As the holiday season approaches, Belk is looking to hire for over 6,000 positions.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina-based department store chain Belk says it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Charlotte Observer reports that private equity firm Sycamore Partners made the announcement on Tuesday. The firm owns Belk and says it will continue with “normal operations” as it goes through bankruptcy. Sycamore Partners says it expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of February. Belk has more than 20,000 employees at its nearly 300 stores in 16 Southeastern states.

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - A highly popular, free family-friendly event is returning to Christiansburg next month. The fifth annual Touch-A-Truck NRV is being held at the New River Valley Mall in the Belk parking area on Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event is being put on by the New River Valley Home Builders Association. Kids will have to the opportunity to get some hands-on timewith big trucks, from construction to landscaping, and even law enforcement vehicles. The NRVHBA is inviting any NRV business or individual who has a vehicle that matches with the events goal of education.