Meijer to hold job fair next week for new Orland Park store

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Meijer will be taking applications from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. in Orland Park, to fill more than 100 part-time and full-time positions at the new store under construction near 159th Street and Harlem Avenue in Orland Park. All positions provide basic health insurance. Complete an online application at www.joinmeijer.com before attending the job fair.

Now open
United Liquors Marts has opened at 11318 W. Lincoln Highway in Mokena. Hours are Sunday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. The phone number is 815-464-0526.

Pebble Creek Nursery closingConstruction on Southwest Highway and the recession combined to force the closing of the retail center at Pebble Creek Nursery, 13901 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park. The nursery is holding a 50 percent off blowout sale, cash and carry. The owners will continue their landscaping, lawn maintenance and snow removal operations after the retail center closes. For more information, call 708-403-0033.

Trailer repair opens
All Trailer Repair opened recently in the Blackhawk industrial complex at 8508 W. 193rd St. in Mokena. The phone number is 815-806-3030.

Sears closing Ford City store Sears has begun a liquidation sale at its store at Ford City Shopping Center, 76th Street and Cicero Avenue on Chicago’s Southwest Side. The store is scheduled to close by July 14. There are about 100 workers at the store, who can apply for jobs at other Sears stores.