100 Hiring Companies On Board for PPWFC Spring Job Fair

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 8 -- El Paso County issued the following news release:

For its Spring Job Fair, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center has lined up over 100 companies, all of which say they are hiring for open positions. The Center estimates, there are potentially 2500 jobs available to the job fair attendees. The Spring Job Fair is sponsored by KKTV 11 News.

To help job seekers prepare to meet employers, the workforce center is offering a new workshop: How to Make the Job Fair Work for YOU! Job seekers can register for the workshop at https://www.formsite.com/ppwfc/Makejobfairwork/secure_index.html

Spring Job Fair details:

WHERE: Hotel Elegante Conference and Event Center, 2886 S Circle Drive

Colorado Springs, CO, 80906

WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Veterans are allowed early entry at 9:30 a.m. NOTE: The Pikes Peak Workforce Center main office will be closed on April 24.

WHO: For all job seekers, 18 years or older. Over 100 hiring companies are planning to attend:

AAFES, Abraxas, A Geo Group, Ace Hardware Retail support Center, ADD STAFF Inc., Air Force Academy (NAF Employment, Al Serra Chevrolet, Allied Barton, Alorica, American Red Cross Pikes Peak Chapter, Apprentice Personnel, Aramark Pikes Peak, AspenPointe, Avalanche Roofing & Exteriors, Bal Seal Engineering, Black Hills Corporation, Borden Dairy Company, BPS, LCC, Bureau of Reclamation, CaptionCall LLC, CBT Logistics Inc, CCA Kit Carson Correctional Center, CGI/Atterro, Cherwell Software, Inc., Cheyenne Mountain Resort (Benchmark Hospitality), Cintas Corporation, City of Colorado Springs, Clear Channel, Colorado Army National Guard, Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Springs Electrical JATC, Colorado Springs Police Dept., Colorado State Patrol, Community Partnership for Child Development, Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine, Discover Goodwill, Douglass Colony Group, Elwood Staffing, Ent Federal Credit Union, Exelis, Express Employment Professionals, Farmers Insurance, Federal Bureau of Prisons, First Command Financial Services, Inc., Five Guys Pizza, Front Range Exteriors Inc, Furniture Row Express, Garden of the Gods Club, Golden Enterprise Marketing, Goodwill Staffing, Halliburton Energy Services-Williston, ND, Harris IT Services, Home Depot, Housing & Building Association of Colorado Springs, Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, Independent Electrical Contractors, Southern Colorado Chapter, Interim HealthCare, ITEC, Kum and Go, Lowe's Home Improvement, LUCE RESEARCH LLC, MAND MADE PIZZA, INC, Manpower, May Trucking Company, MGA Home Healthcare, Mile High Youth Corps, NurseCore, Office Max, Peace Corps, Peak Vista Community Health Center, Pennica Financial Group, Phil Long Dealerships, Pikes Peak Library District, Primerica, Progressive Insurance, Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP), Right at Home, Rocky Mountain Health Care Services, SAFEWAY, Schwan's Home Service, Securitas Security Services, USA, Skyline Products, SNI Technology, Social Security, STARTEK, State of Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT), Stellar Restaurant Solutions, SYKES Home Powered by Alpine Access, TCF Bank, The Independence Center, Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile, TruGreen, US Army, US NAVY, USAA, ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, WeatherSure Systems, Inc, Wells Fargo, Wendy's of Colorado Springs, Western Area Power Administration, Wildwood Casino, WOW!, Xerox.

HOW: Job seekers should pre-register at www.ppwfc.org, research companies before the job fair, apply online before the job fair, and dress appropriately and bring their PPWFC scan card for express entry into the job fair.

About PPWFC

The Pikes Peak Workforce Center connects vital businesses with work-ready job seekers and employer-driven services. More information about the Pikes Peak Workforce Center can be found online at www.ppwfc.org.

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