SWK Ignite Job Fest 2024 Announcement

04/29/2024

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PRESS RELEASE

 

Contact:          Carter Hendricks

Executive Director

                        270-885-1499

 

Release:          April 29, 2024

 

South Western Kentucky EDC Announces Jobs Fest 2024

A SWK IGNITE INITAITIVE

 

The South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council (SWK EDC) is proud to announce the 3rd annual SWK IGNITE Jobs Fest for 2024 graduating high school students on May 2, 2024, at the Planter Bank and Jennie Stuart Health SportsPlex in Hopkinsville, KY.  This annual career fair helps connect high school seniors soon to be graduating with career opportunities in local manufacturing, industry, and health care.  

 

“SWK IGNITE is an initiative supported by education, workforce, and economic development organizations to ensure regional youth and students are better prepared to benefit from the diverse, good paying job opportunities with our sixty-five regional manufacturers,” shared Carter Hendricks, Executive Director, SWK EDC.

 

Partners include West Kentucky Workforce Investment Board, Christian County Public Schools, Trigg County Public Schools, Todd County Public Schools, Hopkinsville Community College, Chambers of Commerce, and our regional industries.  

Nearly twenty regional manufacturers and companies have registered to participate including the region’s newest corporate members, T.RAD North America, TGASK, Novelis, and EZ Access.  The companies represented will feature nearly 1,000 manufacturing jobs available or soon to be available in the South Western Kentucky region.

 

“With the region’s continued growth and success of our existing industries, our partners are working hard to ensure the companies can connect to our highly skilled, reliable, and proven workforce.” stated Tony Prim, Associate Director, South Western Kentucky EDC.

 

Jobs Fest 2024 will run from 9:00am-1:00pm on Thursday May 2nd.  Access is restricted to regional high school students from 9:00am-11:00am but will be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC from 11:00am-1:00pm for any job seekers interested in working in the region’s growing manufacturing sector.  

 

For more information on this release, the SWK EDC, the region, and available sites, please contact 270-885-1499 or visit www.southwesternky.com.    



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