Job Fair a Big Success

1 Aug 2014


More than 400 people attended Thursday's 2014 Summer Job Fair to gather information about work and education opportunities. Nearly 40 businesses, industries and organizations participated in the event.
According to Kathy Knight, executive director of the McMinn County Economic Development Authority, job seekers were primarily from McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Bradley, Rhea, Polk, Roane, Hamilton and Loudon counties.
"From an employer standpoint, I was hearing the quality of applicants was better this year ...and they were very pleased with the turnout," she said.  Read More