Hobby Lobby: On with Jobs Hiring and Store Expansions Amid Legal Battle

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., the embattled arts and crafts retail giant, standing firmly on its Christian beliefs that ground their corporate mission, has grown big since its first store opening in 1972, and continues to expand with more store openings and provide jobs to many despite the legal challenge it faces with regards to its opposition to some parts of the Affordable Care Act.

In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, 19 Democratic senators are siding with the Obama administration, and  the senators—five of them women—argue in their “friend of the court” brief that the owners of the Oklahoma-based crafts store chain Hobby Lobby are not exempt from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate simply because some forms of birth control offend their religious beliefs. Read more here

Unfazed and truly committed to serving its customers with exceptional selection of goods and value, Hobby Lobby recently announced the opening of 2 new stores. These openings then pave the way for more job hirings by this great company.

Hobby Lobby will open its second New Hampshire store in a new shopping center planned for Route 1. The Oklahoma-based national arts, crafts and home decor retailer has announced plans to occupy space in the 145,000-square-foot Seabrook Crossing being built at 21 Chevy Chase Road at the intersection of Rout 1 and Provident Way. Read more here

Hobby Lobby confirms it has signed a lease on Highway 111 where construction on a new 55,000-square-foot store is expected to begin in the next few months, according to Randy Betts, senior vice president of store operations. The store is expected to open in the third quarter of the year and hire 35 to 45 people. Full-time workers will make $14 an hour and part-time $9.50, Betts said. Read more here

Hobby Lobby, THE place to shop, is a world of job opportunity worth exploring where dedication and achievement are rewarded.

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