Across the country, communities will turn their attention to the vitally important manufacturing sector on Oct. 2, Manufacturing Day. Here in Kentucky, October is Manufacturing Month. It’s a time dedicated to overcoming challenges shared by manufacturers, the most pressing of which is the skills gap. Grayson County, one of the eight counties of the […]
State Program Successful in Putting People to Work
WorkNow Kentucky, an employment program launched last summer, helped job seekers in the Lincoln Trail area find permanent positions. WorkNow Kentucky was a collaborative effort of the state’s workforce and human services agencies that helped nearly one in five Kentuckians find a permanent position. The program was administered through local Workforce Investment Boards, including the […]
Free Training for Small Business Owners
The Lincoln Trail Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is excited to announce a free opportunity for small business owners who wish to grow or strengthen their companies! THE OPPORTUNITY Small Business “Fitness Workout” training, presented by Innovative Productivity, Inc., is being offered this spring in Radcliff for small business owners. The course will address how to: […]
Building a Region of Talent: kix.com supports Lincoln Trail with career and education opportunities
Elizabethtown, Ky. – kix.com – the Kentucky Indiana Exchange is a region-wide web portal that is changing the way people in the Lincoln Trail area and throughout the region seek opportunity. Kix.com helps link job seekers to employment opportunities, employers to the region’s best talent, and prospective students to the training and education they need […]
Job seekers swarm Pritchard
From the News-Enterprise By KELLY R. CANTRALL Anita Ellison was looking for a job like it was, well, her job. Ellison came prepared Thursday to the job fair at Pritchard Community Center. She parked across the street, knowing the parking lot would be full, and packed her lunch so she wouldn’t have to leave. She […]
Congressman Guthrie Hosts Career Fair
This article is reprinted from the New-Enterprise U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie on Monday sponsored an employment fair that included instruction on how to apply for jobs created by the Fort Knox realignment. The Career Preparedness Fair at the Pritchard Community Center also featured booths set up by prospective employers and educators and offered job-seeking tips. […]
Lincoln Trail Career Center Success Stories
Dislocated Worker — Patricia Brown Patricia Brown grew up working on the family farm in Clarkson, Ky. Her daily routine included, but was not limited to, milking cows and raising tobacco. In 1993, she started a new job at Vermont America which would eventually become Bosch Tools. Brown spent the next 13 years working for […]
Short-term Training Opportunities Offered by Lincoln Trail Career Centers
Lincoln Trail Career Centers encourage dislocated and unemployed workers in the area to register now for short-term training opportunities. Financial assistance is available for residents who qualify. The Centers work with local agencies, learning centers and universities to provide affordable education for people wishing to boost their current skills or re-train for a new career. […]
Youth put ‘green’ streak on display
[ This article was reprinted from The News-Enterprise ] ELIZABETHTOWN— The work of 30 teams coalesced into one final competition Friday afternoon at Pritchard Community Center, where eight teams representing the eight counties in the Lincoln Trail Area Development District presented “green” entrepreneurial proposals as part of Green Summer Forever, a six-week program created through the Green […]
LTCC / Chamber Job Fair
Lincoln Trail Career Centers and the Elizabethtown-Hardin County Chamber of Commerce will host a job fair with area employers on April 16 at the Pritchard Community Center – 404 South Mulberry St. The job fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Available positions vary and include customer service representatives, mental health professionals, police […]
