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Chamber president says better economy evident at annual job fair
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Kristy Hoff, a staffing consultant with Express Employment Professionals, speaks with Samantha Cocchiarella at the Gainesville Civic Center Wednesday during the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce job fair. Cocchiarella, who is certified to teach, said she attended the job fair because she was in desperate need of a job but couldn't find any teaching jobs available in her field. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Job seekers spilled into the stairwells Wednesday at the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce’s annual job fair, where 850 had been through the door before 12:30 p.m. Tables filled with applications lined the walls, and 65 organizations and businesses spoke with job seekers. The event at the Gainesville Civic Center “sold out earlier” for businesses and organizations, chamber President Kit Dunlap said. “The economy obviously has picked up the last three or four years,” Dunlap said.