Column: DL Job Fair is helping more have stronger tomorrows
August 24 at 3:30, Brian Downs, an FAA certified drone pilot, helped make history in Lexington by dropping BBQ sandwiches via drones to help everyone wonder about innovative uses for technology to kick off the Give Work A Chance Job Fair. Mayor Jason Hayes retrieved a sandwich and gave it to Mayor Pro Tem Joe Watkins to sample.
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Over 20 employers attended to try to fill more than 350 jobs at this unconventional festive job fair at Bull City Ciderworks. For those who were not able to attend or want to connect with these opportunities, following is a contact list.
At this time, Ashley Furniture has 21 interviews scheduled and Davidson Hospice has several viable candidates. The folks at Thompson-Arthur construction and paving said it was the best quality they have ever attended in years. Similarly, the pros at Valen custom drawers and door components were quite pleased.
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On a positive note, several seventh graders loved helping clean up and put back the tables in order after meeting with lots of employers to find out their needs. We have to get more students to calibrate their aspirations to the needs of the employers. This event helped our youth to become successful and contribute favorably to society.
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The job fair is not over; we would love for those interested to send resumes to jobfair@davidsonlocal.com so we can share with more employers. I did hear from many employers that several from Klaussner did arrive at the GWAC Job Fair and were actively searching for options.
Let's help Lexington Police and Fire Departments find solid candidates. After all, without adequate police and fire departments, safety is undoubtedly at risk. Lexington Fire Department recently received federal funding to hire 18 new firefighters and they do wish for culturally-diverse new hires. So please, spread the word.
To help employers find additional candidates, share this list with area job seekers. Thanks to all, you helped support the GIVE WORK A CHANCE JOB FAIR!
Company Name Contact Name Email
Staff Management Ashley Lassiter alassiter@staffmanagement.com
Hollywood Beds Dan Harpole dharpole@hollywoodbed.com
Energy United Jennifer Asbury jennifer.asbury@energyunited.com
Machine Specialties Lucy Wellmaker lucy.wellmaker@machspec.com
Fairy Stone Fabrics Jim Bryan jbryan@fairystonefabrics.com
John Deere Michael Fogleman FoglemanMike@johndeere.com
Hospice of Davidson County Aaron Holt adholt@hospiceofdavidson.org
Progress Rail Stephanie Ward sward@progressrail.com
Graham Personnel Alexa McHale amchale@grahamjobs.com
Mechanical Trades Carolina Lydia Marcelle qctradesconnections@gmail.com>
Greensboro Fire Dept. Capt. Kelly Giles Kelly.Giles@greensboro-nc.gov
Carolina Container Mallory Pullen mpullen@carolinacontainer.com
Valen Drawers Diane McBride dmcbride@valendrawers.com
Ashley Furniture Stephanie Fields SFields@ashleyfurniture.com
DDCC Jonathan Brown jbrown6276@davidsondavie.edu
Lexington Fire Dept. Waylon Turbeville wlturbeville@lexingtonnc.gov
Akzo Nobel Kelli Grant kelli.grant@akzonobel.com
Thompson Arthur Laura Henning goes by Shelly lhenning@wvpaving.com
BrassCraft Amanda Pearson apearson@brasscrafthq.com
Balfour Beatty Aislinn Nagy anagy@balfourbeattyus.com
The Resource Ra'Shanna Aaron rliles@theresource.com
United Brass Works Laura Brim laura.brim@ubw.com
Lexington Police Dept. Sgt. Matthew Effinger mjeffinger@lexingtonnc.gov
We extend special thanks to the team at Bull City Ciderworks, Women AdvaNCe, NC Family Cares Coalition, Clarence Vernon Hargrave, United Way of Davidson County, mayor Jason Hayes, Emerald Owl Tea, Renee Vaughn 97.1, Riley Elliott {The Scoop} and United Way of Davidson County for supporting Give Work A Chance.
