Job Fair at Ivy Tech

Evelyn Resto, of Valparaiso, works on completing a job application Wednesday at the Ivy Tech Community College Valparaiso campus during the Career Fair. Resto, a student at Ivy Tech, graduates in the spring, and is hoping to land a job in banking or finance.

Job Fair at Ivy Tech

Nearly two dozen businesses with representatives greet prospective job candidates Wednesday during a career fair at Ivy Tech Community College Valparaiso Campus.

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Adult Sports officials, Rogers-Lakewood Park staff needed for summer at Valpo Parks

VALPARAISO | Spring and summer means activity in the Valpo Parks system. Therefore, it’s a good time to start thinking about a summer time job. Valpo Parks is hiring for several seasonal job openings to work with adult sports programming and to staff Rogers-Lakewood Park.

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Quinn extends Enterprise Zone program

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks to Ford plant workers after signing a bill Tuesday advancing job creation and business investment in Illinois.

Quinn extends Enterprise Zone program

Using 20 pens, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs a bill advancing job creation and business investment Tuesday. He signed the bill at the Chicago Ford plant in Hegewisch.

A clean and organized desk

Indiana unemployment rate stuck at 7.9 percent

Hundreds of job seekers turned out in April for Hammond's ninth annual job fair at the Jean Shepherd Community Center. The unemployment rate in Indiana remained unchanged at 7.9 percent in May.

Times Media Co. job fair

Human resource representatives and job recruiters speak with job seekers Friday during The Times Media Co's fifth annual Diversity Job Fair and Business Symposium at Indiana University Northwest. The event featured education seminars and a job fair for employment seekers in the afternoon. It…

Work force changes spur diversity recognition, recruitment efforts

Carrie Lewis, left, from Campagna Academy, and Netta Doughty talk with Jacqueline Hughes, from the Gary Career Center, right, during the The Times Media Co. fifth annual Diversity Job Fair and Business Symposium last Friday at Indiana University Northwest in Gary.

Work force changes spur diversity recognition, recruitment efforts

Job seekers and employers found each other Friday at The Times Media Co. fifth annual Diversity Job Fair and Business Symposium at Indiana University Northwest in Gary.

IUN annual job fair

Job-seekers stand in line Friday waiting to speak to a recruiter from Hamilton Center during the Indiana University Northwest 11th annual job fair at the Gary campus. More than 30 employers from Indiana and Illinois were on hand to provide information about their companies, take applications…

IUN job fair

Abdel Taher, of Merrillville, fills out a job application Friday morning at Indiana University Northwest's 11th annual job fair at the Gary campus. More than 30 employers from Indiana and Illinois were on hand to provide information about their companies, take applications and interview candidates.

IUN job fair

Indiana University Northwest hosted its 11th annual job fair on Friday at the Gary campus. More than 30 employers from Indiana and Illinois were on hand to provide information about their companies, take applications and interview candidates.

Local companies buck slumping job growth trend

Hundreds of job seekers turned out in April for the ninth annual Hammond job fair at the Jean Shepherd Community Center. Despite reports Thursday of a second straight month of slumping job growth, many local companies report they are hiring.

Local companies buck slumping job growth trend

A job-seeker looks over an application from Horseshoe Casino in April during Hammond's ninth annual job fair at the Jean Shepherd Community Center. Despite reports Thursday of a second straight month of slumping job growth, many local companies report they are hiring.

Hammond job fair

Job seekers fill out applications Thursday during the ninth annual Hammond job fair at the Jean Shepherd Community Center. Companies representing gaming, government finance, health care, sales, manufacturing, apprenticeship trades and education brought hundreds to inquire about openings.

NWI farms face stricter federal rules that ban many tasks for minors

Susan Reed, 16, puts feed into a duck enclosure earlier this month at the family farm in Crown Point. The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed changes to child labor regulations that would bar teens younger than 18 from working certain farm jobs. The changes would exempt children of farm owners.