Workforce

The West of the River Chamber of Commerce held its Spring Job Fair 2023 – Local Jobs for Local People on April 26, 2023 at Storrowton Tavern/Carriage House from 4pm – 6:30pm. Hundreds of people attended this event which gave local business owners the opportunity to meet with local residence and students who are looking…

One Holyoke Community Development Corporation (OneHolyoke CDC) hosted its 2nd career fair Tuesday evening to help parents find jobs in the area. More than 10 companies were in attendance at the Marcella R. Kelly Elementary School. Organizers say the event presented new opportunities to parents during these tough economic times. They also say it helps…

The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) announced that Meredith Wise, president of the association, will be retiring at the end of June. “After much contemplation, I have decided to retire as president of EANE. It has been my privilege to work with our members for the past 28 years, the last 21 of them…

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MassHire Career Center will be hosting its annual job expo Monday at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. Over 50 companies will be taking part in this event offering a wide variety of positions. MassHire event organizers are hoping this expo will attract people to come and fill out some applications as local businesses…

David Cruise is more than familiar with the vast potential of Hampden County’s young people and their importance to the region’s business community. As the president and CEO of MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board, he administers a program called YouthWorks, a state-funded summer-employment program that helps teens and young adults gain the skills and experience…

Mass Hire will host a job fair for military service members and veterans this Friday at the Eastfield Mall. The job fair runs from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on November 5 in the former Macy’s building, and over 40 employers are looking to hire. Mass Hire will also offer career development services and more…

Holyoke Mall will be holding an in-person job fair Wednesday on the lower level near Macy’s from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Get Hired job fair sponsored by C&S Wholesale Grocers is a convenient opportunity to help job seekers connect with employers to interview and hire workers. Several stores and venues at the mall…

For months now, business owners and elected officials have pinned the region’s mounting labor woes and all those ‘help wanted’ signs on too-generous federal unemployment assistance. Now that those benefits have expired for more than 3 million Americans, we’ll soon find out just how much of a factor those benefits were. Many involved in economic…