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The 12 best places to work in St. Lucie County

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Twelve St. Lucie County organizations are being recognized today as Best Places to Work in 2009 by the St. Lucie County Human Resource Association and Workforce Solutions, formerly Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast.

Among companies with 50 or fewer employees, R.K. Davis Construction Corp. took home their third award and Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County took home their second, with Treasure and Space Coast Radio and Manpower Services being recognized for the first time this year.

Of employers in the 51 to 250 employee category, Miller Legg Associates has earned their third award and Gulfstream Business Bank is taking their fourth award, including two for the St. Lucie County branch and two for the Martin County branch from past years’ Martin County awards. Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company and New Horizon’s of the Treasure Coast Inc. have both won for the first time.
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Tags: businesses, employer, employment, workforce, Workforce Solutions
Posted in Economy, St. Lucie County, Treasure Coast business | No Comments »

Stuart woman: ‘For love of God I really need this job’

Friday, February 20th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

MARTIN COUNTY — Stuart resident Melissa Kinder tries to be professional at job interviews, but there has only been a few since her layoff almost a year ago from a local construction company office.

So in a recent interview, the 41-year-old woman really wanted to jump up and say, “For love of God I really need this job.” Her unemployment has run out. Food in the single woman’s refrigerator is from a friend. A Christmas gift card pays for gasoline.

And she didn’t get the job. “It’s difficult,” she said. (more…)

Tags: CareerBuilder.com, cutbacks, Elliott Jones, Gwenda Thompson, layoffs, Melissa Kinder, Moore Solutions, Rebecca Rust, Terrance Moore, unemployed, unemployment, Workforce Solutions
Posted in Economy, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound, Hutchinson Island, Indian River County, Indiantown, Jensen Beach, Martin County, Okeechobee, Palm City, Port Salerno, Port St. Lucie, Sebastian, St. Lucie County, Stuart, Tradition, Treasure Coast business, Vero Beach | No Comments »

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