Career Life Expo Connects Jobseekers to Bright Future

Perched at the Kalamazoo Literacy Council table inside the Kalamazoo Expo Center, Cakneeshia Stegall smiled brightly at the dozens of jobseekers wandering past. She was eager to connect with them. After all, she knew what they were feeling. Stegall was once on the other side of the table, looking for work, at a past Career…

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Employers You’ll Find at the Career Life Expo

Schupan & Sons

The Career Life Expo is fast approaching, and there are dozens of employers and community resources from the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region lined up to greet jobseekers. The Career Life Expo takes place Tuesday, March 26, 12 noon to 5 p.m., at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center, 2900 Lake Street. As jobseekers enter the…

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Career Life Expo Nears; Volunteers Sought

Career Life Expo

The Career Life Expo brings many opportunities for people looking for work and for people looking to volunteer. The Career Life Expo takes place Tuesday, March 26, 12 noon to 5 p.m., at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center, 2900 Lake Street. Employers from the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo region will be there to conduct interviews…

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Career Life Expo to Offer Jobs, Support Services

More than 100 employers and dozens of service agencies will bring hundreds of jobs and many support services to area jobseekers at the second annual Career Life Expo. The event happens Tuesday, March 26, noon to 5 p.m., at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center, 2900 Lake St., in Kalamazoo. Attendees can connect with service agencies…

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Jobs, Homes and Financial Stability: See What Our Income Quarter is All About

Jobs, Homes and Financial Stability

When more than 530 jobseekers walked into United Way’s Career Life Expo last February, they found 83 employers ready to talk about job opportunities. But day to day, many people can’t pursue such opportunities because of barriers such as lack of identification, incomplete education, lack of housing and no transportation. That’s why the Expo also…

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Career Life Expo Draws Hundreds of Jobseekers

More than 530 people who turned up at Wings Event Center for the Career Life Expo discovered much more than a job fair. They discovered hope. Eighty-three employers and more than 25 community resource organizations served a diverse and steady stream of people looking at hundreds of positions and receiving assistance with employment barriers such…

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Expo Lines Up Employers, Service Agencies

With less than one week to go to the Career Life Expo, interest is growing! As of today there are 67 area employers and 28 service organizations signed up to work with the hundreds of jobseekers expected at the event, with more added daily. The Career Life Expo takes place Tuesday, Feb. 20, 12 noon…

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AmeriFirst: 'By Tackling Problems Together, We Can Achieve Results'

Amerifirst

What happens when you pair a locally-based company committed to strengthening communities with the strategies and resources that can make that happen? You get a dynamic, long-lasting partnership that has real impact potential. AmeriFirst Home Mortgage, headquartered in Kalamazoo with locations all across Michigan and the Midwest, has long been a champion for its communities.…

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