Contact: Melissa Reifert
September 21, 2007

Local and Regional Employers to Attend MECC Job Expo on October 10

Students and graduates of Mountain Empire Community College, as well as community members, will have the opportunity to meet employers at the upcoming 2007 Job Expo hosted in the Goodloe Center on campus.  Approximately 40 local and regional employers will attend the event, set for October 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  “This will provide an opportunity for current students and recent graduates to network with our local and regional employers,” says Dr. Jessica Genco, Career Services Program Director. 

The list of employers scheduled to attend the event includes: AIG Insurance, Alcoa Wheel Products; Appalachian Electric Power; BB&T; CGI – Lebanon; Comcast; Crutchfield; CVS Pharmacy; Eastman Chemical Company; Electro-Mechanical Corporation; Federal Bureau of Prisons (Lee County Prison); Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; Holston Medical Group; James H. Quillen Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center; Josh Morris Staffing; Joy Mining Machinery; LifeCare Ambulance Services; Lowe’s of Wise; Mountain States Health Alliance; Norton City Schools; Norton Community Hospital; Norton Police Department; Northrop-Grumman; Pikeville Hospital; Powell Valley National Bank; The Results Companies, Inc. (Results of Duffield); Roanoke County Police Department; Sykes Enterprises; Thompson and Litton; Virginia Department of Corrections (Wallen’s Ridge); Virginia Employment Commission and the Virginia WorkForce Center; Virginia State Police; Wachovia; Walgreen’s; Wal-mart; Wellmont Health System; and the Wise County School System.            

For updates on this employer list or for information about MECC Career Services and the Career Center, visit the website at www.mecc.edu/career.  For more information about the Job Expo, contact Genco at (276) 523-2400, extension 343 or jgenco@me.vccs.edu. 

The Career Center’s mission is to provide current online and onsite services for exploring and planning careers, acquiring employability skills, and accessing job search resources. Its services are provided to MECC students, alumni, and faculty, as well as to employers and to the community.

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