FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 14, 2012
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Contact: Angela Melvin
Communications Director
(202) 731-1778 |
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** |
West Announces "Hiring our Heroes" Job Fair in South Florida
Chairman of House Veterans' Affairs Committee to Attend in Support of Veterans seeking Employment
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Congressman Allen West (R-FL) in conjunction with the United States Chamber of Commerce will bring the "Hiring our Heroes" Job Fair to South Florida.
Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Congressman Jeff Miller, will join Congressman West in the kick-off.
More than 30 local employers (see below) will be on hand with open positions, seeking to hire our nation's veterans.
WHAT: Hiring Our Heroes — West Palm Beach
WHEN: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 9:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
*West and Chairman Miller on hand from 9:00 am to 10:00 am
WHERE: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
RSVP: Interested employers and job seekers should register for free at www. hoh.greatjob.net. Walk-in job seekers are allowed (veterans must provide military ID).
Credentialed members of the media are invited to attend. Please email bgoettel@uschamber.com or call 202-463-5961.
Confirmed employers:
AlliedBarton Security Services
Armellini Express Lines
Citigroup
Comcast Cable
CVS Caremark
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Express Employment Professionals
Florida Army National Guard
FMC Technologies
Greenwise Landscape Management
Helmets to Techhats
Holy Cross Hospital
LifeWaveFL, Inc
Lucas Group
National Training Truck and Heavy Equipment Jobs
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Olk Consulting
Primerica
RedCap
Republic Services
Rybovich Boat Company
SMA Communications LLC
Small Business Development Center @PBSC
Southern Waste Systems LLC
Southwest Airlines
TBC Retail Group (Tire Kingdom, NTB, Merchants Tire & Auto, Big O Tires, Midas, Speedee Oil)
The Hertz Corporation
Toys R Us, Inc
Troops to Teachers
Turbo Combustor Technology Inc.
UPS
VA Medical Center
Venergy Group, LLC
Verizon Commuications
Veterans4You
Waste Management
Western & Southern Life Insurance
Workforce Alliance
Xerox Services (Formerly ACS, A Xerox Company)