Category: Business

Mayor to speak at FIA meeting Nov. 13

Mayor Mark Holland will be the guest speaker at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Fairfax Industrial Association.

The luncheon meeting will be from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Central Solutions, 401 Funston Road, Kansas City, Kan.

The cost of the luncheon is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers.

For reservations, contact Melissa Clark by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at [email protected].

Winkler’s closes

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After 125 years, Winkler’s Jewelry, a staple of Kansas City, Kan., has closed its doors in a final auction on Saturday, Oct. 25. The owner is retiring. Last items that were auctioned off at the store, 8159 State Ave., included the business’ chairs, ladders, Christmas decorations and other objects. (Photo by Bettse Folsom)

Job fair planned Oct. 28 at KCKCC

The Center for Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship at Kansas City Kansas Community College is sponsoring a Mini Job Fair next week in conjunction with the college’s Work Readiness Week.

The Mini Job Fair is from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 28 in Upper Jewell on the main KCKCC campus, 7250 State Ave. Approximately 30 companies will be in attendance, and all have current job openings. The job fair is open to those on the KCKCC campus as well as community members.

Companies attending include:

· Primerica

· Long Motor Corp.

· Amazon

· Acrobat Outsourcing

· Hatch Staffing

· New York Life Insurance

· AT&T

· SPX Cooling Technologies

· Whelan Security

· Baker University

· Kevin Remy

· Burlington Coat Factory

· GDIT (General Dynamics Information Technology)

· Crossroads Hospice

· Rasmussen College

· Synchrony Financial

· G4S Secure Solutions

· Express Employment Professionals

· Operation Breakthrough

· Fed Ex

· Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)

· Western & Southern Life

· Infinite HealthCare

· Farmers Insurance

· First Student

· Pegasus Cleaning Corporation

· Legal Shield

· Target

· American Academy of Family Physicians

For those planning on attending the Job Fair, come prepared to interview on site with a recruiter and bring several resumes for distribution.

More information about the Mini Job Fair is available by contacting the Center for Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship at 913-288-7644.
– Story from Kelly Rogge, KCKCC public information supervisor