philanthropist. ABOUT JK MOVING SERVICES For more than 40 years, JK Moving Services – the largest independently owned and operated moving company in North America – has provided local, long distance, and global relocation services to a variety of commercial, residential, and government clients. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia and voted Independent Mover of the Year by the American Trucking Association, the company maintains a full-time, professionally trained staff of relocation and move management experts committed to providing the highest level of customer care.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
JK Moving Services Ranked 4th Among the Best Places to Work in the DC Region by the Washington Business Journal
STERLING, Va., May 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JK Moving Services, a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, was named a Best Place to Work in the greater DC region by the Washington Business Journal. The company was again included on the list of 75 great local employers, ranking 4th in the extra-large employer's category. "We are honored to be included on the Business Journal's list of Best Places to Work list again. Being ranked so high compared to such large companies speaks to the value we place on attracting and retaining great employees," said JK Moving Services CEO Chuck Kuhn. "We focus on creating an outstanding workplace for JK—and its sister companies including CapRelo. Great employees ensure that our customers receive the best service." For the 19th year, the Washington Business Journal compiled the region's 75 highest-ranking companies on its annual Best Places to Work survey. JK Moving Services ranked 4th among extra-large employers, up from 7th place last year. Companies are compared to others that have a similar number of locally based employees. Those that were recognized scored highest among hundreds of employers that participated in an employee engagement survey. Best Places to Work results are quantitative, based on survey responses from employees. Each company scored highly by workers for leadership, culture, benefits and more. JK offers competitive compensation, and for CDL-A long distance drivers, even provides guaranteed annual income, starting at $100,000. The company has great training and ongoing career development; a formal Wellness Program; a generous safe harbor 401(k) and company-paid profit-sharing program; tuition reimbursement; and paid time off. It also provides an Employee Assistance Program; comprehensive medical, dental vision, and ancillary benefit coverages; bonus incentives; and employee volunteer opportunities—including with the JK Community Farm, a nonprofit farm supported by JK Moving that grows and donates fresh produce and protein to the area's food insecure. In addition, JK is committed to hiring those who have served the nation. The company participates in the SkillBridge Program, which gives active-duty military members who will soon transition into civilian life a chance to gain valuable work experience through specific industry training and development. SkillBridge permits service members to use the last 180 days of their service to train and learn with an industry partner while continuing to receive military compensation and benefits. The company was awarded both a Military Friendly® Employer and Military Friendly® Spouse Employer designation. JK, along with its sister companies CapRelo and JK Land Holdings, employs nearly 1,200 people—a majority of whom live in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. The company has won numerous awards, including being recognized in prior years by the Washington Business Journal as a Best Place to Work and Top Corporate Philanthropist. ABOUT JK MOVING SERVICES For more than 40 years, JK Moving Services – the largest independently owned and operated moving company in North America – has provided local, long distance, and global relocation services to a variety of commercial, residential, and government clients. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia and voted Independent Mover of the Year by the American Trucking Association, the company maintains a full-time, professionally trained staff of relocation and move management experts committed to providing the highest level of customer care. View source version on Contacts Shawn Flaherty, 703-554-3609 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Barksdale Air Force Base Career Summit
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Calling all job seekers, Barksdale Air Force Base is hosting a career summit with more than 25 employers, workshops, and much more. 'This in-person event will connect military community job seekers with American businesses that are hiring for opportunities in industries such as Defense Contracting, Project Management, Aviation/Aerospace, and Cyber/IT,' details hosts Hiring Our Heroes (HOH). The HOH Career Summits is open to service members, military spouses, veterans, military caregivers, transitioning service members and veterans who are ready to work. Battle of the Badges: Bossier Fire v. Police boxing fundraizer They say that applicants will have the opportunity to meet and network with regional and national employers at this professional development and hiring event. According to the website, the 'job seeker workshops' are held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshop topics include understanding compensation and negotiation, SkillBridge and training opportunities, and preparing for interviews. Registration is encouraged. HOH's Hiring Fair from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., located at the Club Buff, 155 Rickenbacker AveBarksdale AFB. For updates on the job summit, follow Barksdale M&FRC. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Army reduces transition job-training time, prioritizing junior troops
