This Executive Summary report details the findings of a business survey of the KIX Region examining the attitudes, perceptions, and practices of local businesses with regards to the employment of military veterans. The KIX region consists of the Lincoln Trail Workforce Investment Area (WIA), KentuckianaWorks Workforce Investment Area and three counties of the Lake Cumberland Workforce […]
Seeking success: Job hunters flockt to career fair
The following is an excerpt of an article written by Marty Finley of The News-Enterprise. This article appeared on newspaper’s website Thursday April 18. The full article is available online at https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/seeking-success-job-hunters-flock-career-fair Tommy Harris manages a moving company that specializes in residential and commercial relocation, but his schedule allows for a side job, which could bring […]
April 18 Job Fair
Downloads Employer Participants The Hardin County Chamber of Commerce and the Elizabethtown Career Center invite you to participate in a Regional Job and Career Fair. The event will be held at the Pritchard Community Center from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on April 18, 2013. Based upon the success and valuable lessons we learned from […]
Work Ready Best Practices Summit
Downloads Summit Flyer Registration Form The Kentucky Workforce Investment Board (KWIB) is hosting its first Kentucky Work Ready Communities Best Practices Summit May 16 from 8 a.m. – noon at 300 Fair Oaks Lane in Frankfort. Space for the summit is limited, so advance registration is required. The free summit is designed to help communities that […]
Lebanon / Marion County Manufacturers Hiring
The Marion County Economic Development website was recently updated with a list of job openings from about 15 different manufacturers. The list of job openings include specific information about each position and how to apply for it. Some of the jobs listed include: Accountant Manager Design Technician Tool Room Floor Team Member Press Operator Valve […]
E’town Area Continues Personal Income Growth
According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Elizabethtown MSA saw a 9.3 percent growth in total personal income, increasing from around $4.3 billion in 2010 to $4.7 billion in 2011. Income growth locally in 2011 eclipsed the national personal income growth rate of 5.2 percent. Per […]
Truck Driver Training
RAMP training is a three-week program designed in partnership with the American Moving and Storage Association that includes both classroom time and hands-on practice. RAMP students earn 4 hours college credit and a chance to work for the best moving and storage companies in the country. Morning and afternoon RAMP classes begin in November 2012 […]
Glendale Industrial Megasite named to Top 10
The Glendale Industrial Megasite (located five miles south of Elizabethtown on I-65) was named one of the “Ten Best Megasites in the South for the Next ‘Big Kahuna’” by Southern Business and Development Magazine (Winter 2012 issue). The Elizabethtown MSA also received the following national rankings in recent years: # 1 MSA in the U.S. […]
E-town MSA Receives National Ranking
The Elizabethtown MSA received the following rankings from Area Development Magazine, one of the nation’s most respected industrial site selection and economic development publications, in its annual survey “Leading Locations for 2012: Ranking MSAs for Economic and Job Growth.” Ranked 5th out of the Top 20 Southern Cities for Economic Development and Job Growth Ranked […]
5 New WIB Members Appointed
(Elizabethtown, Ky.) – The Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) has recently appointed five new members to its Workforce Investment Board (WIB). These members include Anthony Conder, Assistant VP/Banking Center Manager at The Cecilian Bank, Chris Ormes, Pressman at American Fuji Seal, United Steel Workers, Kenneth Ritchie, Assistant Business Manager/Apprentice Coordinator at International Brotherhood of […]
