Maine Hire-A-Vet Kick-Off and Hiring Fair

August 30, 2018
Time: 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta, ME 04330
Sponsored By: Spectrum, Destination Occupation, Boots2Roots, ME Bureau of Veterans Services, Easter Seals Maine, Employment Support Program, Live+Work in Maine, Maine CareerCenters, ME Dept. of Labor, Transition Assistance Advisors, VA, Veterans Count, Veterans, Inc.,

• 2018 Hire-A-Vet Kick-Off: 12:30 p.m.
• Hiring Fair: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Open to the Public

Join us as we kick-off the Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign! Our goal is to help at least 100 employers recruit and hire at least 100 veterans and military family members over 100 days. This no-cost hiring fair is open to veterans, military families and the public.

Thank you to Event Sponsors:

Spectrum and Destination Occupation.

Click for Directions to the Civic Center

Employers: The hiring fair is full. To be added to the standby list, please contact: Josh Brown, Hiring Fair Coordinator, 207-624-5172, TTY users call Maine Relay 711, Joshua.S.Brown@Maine.gov

Exhibitors Include:

• 3 Degrees Inc.
• A4TD
• AAA Northern New England (Portland)
• Abbott
• Acadia National Park
• Acme Monaco Corporation
• ADA Traffic Control, Ltd.
• Adecco
• Advanced Fire Protection Services
• Air National Guard
• Allied Universal
• Amerch
• American Communication Network
• AngleZ Behavioral Health Services
• Anthem
• Army National Guard
• Aspire Behavioral Health & Counseling
• athenahealth
• Atwork Personnel Service
• Auburn Concrete
• Avita of Brunswick
• Backyard Farms
• Bangor Auto and Truck Center, Inc.
• Bank of America
• BDS Waste Disposal, Inc.
• B.Good
• Biddeford Police Department
• Bisson Moving and Storage
• BIW (Bath Iron Works)
• Bonney Staffing
• Boston Brands of Maine
• Bottomline Technologies
• C & L Aviation Services
• Capital Area Staffing Solutions, Inc.
• Carbonite
• Care & Comfort
• Casco Bay Ford
• Catholic Charities
• CED Gilman Electrical Supply
• Central Maine Healthcare
• Central Transport
• Chadwick-Baross, Inc.
• Christmas Tree Shops
• Cianbro
• Cintas
• Cirrus Systems, Inc.
• City of Augusta
• CN Brown
• Colby College Dining , Bon Appetit Management Company
• Combined Insurance
• Community Care
• Community Concepts
• Community Health & Counseling Services
• Complete Home Health Care of New England
• Compounding Solutions
• Connectivity Point Design & Installation
• Contour360
• Corning Incorporated
• Correct Care Solutions
• County of York
• Creative Works Systems
• Crooker Construction, LLC
• Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
• Custom Coach and Limousine
• Darling's
• Dead River Company
• Direct Community Care
• Dysart's Service
• EJ Prescott
• Elmet Technologies
• EMHS
• Enterprise
• ESM, Inc.
• Exactitude
• Express Employment Professionals
• Fastenal
• FedCap
• Futureguard Building Products, Inc.
• G4S Regulated Security Solutions
• Gallant Therapy Services
• Geiger
• General Dynamics (Saco)
• Genesis Healthcare
• Goodwill-Hinckley
• Goodwill Industries NNE
• Gorham House
• Gorham Savings Bank
• Grand Rounds
• H&R Block
• Hammond Tractor
• Hancock Lumber
• Hannaford
• Harvard Risk Management Corp.
• Heavy Construction Academy
• Helical Solutions
• High Tech Fire Protection
• HMS Host
• Hunting PLC
• IDEXX
• Installed Building Products
• Irving Forest Products
• JobsInME.com
• John F. Murphy Homes
• John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.
• John Turner Consulting, Inc.
• Johnny's Selected Seeds
• Journey's End Marina
• Kelly Services, Inc.
• Kennebec Behavioral Health
• Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office
• Kennebec Pharmacy & Home Care
• Kids Peace
• Krisway
• Lakeside Concrete Cutting, Inc.
• Ledgemere Transportation
• Lee Auto Malls
• Life Share
• Lisa's White Flower Catering
• Living Innovations
• LogistiCare
• Lowe's of Augusta - Store #2265
• Lucas Tree Experts
• Maine Department of Corrections
• Maine Department of Public Safety/Maine State Police
• Maine Department of Transportation
• Maine DHHS Division of Support Enforcement & Recovery
