PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Contact: Noel LaBine 763-477-3086

Job Fair held at Monticello High School very well attended!

  

   

    On the afternoon of March 21 st at the Monticello High School 82 employers set up booths and about 1500 members of the area workforce showed up to see what was available. Many of the job seekers already had work, but were either looking to shorten their commute or were looking to improve their careers.

Some of the job seekers included employees of Northwest Airlines, who were uncertain about their future with the airlines, and preferred to find a job before they might be laid off. The employers included medical device companies, machine shop manufacturers, and engineering companies. The variety of job skills and industries was very interesting and the number of companies that needed to hire employees because they are expanding was significant.

    This event was put on with the support and encouragement of several local organizations and media companies. The Central MN Jobs & Training Services from the Monticello Workforce Center were the main sponsors of the event and both the Buffalo and the Monticello Chambers of Commerce worked to get the event planned and executed. The Wright County Economic Development Partnership also was involved with the event and as a fiscal agent for the event. Area newspapers that helped to promote this event included the Wright County Journal Press, the Monticello Times, the Elk River Star News, and Big Lake . Also, Joe Carlson of KRWC also helped to promote the event. Special thanks go out to those companies in Monticello that allowed the Job Fair advertising to be placed on their property prior to the event.

   The Partnership exists to enhance the business climate of Wright County and help create more jobs in Wright County . The strategies the Partnership uses to achieve its mission include being an information resource and finding technical assistance; aiding business development through Business Retention & Expansion visits, providing financing resources, and providing business information and training through seminars and workshops. Also, the Partnership markets Wright County to business site locators, and maintains an excellent website, which includes a listing of commercial and industrial property available in Wright County (see www.wrightpartnership.org ). The Partnership also assists with Workforce Development and has gathered economic statistical information, which is available on its website.