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    Join the Ultimate Hiring Event! 100 Booths are Set for the Red, White & You! Hiring Fair in Longview

    Workforce Solutions East Texas • November 6, 2019

    Join us Tomorrow for our Biggest Event of the Year

    A sign that says hiring red white and you on it
    For the eighth year, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in partnership with 28 local workforce development boards and the Texas Veterans Commission, will host veterans hiring fairs in 31 cities throughout Texas on Thursday, Nov. 7. TWC’s eighth annual Hiring Red, White & You! statewide hiring fair is a joint initiative supported by the Office of the Governor, the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) to connect veterans and their spouses in Texas with employers who are seeking the exceptional skills of veterans and their spouses.

    The multi-city event is designed to assist veterans, service members and their spouses as they seek their next career opportunity. Employers participate at no cost and are encouraged to contact their local Workforce Solutions Office for more information. Over the past seven years, Hiring Red, White & You! has connected more than 84,153 job seekers, including 35,485 Veterans and 48,668 spouses, to 14,420 employers and over 2,027 same-day hires.

    Join the East Texas Celebration in Longview at Maude Cobb Activity Center from 9 AM - 1 PM. This event is veteran focused, but open to the public. We have approximately 100 booths with employers who recognize employing veterans creates a dedicated workforce with employees who know how to lead, build teams, and accept and meet challenges. Here's the list: 

    1 Call Staffing
    A T Staffing
    Aaon Coil Products
    Advantage Resourcing
    American Canopies
    Amerigroup
    Austin Bank
    Baker-Ripley (CCS)
    BBVA Bank
    Braum's 
    Bullock Investigations and Security
    Carter Bloodcare
    Christus Healthcare
    City of Longview
    Dairy Queens of Tyler, Inc
    Dollar General Dist. Center
    East Texas Council of Governments
    East Texas Fireworks
    East Texas Treatment Facility
    East Texas Veterans Community Council
    Eastman Chemical Co
    Elwood Staffing
    Epic Health Services
    Express Employment Pro.
    Focused Post Acute Care Part.
    Fresh Dental
    Halliburton
    Happy At Home
    Harrison County
    Heavy Equipment Colleges of America
    House of Hope
    InnoSource
    Ion Security & Investigation
    Jackson Hewitt
    Jean Simpson
    Kemper
    Kentucky Fried Chicken
    Komatsu Mining Corp.
    LeTourneau University
    Longview Hill\Regency Healthcare
    Longview Public Safety Comm.
    Longview Transit
    Lowe's 
    Loyalty Logistics& 3 Girls Transport
    Madix, Inc.
    Manpower
    Martin Marietta
    McDonald's of Henderson
    MTC-Billy Moore Corrections
    MTC-Bradshaw State Jail
    Nestle Waters - Ozarka
    Oceans Behavioral Hospital
    Olive Garden
    Onin Staffing-Terrell
    Pactiv
    Palestine Regional Medical
    Patterson UTI
    Phoenix Labor Group
    Region VII Education Center
    Remedy Intelligent Staffing
    Rusk State Hospital
    Sadler 's Smokehouse
    Securitas USA
    Simple Custodial Services
    Southside Bank
    Sperion Staffing
    Super Hero Kids Home Health
    Swepco - Southwestern Elect. Power Co.
    Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice
    Texas Dept. of Family &Protective Svcs
    Texas Veterans Commission
    The University of Texas at Tyler
    Then There's Cheerful Givers
    Title Max
    Trinity Industries
    Tyler ISD
    Tyson Foods, Inc.
    U.S. Census
    US Navy
    USAF Reserve
    UT Henderson
    Villaggio Del Vino
    Walmart - Marshall
    West Fraser Wood Products
    White Oak Roughneck Café
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