Erie, Pa. - hhgregg has begun recruiting for a new store that's slated to open here this fall.

 The store will be the chain's western-most location in the state, following a spate of new-store openings in Eastern Pennsylvania and throughout the Philadelphia metro area this past spring.

All are part of the specialty retailer's planned 45-store expansion throughout the Mid-Atlantic States, announced last year.

The company is recruiting 50 commissioned sales associates, managers-in-training, warehouse workers and customer-service merchandisers to staff the new store. Interviews will be conducted Sept. 20 through Oct. 8.