Kohl's department stores will hire as many as 600 employees to staff four new area stores opening in September, good news for a Sacramento-area retail sector battered by store closures, weak sales and the prolonged recession. It's also a boost for the local job front, where regional unemployment is above 11 percent. "The stores coming in is a good sign for local job development," said Diane Patterson, a labor analyst at the state's Employment Development Department. Read More »