Dollar General to hire 6,000 for new stores

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. ? The company said Monday the store openings will be in 35 states it currently operates in as well as in three new states: Connecticut, Nevada and New Hampshire. It also plans to remodel or relocate 550 stores. Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., currently operates 9,200 stores and employs 88,000 staffers. Its stores have gained market share from competitors such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., as consumers count pennies because of high unemployment and the uncertain economy. In December Dollar General said its third-quarter net income rose 69 percent, helped by cost cuts and higher revenue, and