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January 28, 2008

2008 Workforce Expo at Calhoun Community College

This year's WORKFORCE EXPO is scheduled for Wednesday , February 6, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in the Kelley Gymnasium on Calhoun Community College’s Decatur campus.  Last year, over 900 students, parents and educators from seven area school systems attended.  The event brings together local businesses, industries and employers who provide the jobs in our area and the young people who will soon fill those jobs.  Teachers, counselors and parents are also invited to attend.

Hundreds of students from across the four county area of Morgan, Limestone, Lawrence and Madison counties are expected to attend this year’s Expo.  Expo displays will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6, 2007.

Industries participating in this year’s Expo include:  Joe Wheeler EMC; Eaton Corporation, Redstone Federal Credit Union, Solutia, Inc. and 3M – Silver Sponsors;  88.1 WAY-FM, American Cancer Society, Athens State University, Athens-Limestone Hospital, Automatic Screw Machine Products, Calhoun Community College Allied Health & Nursing Dept./Project AHEAD, Calhoun Community College Technology Division, Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Cornerstone Detention Products, Decatur Career Center, Decatur EMS, DHS Systems, LLC, Friends of  North Alabama Regional Hospital, Great Clips Hair Salons, Hargrove & Associates, IMS, Inc., ITW Sexton, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Lyon HR, M & D Mechanical Contractors, Inc., North Alabama Center for Education Excellence, Nucor Steel Decatur, Pilgrim’s Pride, Pro-Air Services, Ranstad, Red Sage Communications, Inc., Sonoco, Southwestern Communications, SportsMED, Steelcase Inc., Sunbridge Care – Rehab for Decatur, Tanksley Machine Products, Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Toray Carbon Fibers America, Turner Industries Group, LLC, Turner Universal, U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, United Launch Alliance, Wachovia Bank, Wayne Farms, LLC, Weichert, Realtors – The Executive Group, and West Corporation.

Breakfast for exhibitors will be prepared and served by students from the Athens High School Culinary Arts program and lunch will be prepared and served by Limestone County Career Technical Culinary Arts students.  Brewer High School Foods and Culinary Arts students will prepare snacks for the exhibitor break room.  The Workforce Expo Committee is working with high schools throughout the Calhoun Tech Prep Consortium to arrange student tours and to encourage students and their parents to attend.

The CAREER AND WORKFORCE EXPO 2008 is presented by the Calhoun Community College Tech Prep Consortium which includes Calhoun Community College, Athens City PlaceSchools, Decatur City Schools, Hartselle City Schools, Limestone County Schools, Madison City Schools, and Morgan County Schools.  The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Gold Sponsor Joe Wheeler, EMC and Silver Sponsors Eaton Corporation, Redstone Federal Credit Union , Solutia, Inc. and 3M are co-sponsors for this year’s event.  The Expo is presented annually in conjunction with the Morgan County Economic Development Association, Lawrence County Industrial Development Board, and Limestone County Economic Development Association with special support provided by Pepsi Cola Bottling Company. 

If you have questions concerning this, please contact Gwen Baker, Calhoun Tech Prep, at 256-306-2665 or via email at gzb@calhoun.edu.

Janet Kincherlow-Martin
Director of Public Relations
(256) 306-2561

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