• Maine DHHS Financial Service Center
• Maine DHHS HR Service Center
• Maine DHHS Office of Child and Family
• Maine DHHS Office of Family Independence
• Maine DHHS Recruitment and Retention
• Maine DHHS Riverview Psychiatric
• Maine General Government Service Center
• Maine GGSC Bureau of Human Resources
• Maine Health
• Maine Indoor Karting
• Maine Job Corps
• Maine Natural Resource Service Center
• Maine NRSC Forest Protection
• Maine NRSC Marine Patrol
• Maine NRSC Warden Service
• Maine Office of Information Technology
• Maine Revenue Services
• Maine Staffing Group
• Maine Veterans' Homes
• MaineGeneral Health
• Maine-ly Elder Care
• Maine Today Media
• MaineWorks
• Manpower
• MAS Community Health
• Mega Industries, Inc.
• MERT Enterprises
• Messer Truck Equipment
• Metro Walls
• Mid Coast-Parkview Health
• Military Talent Source
• Millsy's Cleaning and Supply
• Modern Woodman
• Morrison Center
• Motivational Services
• Mount Saint Joseph Residence and Rehabilitation
• MSAD 6
• ND Paper Mills
• Nonantum Resort
• Northeast Transport Inc.
• Norris Inc.
• Northeast Credit Union
• Nouria Energy
• NRF Distributors Inc.
• Oakhurst Dairy
• OfficeTeam at Robert Half International
• ON Semiconductor
• OnProcess
• Opportunity Enterprises
• Packgen
• Paradigm
• Pathways of Maine
• Paul G. White Interior Solutions
• Paychex
• PCHC - Penobscot Community Health Care
• PDQ Door
• People Ready
• Performance Foodservice North Center
• Pike Industries
• Pine Tree Food Equipment
• Piper Shores
• Pleasant River Lumber Company
• Plourdes Electrical Services
• Poland Springs
• Port Resources
• Portland Fire Department
• Portland International Jetport
• Portland Police Department
• Portland Pump Company
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
• PR Management Corp., dba Panera Bread
• Pratt & Whitney
• Protection Professionals
• Prudential
• Puritan Medical Products Company LLC
• R.A. Webber & Sons, Inc.
• Reed & Reed
• ReVision Energy
• RGIS
• RH Foster
• Sagadahoc County
• Securitas (Portland)
• SequelCare of Maine, LLC
• ServiceMaster Fire and Water Restoration
• SIGCO
• SKILLS, Inc.
• Social Security Office
• Sodexo
• South Portland Police
• Spectrum
• Spurwink Services
• St. Mary's Health System
• Superior Carriers
• Sure Winner Foods
• Sweetser
• Sysco Northern New England
• TD Bank
• Tex Tech Industries
• Texas Instruments
• The Hinckley Company
• The MEMIC Group
• The Westin Portland Harborview
• Tilson Technology
• T-Moblie
• Topsham Police Department
• Tradesmen International Marine North
• Tri-County Mental Health Services
• Two Bridges Regional Jail
• Tyler Technologies
• Tyson Foods
• U.S. Army, Augusta Recruiting Center
• U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
• U.S. Cellular
• U.S. Census Bureau
• U.S. Customs & Border Protection
• U.S. Postal Service
• U.S. Navy
• University of Maine at Augusta/UMaine System
• Uplift, Inc.
• VA Maine Healthcare System
• Vets First Choice
• VIP Tour & Charter Bus Co.
• Walgreens
• Wallboard Supply Co.
• Walmart Distribution Center
• Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc.
• Water's Edge Therapy
• Wayfair
• Western Maine Behavioral Health
• Weston Associates, Inc.
• Woodfords Family Services
• Woodland Pulp LLC
• Woodlands Senior Living
• Yale Cordage
• Zajac

Resources Include:

• Boots 2 Roots
• Destination Occupation
• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
• Maine Apprenticeship Program
• Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services
• Maine Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
• Maine CareerCenter, Augusta
• Maine Water Environment Association (MEWEA)/Maine Water Utilities Association (MWUA)
• Project>Login, TechHire Maine
• U.S. Coast Guard
• Veteran Benefits Administration
• Veterans Count/Easterseals
• Veterans Health Administration
• Veterans Upward Bound
• Western Maine Community Action
• Women in Military Service for America
• Wounded Warrior

And more!

Veterans and eligible spouses are given priority of service for the receipt of employment, training and placement services provided under most Maine Department of Labor-funded programs.