Very pleased to make a quick announcement. Karri Mulhern, who has been involved with our TakeMeHomeOhioValley.com careers Web site since the beginning, has been named Workforce Manager for the Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED).
Some pretty exciting news from our partner on the Ohio Valley careers Web site. The Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) today announced some pretty big news.
The nation’s first coal-to-liquid (CTL) plant will be constructed here in the Ohio Valley in Marshall County at Benwood, WV. It’s a joint effort between CONSOL Energy and Synthesis Energy Systems (SES). It’s expected to mean 300-500 construction jobs for Ohio Valley residents. After the ctl plant is built, it should mean 60 full time hires for its operation. Here’s an excerpt from the official announcement:
We’ve been fiddling around with a new jobs feed for twitter and (think) we finally have it working. Now you can follow new job updates and more on twitter. “What’s Twitter you ask?”
I’ve been debating about whether or not to write this post, but I think it’s important to get the information out there since so many people are hurting their chances of finding employment and maybe have never heard this before. Dress up!
At the risk of embarrassing some - not all, but some - people I saw at the Ohio Valley Job Fair on Wheeling island earlier this week - it is not appropriate to wear hats or jerseys or be scantily clad. You wouldn’t wear the same outfit to a Steelers game that you would to a funeral (unless the deceased were this guy). So don’t wear what you would hanging out with your friends to meet with prospective employers.
Papers across the country were busy publishing the latest census figures yesterday for their local cities and towns. Virtually everywhere in our local area including Wheeling, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; Weirton, WV; Steubenville, OH; St. Clairsville, OH and Martins Ferry, OH. The only one to pick up population? Scion, OH…from 761 to 763.
Frankly the results, while not what we would hope for aren’t very surprising for number junkies (hat tip to Dominick Cerrone of Good Mansion Wines for sending over a breakdown). We have a great number of people in the upper brackets of the age range. Simply put, deaths are going to outpace births for some time barring some major fortuitous event.
But there’s good news in the longer term picture if you really look at the numbers.
I manned a booth for a little while today at the Job Fair at Wheeling Island and will be stopping by a bit later to continue to expose our new Ohio Valley careers Web site to local job seekers. As I said before, the site is not just for people outside our area, but current West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania residents looking for jobs, too.
Today has been interesting for a number of reasons. I appreciate everyone that stopped by the booth and the kind words from employers and job seekers alike about how easy our site is to use.
One woman mentioned that when she heard me on WKKX originally, she thought that the site was just for young people, but she gave it a look anyway. She felt it was just as valuable for folks in her age range (over 40) as it was for young professionals. And that a senior work force is valuable for the Ohio Valley as well.
TakeMeHomeOhioValley is excited to have a booth at the job fair the Regional Economic Development Partnership is co-coordinating Tuesday. This is a great resource for employers and job seekers alike. Although it’s too late for any new employers to sign up, for this one, the demand has been so strong for both of the first two job fairs that I imagine more are in store down the road.
Over 1,500 Ohio Valley job seekers showed up to the last job fair in January, so be sure to get there early.
Where: Wheeling Island Hotel - Casino - Racetrack
When: Tuesday, July 8 from 11AM - 7PM
If you come by to meet with many of the largest Ohio and West Virginia employers in our area, stop by our booth and say hi! Make sure you bring your resume.
