Posted on: Saturday, December 13, 2003

BUSINESS BRIEFS
Norwegian plans job fairs

Norwegian Cruise Line is hosting two job fairs on O'ahu next week.

The first will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Filipino Community Center, 94-428 Mokuloa St.

The second is set for 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Dr.

For more information on Norwegian jobs, go to www.ncl.com and click on the employment link.

30% of firms expect to hire

Honolulu employers expect to "hire at a strong pace" during the first quarter of next year, said Manpower Inc.

The staffing-services agency said 30 percent of the area companies it surveyed planned to hire more employees while 7 percent said they would reduce their workforce. Another 60 percent said they would maintain current levels and the rest said they were not certain of their hiring plans.

Job openings appear best in construction, transportation/public utilities, wholesale/retail trade, education and public administration, the agency said.

BYUH awards contract

Time Warner Telecom has won a voice and communications services contract covering Brigham Young University's La'ie campus.

The three-year contract involves installation of four high-speed communications lines to support the university's six dormitories and five additional lines in the campus administrative building.

Another line will link BYUH to the University of Hawai'i's academic and Internet network.

The value of the contract was not disclosed.