Staff Reports
Floridians looking for a job in construction and manufacturing, take note: CareerSource Florida is teaming up with some of the state’s largest employers for job fairs to be held across the state in the coming weeks.
Among the strategic partners for the job fairs is Lennar Homes, which will have a presence at each of the nearly 20 events.
The first job fairs in the series will be held June 12 by Career Source Brevard, CareerSource Okaloosa Walton, CareerSource Palm Beach and CareerSource Suncoast. A flyer for the Jacksonville edition of the job fair, scheduled for June 14, shows a couple dozen employers looking to hire in the construction industry.
Companies listed in that sample flyer include Lennar subcontractors Quality by Design, Construction Specialties of North Florida and Outdoor Site Solutions, among dozens of other employers. The Jax event will include several contractors looking to staff up to help build the new state-of-the-art solar manufacturing facility announced earlier this year by JinkoSolar and Florida Power & Light parent company NextEra Energy.
Other strategic partners in the job fair series include Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which is looking to help displaced Puerto Ricans land work in the Sunshine State, as well as Uber and Walmart.
Uber is hoping to make attending the fairs a little easier for job seekers by offering discounted rates to and from each event. Those needing a ride can receive 20 percent off their door-to-door fare, both ways, by using the code “CAREERSOURCEFL.”
The full list of the job fairs, sorted by date, is below.
—Bradenton: 10 am to 2 pm June 12 at Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70 East.
—Rockledge: 10 am to 1 pm June 12 at Rockledge Career Center, 295 Barnes Blvd.
—West Palm Beach: 10 am to 1 pm June 12 at CareerSource Palm Beach County Central Career Center – Board Room, 3400 Belvedere Rd.
—Crestview: 11 am to 2 pm June 12 at the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive.
—Fort Myers: 9 am to 1 pm June 14 at CareerSource Southwest Florida, Ft. Myers Center 4150 Ford St. Extension.
—New Port Richey: 9 am to 2 pm June 14 at CareerSource Pasco Hernando, 4440 Grand Blvd.
—Stuart: 9 am to 11 am June 14 at CareerSource Research Coast Career Center, 710 SE Central Pkwy.
—Vero Beach: 9 am to 11 am June 14 at CareerSource Research Coast Career Center, 1180 82nd Avenue, Suite 103.
—Clearwater: 10 am to 1 pm June 14 at the St. Petersburg College EpiCenter Campus, 13805 58th St N.
—Fort Pierce: 10 am to 1 pm June 14 at CareerSource Research Coast Career Center, 2102 Avenue Q, Room 18.
—Jacksonville: 10 am to 1 pm June 14 at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Deerwood Center, 9911 Old Baymeadows Rd.
—Ocala: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm on June 14 at College of Central Florida, 3001 SW College Road.
—Lake City: 9 am to 1 pm June 15 at the American Legion Post 57, 2602 SW Main Blvd.
—Madison: 9 am to 1 pm June 15 at the CareerSource North Florida Office, 705 E Base St.
—Kissimmee: 10 am to 1 pm June 15 at CareerSource Central Florida, 1392 East Vine St.
—Orange City: 10 am to 2 pm on June 15 at CareerSource Flagler/Volusia’s Orange City Office, 846 Saxon Blvd.
—Milton: 10 am to 2 pm on June 21 at the Pensacola State College Milton Campus (Bldg.400), 5988 Highway 90.
—Lauderdale Lakes: 10 am to 1 pm July 11 Broward County Library Lauderdale Lakes Library/Educational and Cultural Center 3580 W Oakland Park Blvd.
