A Career Fair is one of the first happenings for the Chamber in 2024! On Wednesday, Janu -
ary 17 from 7:30-3:30 students will be gathering in the Colum - bus High School's Old Gym to meet various organizations and businesses asking career relat - ed questions and receiving im - portant feedback on careers in veterinarian work, construction, finance, higher education and much more. Our purpose is to: 1) Highlight career op - tions for students 2) Identify opportunities for jobs and careers available in Columbus region 3) Connect employers with a potential workforce If your organization is inter - ested in introducing career op - portunities in your field of work to students please contact me for more information at becky@co -
lumbustexas.org. Many thanks go out to the Co - lumbus High School governing body; Patsy Hodge-Columbus Education Foundation Board Member, and to the Chamber's Workforce/Education Commit -
tee: Nancy Stiles-Columbus Chamber Board Member and serving as committee Chair; Committee Members: Jeremy Doyle-Great Southern Wood; Tess Cotrone-HR Columbus Hospital; LaPorchia Mill - er-Workforce Solutions; and Brittani Rerich-Vice Principal and Career Counselor Columbus High School for their work, help, and direction on the Career Fair, More is happening to kick off 2024 in January at the Chamber including two new committees that we are very excited about! The Workforce/Education Com -
mittee and the Downtown/Small Business Committees and ex - panding our Tourism program. As a business focused member driven organization we are work - ing hard to help you grow your business and our economic base.
For more information and to get involved with the Cham - ber of Commerce contact me at [email protected]. A quote by an unknown au - thor says that 'the key to success is hard work and determination.' My hope for us in 2024 is that we are determined to do the hard work that propels us to reach great successes. Blessings to you and yours!
