Maryville reports strong turnout at annual job fair; vendors expect significant hiring

Town staff reported Aug. 12 that Maryville—s annual job fair drew more than 70 vendors and roughly 650 job seekers, and that a post-event vendor survey indicated anticipated hiring of over 260 positions. Nut graf: Officials credited staff organizers for the event and said the town ran a preparation event, Ready, Set, Hired, that also supplied candidates; the council announced raffle winners of tablets and laptops for attendees of the job fair and preparation event. A staff member identified as "Jazz" told the council the fair had "over 70 different vendors" and "over 650 job seekers"; 31 vendor survey responses reported that vendors anticipated hiring more than 260 people. Jazz also credited staff members Linda, Lisa, Brenda, Barb and Sapana for organizing the event and said prize winners included job fair attendees Zachary Sperling and Donald Sturgis (tablets) and Ready, Set, Hired participants Joe Tempe and Tiffany Washington (laptops). Councilors marked the event as successful and recognized staff and volunteers. No financial appropriations or employment contracts were approved at the meeting; the item was an informational report. Ending: Organizers plan follow-up surveys and will use attendee feedback to shape future workforce events.