CAREER FAIR: Workforce Development fair hosts 35 vendors, over 150 guests
Published 2:23 pm Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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Barbara Hoskins and Mia Waterman talk at the career and resource fair on Thursday. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
More than 150 guests browsed 35 different vendors at the Miss Lou Career & Resource Fair on Thursday at the Natchez Convention Center. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
Verona Jackson, Danna Mooney, Lashunda King and Deise Gibbs of BASF greet interested parties seeking employment at the career and resource fair on Thursday. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
Jessica Eidt and Emily Kaiser of Jordan Carriers greet interested parties seeking employment at the career and resource fair on Thursday. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
Robert “Bob” Heinz Buseck Jr., executive director of Mississippi Coding Academies, shows Bradford Perkins a virtual reality training program recently at the career and resource fair. A coding academy is planned to open in August at the Steckler Multipurpose Building by Natchez Middle School. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
Sarah Hux and Mickey Abston of the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Region 8 showcase services at the career and resource fair on Thursday. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
Stephanie Dirr and Rebecca Posey of Syrah Resources greet interested parties seeking employment at the career and resource fair on Thursday. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
More than 150 guests browsed 35 different vendors at the Miss Lou Career & Resource Fair on Thursday at the Natchez Convention Center. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
Pictured are Lakitsha Rogers and Tuwanna Williams of the Natchez-Adams County Department of Workforce Development and Dian Lusher, a paid contractor with the Downtown Natchez Alliance and workforce development. (Cooper Brumfield | The Natchez Democrat)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Natchez Democrat Interns Cooper Brumfield and Bradford Perkins both contributed to this news gallery.
Last week at the Natchez Convention Center, the Natchez-Adams County Department of Workforce Development hosted the Miss Lou Career & Resource Fair on Thursday at the Natchez Convention Center, showcasing 35 different local vendors in the Miss Lou. More than 150 guests browsed and learned about the career options and workforce development resources available in the Miss-Lou area, including a new Mississippi Coding Academy soon to appear at the Steckler Multipurpose Building by Natchez Middle School in August; the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services which offers independent living assistance to residents with disabilities; and much more.
Check out these scenes from the program and learn more at www.natchez.ms.us/487/Workforce-Development.