Last week’s Starke County Job Fair was deemed a success. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Charlie Weaver gave the county council a full report Monday night. He said several companies attended the event.
“We had about 88 people there,” said Weaver. “I’ve got to tell you that both the quantity and the quality of the persons who walked in looking for jobs this year compared to last year was just phenomenally different. Most of them had attended sales training bootcamp, and were highly qualified.”
He noted that there were job seekers from outside of Starke County who wanted to see what jobs are available.
“There were several people there from Bay Valley (Foods) and Del Monte out of Plymouth who are losing their jobs because those facilities are closing. There were a lot of discussions. Those people automatically went to the top of the list because they showed up to work everyday at the old place. I don’t think there’s anybody who’s going to lose a day’s work. It was very good.”
He added that the Manufacturer’s Day was also successful. All of the 7th grade and senior students from the four area schools were able to receive more information about the industries in their back yard.
