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DENVER (CBS4)– The Colorado Department of Transportation is gearing up for a major project that will change the landscape of Interstate 70 through the central part of Denver. The Central 70 Project will dramatically impact the community from Colorado Boulevard to Brighton Boulevard. The Colorado Department of Transportation is now hiring people who live there. “The Central 70 Project is by itself a major economic driver for the entire Denver-metro region. CDOT wanted to also ensure that these economic and job opportunities were made available to local residents,” said Shailen Bhatt, CDOT Executive Director. “CDOT is one of only a...

Job seekers will be able to apply for work at some 30 area employers Thursday during a job fair from 3-7 p.m. at Walker County Civic Center, 10052 U.S. Highway 27. The job fair is co-sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor along with the Chattooga, Dade and Walker counties chambers of commerce. Employers who have registered and offer a variety of jobs include: Amedisys Home Health and Hospice Care, Audia Plastics, Clumpies Ice Cream, Coca Cola, Dixie Collision, Dollar General, EnviroGuard, Hammer Down OC, Hayes State Prison, Jimmy Simpson Foundation, Komatsu America Corporation, Lake Winnepesaukah and Lookout Mountain Community...

Job seekers and Michigan employers can connect with each other through a state-sponsored virtual career fair on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pure Michigan Talent Connect’sMiVirtualCareerFairs bring together Michigan employers and talent from across the state and the globe in an online, virtual environment. Since 2012 more than 189 employers and 27,063 job seekers have been connected through the state’s fourteen sponsored events. With assistance from the Michigan Works! System and event partner Capital Area Michigan Works!, 345 jobs with 50 Michigan employers in varying industries will be featured in the February event, making it the...

iQor, a global provider of business process outsourcing and product support services, today announced its call center located in Buffalo, New York is seeking 125 new call center customer service agents. Currently, the company is accepting applications on line and will hold a Career Fair on June 3rd, 2014 at its call center. The hiring drive for the new jobs is to meet client growth in its Accounts. When Are We Hiring: Now Until the End of June 2014 Who Are We Looking for: 125+ customer service call center agents (Competitive pay and MONTHLY bonus potential coupled with flexible schedules...

About 3,000 people lined up for the city’s first-ever jobs fair on Friday – some of them waiting in line for up to six hours – hoping to apply for work with the city, but many left frustrated after learning the only way to apply for a job was to go online. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports Mayor Rahm Emanuel stopped by the job fair, expecting a warm welcome from job seekers, but instead ran into lots of ticked-off people. More than 3,000 people showed up for the 55 posted job openings, but city hiring rules require all applications be...

WHO: WORKFORCE plus WHAT: JOBS=PAYCHECKS NOW Job Fair & Expo WHERE: Tallahassee/Leon County Civic Center 505 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, Florida WHEN: Thursday, January 19, 2012 Event Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Media Opportunity: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm WHY: WORKFORCE plus will connect hundreds of job seekers to employers at South Georgia and North Florida’s largest and most successful recruitment event of 2012. WORKFORCE plus is bringing together employers and job seekers in an effort to provide an opportunity for local job seekers information about employment opportunities available now. The event is free and open to the public....

TAUNTON - A Massachusetts employment organization has canceled its annual job fair because not enough companies have come forward to offer jobs. Richard Shafer, chairman of the Taunton Employment Task Force, says 20 to 25 employers are needed for the fair scheduled for April 6, but just 10 tables had been reserved. One table was reserved by a nonprofit that offers human services to job seekers, and three by temporary employment agencies. Shafer tells the Taunton Daily Gazette the lack of employers means the task force won’t have enough money to properly advertise the fair. The task force has been...

Who says that December is a cold month for job hunting? While it may cool down later in the month, two different job fairs are being held on Thursday, December 2, 2010 in the Denver area. Monster/ Hot Jobs Career Fair Hosted by Choice Career Fairs, this job fair offers a chance to meet face-to-face with recruiters in the Denver area, representing hundreds of jobs. To pre-register or to find out more, click here. Where and When: Thursday, December 2, 2010 10:30am to 2:00pm DoubleTree Hotel 3203 Quebec St Denver, CO 80207 Women's Job Fair While this career fair is...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Due to overwhelming response the KCBD Virtual Job Fair has been extended. It will now last through Monday night at 11:59 PM instead of Friday night...

Executive Director Eric Grimes of the Churchill Economic Development Authority has confirmed that New Millennium Building Systems purchased the CMC Joist Building and will have a job application fair on Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the “257 Events Center” at 257 S. Maine St. Grimes said the sale has been in the works for five months. According to a press release, New Millennium purchased the Fallon CMC property along with two others in Hope, Arkansas and Juarez, Mexico for $17 million. “With our purchase of these assets, New Millennium will become the nation's second largest provider of steel joists...

