In Kentucky’s heartland, an economic development initiative known as Wired65 is allowing civic leaders in 26 counties to look beyond the physical and political boundaries that organize them, and devote their time, passion and expertise to regional collaboration. Initiated by the Lincoln Trail Area Development District Workforce Investment Board through a federal grant, the $5 […]
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 […]
Lincoln Trail Career Centers Launch New Web Site
The Lincoln Trail Career Centers have launched a new, interactive Web site to assist job seekers and employers. The new site provides information about Career Center services and locations in eight counties, including Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson and Washington. The Web site features a virtual Career Center with information about career counseling, […]
62 Percent of Residents Satisfied with Their Job
Market research recently collected by Preston-Osborne Marketing Communications and Research on behalf of the Lincoln Trail Career Centers found that 62 percent of respondents who live in the area are satisfied with their current job. The top employment sectors in the area, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, are services; manufacturing; utilities, […]
