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March 15, 2023

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Chamber News & Events

Thank you to all who attended the March 10th workshop. Great information was shared by Amerant Bank, Office of Equal Business Opportunity - Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Constitutional Tax Collector, and LegalShield.

A special thank you to Trustee member, Luis Cure, and Amerant Bank, for your sponsorship of this event.

Community Events

Fifty employers to recruit at March 22 career fair on PBSC’s Lake Worth campus

(Lake Worth, Fla. – March 3, 2023) While more employers are hiring, they are still struggling to find quality candidates. On Wednesday, March 22, local job seekers will have the opportunity to impress 50 hiring employers at the Palm Beach State College Spring 2023 Career Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Elisabeth W. Erling Gymnasium on the College’s Lake Worth campus, 4200 Congress Avenue.

Free and open to the public, the career fair is co-sponsored by Palm Beach State College and CareerSource Palm Beach County. Pre-registration is advised to speed entry to the fair. Visit http://cspbcapps.careersourcepbc.com/registration/jobfairs.

Private and public sector employers from a wide range of industries will be recruiting for current full- and part-time openings, ranging from entry-level to managerial. Attendees will be able to meet hiring managers from organizations such as Amazon, Scripps/UF Jupiter, South Florida Water Management District, Walgreens, School District of Palm Beach County, Fastenal Company, SBA Communications, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Health Care District of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation, Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, ChildCare Careers, Enterprise Holdings, and Wyndham Grand Jupiter at Harbourside Place.

“We’ve been hearing from a lot of local employers that they are having a hard time finding good people, so we are happy that Palm Beach State and CareerSource Palm Beach County can provide a venue to connect with quality job seekers,” says David Jenks, manager, Palm Beach State College Career Center.

Job seekers should bring copies of their resume and be prepared to meet with prospective employers. Questions about the career fair may be emailed to [email protected].

Palm Beach State College

Founded in 1933 as Florida’s first public community college, Palm Beach State College has been an integral player in the growth and prosperity of Palm Beach County. Our graduates impact every industry and are community and business leaders. With more than 130 programs of study, PBSC offers bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, professional certificates, career training and lifelong learning. More than 40,000 students enroll annually in face-to-face, online, live online and hybrid classes at five convenient locations in Lake Worth, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens, Belle Glade and Loxahatchee Groves. Learn more at www.palmbeachstate.edu.

CareerSource Palm Beach County

CareerSource offers virtual and in-person job fairs, classes and facilities for job searches, grants for job skills training for those who qualify, career development and consulting – at no cost! During the past five program years, CareerSource Palm Beach County assisted more than 40,000 residents to find employment ranging from entry-level to executive suite, with salaries from these jobs creating $700 million in annual wages. CareerSource also awarded $14.7 million in grants to area businesses and employees for job training and educational assistance during that time. More information is at www.careersourcepbc.com.

CareerSource also provides services to help rebuild and sustain businesses in today’s challenging marketplace. CareerSource absorbs the cost of most of these services including recruitment, assessments and referrals of qualified job candidates; space and staff assistance for screening/interviewing candidates; and grants for training employees.

Road Closure Information

From March 13 through August, Sixth Avenue will be closed from Grove Street (just east of the Lake Osborne Church) to Congress Avenue for bridge replacement work, thus closing the Sixth Avenue entrance to the Lake Worth campus. Please use either of the two Congress Avenue entrances (between Sixth Avenue and Lake Worth Road) or use the Lake Worth Road entrance (just east of Congress Avenue). Lake Worth Campus Map

Media Contacts:

Palm Beach State College:
Note: PBSC is closed March 6-12 for spring break.
Joyce Edelstein
Specialist, Office of Communications and Public Affairs
561-868-3129
[email protected]

CareerSource Palm Beach County:
Tom Veenstra
Vice President of Administration, APR
561-340-1061, ext. 2229
[email protected]

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