Job Fairs Aim at Veteran Unemployment Rate

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Tennessee was one of nine states with a double-digit jobless rate for veterans last year. In response, state officials have scheduled more than a dozen job fairs on a single day.

Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville and 10 other cities will host simultaneous hiring events.

Labor Department spokesman Jeff Hentschel says companies have jobs to fill with former service members.

“There are a lot of vet-friendly employers in Tennessee – people who are willing to hire vets and take advantage of the skills they have to offer.”

 

Companies also take advantage of new federal tax credits, which approach $10,000 per hire for firms that employ a recently disabled veteran.

Dollar General is hiring at all 13 job fairs. In Nashville, HCA, FedEx, Nissan and Corrections Corporation of America are also taking applications.

Events will be held from 10 am to 2 pm.

Chattanooga – 5600 Brainerd Road, Suite A-5
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Corrections Corporation of America
Hospital Corporation of America
TVA
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Aerotek/VW
Regions Financial Corporation
Eaton

Clarksville – 350 Pageant Lane, Suite 406
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Mapco
Cintas
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Agero
Corrections Corporation of America
Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union
Department of Corrections
Army Air Force Exchange Service
San Antonio Police Department
Tennessee Department of Corrections
Comcast

Columbia – 119 Nashville Highway, Suite 106, Northway Shopping Center
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Lowe’s
Comcast
Corrections Corporation of America
Titan Transfer Inc.
Walgreens
IB-Tech
Air National Guard

Cookeville – 580 South Jefferson Avenue, Suite A
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Lowe’s
Fixtur-World
Flowserve
Star Manufacturing
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Deaconess Healthcare
Moeller
Cable Wireless Info Tech
IWC Cash & Carry

Crossville – 60 Ridley Street
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Lowe’s
Cumberland Medical Center
Wyndridge Health and Rehabilitation Center
Life Care Centers of America
Morristown Drivers Services Inc.
TLD Logistics
ARAMARK
Good Samaritans
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Dyersburg – 439 McGaughey Street
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
ERMCO
NORDYNE
Unilever
Colonial DPP

Jackson – 362 Carriage House Drive
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Corrections Corporation of America
Lowe’s
OFFICE PRIDE
Duro Bag
Kilgore Industries
Nationwide Trucking
Staff Management

Johnson City – 2515 Wesley Street
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Brock
Aid & Assist at Home
CenturyLink
Kennametal
Walgreens
Wal-Mart
Eastman Chemical Company
DialAmerica
Lowe’s

Knoxville – 1610 University Avenue
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
TVA
Jewelry Television
Advance Wireless Solutions
UPS
CareMark CVS
Adecco
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Reilly Foods
Allied Barton

Memphis (Poplar Avenue) – 1295 Poplar Avenue (38104)
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Nike
FedEx
HCA
ESTES
Titan Transfer Inc.
Corrections Corporation of America

Nashville (Metro Center) – 2200 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
HCA
FedEx
Nissan
iostudio
Corrections Corporation of America
AEGIS
Teach Tennessee
Titan Transfer
Tennessee Department of Human Resources
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Vanderbilt
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Talbott – 6057 W. Andrew Johnson Highway, Alpha Square, Suite 6A
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Mountain View Youth Development Center
Lear Corporation
Bojangels
Rich Products Corporation
Colortech Inc.
OTICS USA, Inc.
PMT Industries
NYRSTAR
England Furniture
International Paper
Charles Blalock & Sons Inc.
Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office
TruMH (formerly Clayton Homes)

Tullahoma – 111 East Lincoln Street
Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Yates Services LLC
Kelly Services
Calsonic Kansei North America
Titan Transfer Inc.
Arnold Engineering Development Center