The Army recently updated rules for soldier participation in training and apprenticeship programs in their final six months of service, cutting down time windows for some in order to prioritize junior service members and maintain unit readiness. The changes, released in a military personnel message on Thursday, splits ranks into three categories with an associated number of days left on contract before they can use the Army Career Skills Program, Department of Defense SkillBridge and other internship programs. For category I, or ranks E1 to E5, soldiers may spend up to 120 days in the training before they end their service with the approval of a field grade commander. Category II, or ranks E6-E7, WO1-CW3 and O1-O3, may participate in up to 90 days of training before the end of their contract with the approval of the first O6 commander in their chain of command. Marines cut time for career transition program, citing readiness Category III includes ranks E8 and above, CW4 and above and O4 and above. Those in category III may use 60 days with the approval of the first general officer in their chain of command. The goal, Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Orlandon Howard told Army Times in an emailed statement, is to prioritize junior enlisted needs for the program and continue to support all soldiers seeking out such programs while limiting the impact on unit readiness that end-of-contract training may create. 'The Army recognizes the value of the Career Skills Program, SkillBridge, and individual internship programs for Soldiers transitioning from the military to civilian life,' Howard said. 'These changes concentrate the programs' benefits where they're needed most while limiting the impact on readiness.' Previously, the Army allowed any rank to be eligible for such training for 120 days and required only the approval of the first field grade commander. Last year, the Marine Corps cut time in the program for exiting jarheads. The new standard allows Marines up to the rank of E5 to begin the program at the 120-day mark, while all ranks above sergeant may spend up to 90 days in the program, Marine Corps Times reported. In 2023, Army Times reported that two key senators said the military was 'falling short' in preparing troops for their transition to civilian work. Military transition classes are 'falling short,' lawmakers warn The comments by Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Kevin Craimer, R-N.D., echoed concerns in a Government Accountability Office report. The report noted much of the transition assistance program was too superficial and that 70% of transitioning troops did not begin the Transition Assistance Program until they were under a year left in their contract, despite the program requiring such TAP training be completed prior to the last year of service. An estimated 200,000 troops leave U.S. military service annually, Army Times previously reported. Research has shown that veterans face their highest risk of mental health problems and suicide within the first year of separation.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Service members move from military to film industry
Mar. 17—LAS CRUCES — Two Air Force members are concluding their service and exploring civilian careers working on film production crews in southern New Mexico. Angela McAllister and David Murphy work as production assistants through SkillBridge, a Department of Defense program helping service members enter the workforce during their final months of active duty. Both applied for internships with Film Las Cruces, a nonprofit local film industry liaison working with the New Mexico Film Office and local municipalities. To qualify as a SkillBridge employer, Film Las Cruces must apply on an annual basis and demonstrate, as Murphy puts it, "what they're going to do to enable you to succeed over the time that you're with them." Murphy, who will retire in June with 25 years of service, first in the Marines and then in the Air National Guard, traveled to New Mexico from his base in Louisiana to get his feet wet in the industry. Murphy came to the job with prior experience in photography and journalism as well as a script for a film he intends to produce one day. McAllister, for her part, is jumping into a profession new to her. She is set to retire in July after 20 years in the Air Force, and is based at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo. "I'm still working on figuring out where I want to end up — what I want to be when I grow up in the film industry," she said . As production assistants, both have worked on multiple projects in the region, transporting props and set pieces, shuttling actors from base camp to shooting locations, coordinating overlapping teams working on tight schedules and many other tasks. Murphy also serves as a set photographer, gathering images that may be used in documentary or promotional materials. "It's really been like film school for me in many ways," Murphy said. "Even if you do go to film school, they will tell you there is no better learning experience than being on a set." In 2024, the SkillBridge program accepted 193 applicants from Holloman Air Force Base with 60 receiving job offers. Currently, 41 service members based at Holloman are participating in the program with different employers. Film liaison Andrew Jara said Film Las Cruces has welcomed six to 10 service members via SkillBridge over the years. "We are one of the only arts industries in SkillBridge," he said in an interview at his downtown office. "We're able to get people to learn crew, learn how to be on set. We also get help in the office." Jara said SkillBridge members often work alongside interns from high school or college, and are often better used to maintaining discipline and focus through the long hours, complex operations and deadline pressure. Murphy and McAllister also underscored parallels between job training in their military experience and the demands of film production. "You've got to get the job done, as safely as possible," McAllister said. "Do it correct, do it proper, do it safe. Make the mission happen — in this case, make the vision happen." McAllister lived in Mississippi in 2005 when she enlisted in the Air Force, where she said the world of moviemaking seemed a world away. Seeing Film Las Cruces among the employers working with SkillBridge sparked her curiosity. Since then, she has found herself behind and even in front of the camera as a background performer. Her interest has focused, she said, on set decoration, prop design and preparing locations, "where you actually get to literally set the scene. That seems like a lot of fun to me." Murphy plans to return to Maryland once he completes his internship and leaves the military, to seek work in his home region. Jara said other interns, having made connections and friends in southern New Mexico, may decide to join the local film industry's burgeoning workforce. "As we're growing and expanding, now productions can hire only out of Las Cruces, which is great," Jara said. "Now we have enough that producers don't have to go to Albuquerque, necessarily."
