American Eagle flies daily between Waco and Dallas-Fort Worth.
American Eagle flies daily between the Waco and DFW airports.

American Eagle to add 7 jobs in Waco amid cuts nationwide

Waco Regional Airport will see seven new employees, even as American Eagle is laying off workers elsewhere.

Conn’s HomePlus expects to open in Waco Center sometime in June, while neighboring Freebirds World Burrito expects to open in September or October.
Conn’s expects to open in Waco sometime next month, while neighboring Freebirds World Burrito is slated for the fall.

Conn's and Freebirds nearing Waco openings

Two new businesses at the shopping center at New Road and Franklin Avenue are expected to create 95 new jobs locally.

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1st Hot Job: Photographer got start with snow cones

Joe Griffin, a Baylor University graduate, started Joe Griffin Photography in 1976.

Joe Griffin, owner of Joe Griffin Photography, was 12 when he used his bicycle as collateral to borrow money from a credit union to buy a snow cone machine for his first job.

1st Hot Job: Investment adviser was once a beekeeper

Todd Stoner earned a degree in finance and economics from Baylor.

Todd Stoner, founder and president of Disciplined Investors, LLC, earned about $300 a week at his first job as a beekeeper on his father’s honey farm in California.

1st Hot Job: Waco monument maker a model of hard work

Joe Phipps said he made $10 to $12 a week “if I was lucky” when he began working for his family’s business as a boy.

Phipps Memorial owner Joe Phipps began working for his family’s business well before his teenage years.

1st Hot Job: From gravel hauling to party planning

Larry Pendley, owner of Pendley Party Productions, drove a gravel truck for his hot and dusty first summer job.

1st Hot Job: Maid company owner learned lessons at dentist's office

Kay English, 58, started English Maids, a cleaning service, in 2006.

Kay English says she got to meet a number of Kansas City Chiefs at her first job, working in a dental office in Liberty, Mo.

1st Hot Job: Head of Waco title company learned good work habits as a waitress

“Have good work habits and save your money" is just one lesson Penny Dulock, president of First American Title Company of Waco, learned on her first job.

1st Hot Job: Auctioneer learned about hard work on the farm

Auctioneer Ronnie Garner recalls his first summer job.

1st Hot Job: Freddie Kish juggled 3 jobs as young man

Freddie Kish says he learned early lessons in business and work from his father.

1st Jot Job: Chamber CEO Laveda Brown learned goal-setting at Dairy Palace

Laveda Brown was 16 years old and had her driver's license when she started work as a cashier and cook at the new Dairy Palace in Madisonville.

1st Hot Job: Owner of Spice Village learned people skills at first job in video store

Jennifer Haak Wilson learned about business at the age of 16 while working at a movie rental store.

1st Hot Job: Waco firm's president learned customer service sacking groceries

Carey Hobbs, 75, president of Hobbs Bonded Fibers, remembers his first summer job bagging groceries at an Abilene, Texas, store that doubled as a Studebaker dealership.

1st Hot Job: Waco car dealer Peter Kultgen washed trade-ins at age 14

Peter Kultgen remembers cleaning up trade-ins, mostly pickups, at the dealership his grandfather, J.H. “Jack” Kultgen, acquired in 1936.

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