for immediate release - Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Resource & Job EXPO for Veterans
April 20, 2015 —Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley, Inc. [GIKV] and the Veteran’s Administration [VA] are
collaborating on the Prosperity Center’s inaugural event.
The event, a statewide Veterans ONLY Resource & Job EXPO will be held Wednesday April 22nd at the new
Goodwill facility on Charleston’s Westside.
From 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM veteran participants will have an opportunity to work on resumes and practice
networking skills.
The Resource & Job EXPO will follow the classroom component and run from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Over 60+ vendors from a wide variety of industries have registered to provide resources, recruit, interview and
hire veterans who are seeking employment. Current list of participating vendors include:
AEP (River Operations Division)
AFLAC
American Legion
American Red Cross
ARC Staffing Solutions
Bill Cole Auto Mall
C&O Motors
Charleston Newspapers
CASCI
CDI
CINTAS
Coalfield Community Action
Coalfield Services, Inc.
Congressman McKinley Office
DHHR
Direct TV
Elite Coal
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
ESGR
G4S Security
GC Services
Glenville State College
GIKV [Host]
HQ Aero Management
Huntington/Charleston Vet Center
IBEX Global
InfoCision
Kentucky Career Center
L&M Communications
Lifebridage
Americorps
Mainstream Services
Mardi Gras Casino and Resort
Marriott
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
Military Family Assistance
New York Life
NGK Spark plugs
Prestera
Roark Sullivan
Sears
Service Wire Company
Speedway
SuddenLink
Sweet Briar
U.S. Foods
United Structural Systems
UPS
US Army Corps of Engineer
US DOL VETS
VA Homeless Resource Center
VA Medical Center -Huntington
VA Regional Office
Wal-Mart
WCHS/Fox News 11
WorkForce WV
WOWK / WV media
WV 5 Star Mothers
VFW-Cross Lanes
WV Advocates
WV Army National Guard
WV Division of Corrections
WV Division of Personnel
WV Junior College
WVMI & Quality Insights
WV Secretary of State
Senator Joe Manchin
**Special Thanks to Senator Shelley Moore Capito for providing a flag flown over the nation’s capital in
honor of WV Veteran’s building prosperity through Goodwill.**
You Donate. We Train. Lives Change.
Kathy L. McKinley
304-346-0811
kmckinley@goodwillkv.com
FB: Goodwill Industries of KV
Twitter: #GIKV
www.goodwillkv.com
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