Help for Job Seekers: 12th Annual Iron Range Job Fair
The 12th Annual Iron Range Job Fair will be held at the Thunderbird Mall on Tuesday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Full Story
Help for Employers: Wage Subsidy Program
A wage subsidy program available to area businesses who want to hire new employees has been a resounding success, according to Michelle Ufford, Executive Director of the NE Minnesota Office of Job Training in Virginia. Full Story
Job Fair seminars
Seminars for the 12th annual Iron Range Job Fair, Tuesday, Mar. 23, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Thunderbird Mall in Virginia:
10 – 11 a.m.:
Youthful, tasteful & employer-friendly attire 11 a.m. – noon: Get a job or lose a job: What the Internet is telling employers about you Full Story
Sport, Travel & Home Show: it’s FREE!
The 2010 Iron Range Sport, Travel & Home Show, March 25-28 at the Miners Memorial in Virginia, has one major change this year: Admission is FREE! Show organizers expect greatly increased traffic with free admission for all. Attendees can expect the same great show as in years past, plus new exhibitors, entertainment every day, drawings and give-aways, and of course, food! Full Story
Job Club created for job seekers
Hibbing WorkForce Center customers have created a Job Club that helps keep job seekers searching. Staff facilitator Charlotte Hanegmon reports, “The market is so rough that many job seekers feel like giving up and just staying home. This group buoys each other with praise and recognition! They even clap for rejection letters!” Full Story
Recession Tactic #6:
Accurately define your target market. It is NOT everyone! Who are they? Where are they? How many are there? What share of the market do you have?
Jennifer Pontinen is a Business Consultant with the
UMD Small Business Development Center, at Mesabi
Range College in Virginia, MN. Contact her at jpontinen@
umdced.com.
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Cazadores features Mexican cuisine
New business!
Josie and Enrique Banales have been working so hard the last few months preparing for the opening of their new restaurant that they haven’t had a chance to explore the new community they now call home. Full Story
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