East Hartford- The state will hold the fifth in its series of Heroes4Hire career fairs on Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ballroom at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The career fair is an opportunity for Connecticut veterans, who have served in the armed services, the Connecticut National Guard and the Reserves and are looking for work, to connect with prospective employers. More than 50 employers are expected to attend the event, which is sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Labor, the Connecticut Veterans' Administration and CBS Radio. Attendees can have a member of the Labor...

LAS VEGAS -- The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is planning to hire 5,000 workers for its Dec. 15 opening. The Cosmopolitan is holding the first of its kind job fair by hosting a virtual career fair. It will start on Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This is an opportunity for job candidates and recruiters to chat in an informal, friendly online environment. If you are interested in attending the virtual career fair, register here.

--snip-- Job fair — More than 50 Palm Beach County employers will be recruiting for full-time and part-time jobs as well as internships at the Palm Beach State College Job Fair from 1-4:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in room 127 at the BioScience Technology complex of the Palm Beach Gardens campus, 3160 PGA Blvd. In addition, representatives from local public and private colleges and universities will be available to share programs of study and transfer information. “We’re doing our best to try to help our current students, graduates, and the local community with their employment needs in this difficult economy,” said...

The mayor of Noblesville is planning to hold a job fair. John Ditslear says the November event is an effort to connect employers with people searching for a job. He also says the Legacy Fund is donating four $1,500 continuing education scholarships that will be awarded at the job fair. In an effort to connect people searching for a job with employers looking to hire, Mayor John Ditslear will be hosting a Job Fair at the Hamilton County 4-H Exhibition Center (2003 E. Pleasant Street) on Tuesday, November 9 from 10am – 4pm. Mayor Ditslear announced the Job Fair at...

The Expand Your Opportunities Job Fair 2010 will be held this week at Victory Assembly of God in Molino. The community job fair will provide participants the opportunity to meet with area employers who are actively looking for talented individuals to fill their current openings. There will also be free critique classes to find out how your resume and job applications skills compare. The job fair will take place Thursday, September 23 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Victory Assembly of God on Highway 29. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Click here for...

Coordinators for Shorter University's job fair hope to find jobs for 200 people. One of the fair coordinators, Britt Madden, was the guest speaker at the Exchange Club meeting Friday. Scheduled for Sept. 23 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Forum in downtown Rome, the fair has 70 vendors lined up. “Putting people back to work is the only way our economy is going to get back on its feet,” said J.P. Cooper, a club member who invited Madden to speak. During Madden’s presentation he compared state unemployment statistics for 2000 and 2010. The chart demonstrated rates for...

DAYTON, Ohio -- A new job fair will be held later this month for those who are looking for a job. The job is called the Montgomery County Regional Career Expo. It will be held on Thursday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dayton Convention Center. Local companies will be on hand looking to fill positions, including management, customer service, engineering, finance and warehouse workers and drivers. For more information about the Career Expo, call 225-6371.

If you are among those struggling to find a job, you may just strike gold in the South Valley this week. The 15th Annual Kings County Job and Career Fair will be held at the Hanford Civic Auditorium Thursday. The fair will feature dozens of local employers including, AARP, California Air National Guard, FAST Credit Union, Pizza Hut and much more! It runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and admission is free. Job applicants are encouraged to bring plenty of resumes to have on hand. The event is being sponsored by the Kings County Job Developers Association. Stay with...

NORTH CANTON — A North Canton company is holding a job fair Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., with the aim of hiring at least 75 additional workers. TruBridge, a company that specializes in Medicare enrollment, will hold the job fair at the company headquarters, located at the Hoover Building, 219 E. Maple St., Suite 3000, North Canton. The company is looking to hire licensed life and health insurance agents. Applicants must have a proven sales record and computer skills. The jobs offer base pay plus commission. Those unable to attend the job fair may e-mail a resume to careers@trubridgeinc.com

Representatives from four companies said they hired people at the most recent Upper Savannah Regional Job Fair because meeting job seekers face-to-face allowed them to look beyond the resume. White Oak Manor of Newberry, MicroPrice Technologies of Greenwood, Abbeville County E-911, and Capital Management Services of Greenville were among businesses who reported hires at the Job Fair in April. The next Upper Savannah Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sept. 29, at Greenwood Mall. The goal is to have 50-plus employers who are hiring or expect to be hiring in attendance to meet job seekers....