Over 20 companies seek hires at upcoming job fair

An upcoming job fair will seek employees in industries including manufacturing, health care, information technology, retail, hospitality and government.

The Missouri Job Center is hosting the June 21 event at its north Springfield office at Community Partnership of the Ozarks Inc.’s O’Reilly Center for Hope, 1518 E. Dale St., according to a news release.

Participating employers, according to the release, are:
• Atrium Hospitality LP.
• Bass Pro Shops.
• city of Branson.
• city of Springfield.
• CoxHealth.
• Davis Electric.
• Erlen Group, owner of Springfield Underground.
• G5 Enterprises Inc.
• Gold Mountain Communications LLC.
• Integrity Home Care & Hospice.
• Manpower.
• Myers/Buckhorn.
• O’Reilly Automotive Inc.
• O’Reilly Hospitality Management LLC.
• Performance Laundry Equipment Inc.
• Penmac Staffing Services Inc.
• Phoenix Home Care & Hospice.
• Positronic Industries Inc., an Amphenol Co.
• QPS Employment Group Inc.
• Sun Solar LLC.
• T-Mobile.
• The Arc of the Ozarks.
• The Wooten Co.

Katherine Trombetta, spokesperson for the Missouri Job Center, said via email that while she doesn't have a specific number of jobs the companies are collectively seeking, the figure likely "is in the hundreds."