The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Many employers, now hiring, expected at career fair
MIDDLETOWN — The fall season is moving right along in Middlesex County, and the chamber team continues to be on the move.
The highlight of this week, another busy one, is our Middlesex County Career Fair which will take place on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott in Cromwell.
This important event will feature the following employers currently hiring: Apple Rehab; Aquiline Drones; Atlantis Management Group; Best Cleaners; Chestelm Health & All Care; Chestelm Health & Rehabilitation Center; Covenant Living of Cromwell; DataMail; Dattco; Disaster Restoration Services; the Eastern Connecticut Health District; Ehrlich Pest Control; FedEx Ground; Gaylord Specialty Healthcare; General Dynamics Electric Boat; Goodwill Industries of Southern New England; Hobson & Motzer; Home Instead; Klingberg Family Center; Kuhn Employment Opportunities; Lucas Tree Expert Co.; and MARC Community Resources
Also expected to be there are Middlesex Habitat for Humanity of CT; Middlesex Health; Pieper Olson Veterinary; Porter & Chester Institute; Project Genesis; Roto Frank of America; Russell Library; SARAH, Inc.; Smiths Medical; StanChem; The Connection; TOMZ Corp.; Tower Laboratories; UPS; USA Hauling & Recycling; Vista Life Innovations; and Water’s Edge Resort & Spa.
The state Department of Labor, Workforce Alliance – South Central Workforce Investment Board, and our chamber’s Recovery Employment Program will also be on site with resource tables.
This event comes at a particularly important time for our workforce and regional economy. As I have noted many times, the chamber strives to be a bridge between job seekers and employers, and our career fair has always been a big part of this effort.
I want to take a moment to thank Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo and Workforce Alliance President and CEO Bill Villano for supporting this effort, and for their longtime support of workforce development in our state. We look forward to a very productive event.
Chamber meetings/events
On the chamber calendar front, this week features two more important municipal candidate forums in Middlefield and Cromwell. Every October, whether we are in a municipal election year or legislative election year, the chamber hosts these candidate forums, which feature candidates for public office from throughout our service area.
Wednesday’s meeting will feature candidates for first selectman in Middlefield, and Thursday’s will feature candidates for mayor in Cromwell. These forums are a great opportunity for our members to interact directly with the candidates who hope to represent them in public office.
I continue to be grateful to all of these civic-minded individuals willing to put their name on a ballot and serve our communities. We will continue to host these important forums through the end of October.
This week is also set to feature the latest installment of our KeyBank workshop series on Tuesday at 9 a.m. on Zoom. Courtney Spencer of Courtney Spencer Coaching will lead the conversation on “Breaking Bad Communication Habits by Motivating and Inspiring Employees.”
For information, please visit middlesexchamber.com.
I look forward to a virtual meeting with the leaders of the Metro Chambers of Commerce in our state on Tuesday afternoon. The metro chambers collectively represent thousands of Connecticut businesses, and these meetings always feature productive discussions about collaboration and joint advocacy for the business community.
I also look forward to joining my fellow members of the Region 2 Long Term Recovery Steering Committee on Thursday for an important virtual meeting regarding economic recovery.
Finally, on Friday, I will attend a virtual meeting of the Workforce Alliance Racial Equity & Accountability Initiative. This important effort, led by Workforce Alliance Chairwoman Robin Golden and President Bill Villano, is continuing our efforts to strengthen what is an inclusive, resilient and vibrant state of Connecticut.
As you can see, it is another busy chamber week.
Dan Hurley breakfast
Looking ahead, I ask chamber members and other interested parties to save the date for our upcoming member breakfast meeting featuring UConn Head Men’s Basketball Dan Hurley. This important virtual event is scheduled for Oct. 20 at 8 a.m. and is sponsored by ConnectiCare.
Coach Hurley is about to begin his fourth season at the helm of the Huskies. He will offer the audience a preview of this year’s team, and as always, will provide us with some insight on leadership and effective management strategies which is certainly relevant to the business community.
We look forward to another great event, and thank ConnectiCare for sponsoring and Coach Hurley for joining us.
Finally, the chamber looks forward to the 20th annual Support the Troops and Honor the Veterans member breakfast meeting which will be held virtually on Nov. 1. This important annual event is sponsored by Middlesex Health.
Each November, we gather to honor the veterans who have served our country so bravely, and show our unwavering support for the troops who are currently serving.
The event will include the presentation of the William J. Pomfret Veteran Community Service Award to Skip Petras of Portland, the presentation of the AT&T Veteran Support Champion of the Year Award to Eversource, and keynote remarks from Bob Cassidy, PhD., Colonel, U.S. Army (retired), and the Andersen Fellow in Defense and Foreign Policy at Wesleyan University.
I will have much more as we get closer, but please save the date.
The sun always shines in Middlesex County!