Publix hiring for Cornelius store

Publix Super Markets is holding a hiring event for its new Cornelius store next week, accepting applications for all departments.

A temporary hiring center will be located in a storefront next to the Publix at 14311 Reese Boulevard in Huntersville. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 1 through Dec. 7.

The company says walk-ins are welcome. You can also schedule an appointment online at http://publixsupermarkets.fullslate.com/.

Publix says its Cornelius supermarket will open in early 2015 at the Magnolia Plaza shopping center, 8315 Magnolia Estates Drive. This will be Publix's 10th store in the Charlotte region. The Florid-based company plans to have 15 Charlotte locations by 2016, as Publix ratchets up the competition.