2,500 Students Attend Career Expo that Featured KCHBA Members
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n Nov. 18, KCHBA partnered with the Northland Education & Business Alliance (NEBA) to co-host a virtual career fair that was open to all of the students in the region. The goal of NEBA is to create mutually beneficial business and education partnerships that support workforce and economic development. With more than 50 presenters, the goal for the expo was to have 500 students attend the virtual career fair. In total, about 2,500 students logged in for a look into various opportunities.
builds about a dozen homes a year. Tebbenkamp has six full-time employees who work with several hundred subcontractors on jobsites.
During the expo, three KCHBA members participated on a panel to explain their roles and how they arrived at their current position within residential construction. On the residential construction panel were:
The videos from the 2020 Virtual Career Expo are available on YouTube. Search “Northland Education & Business Alliance” and look for the “2020 Virtual Career Expo” playlist. Go to www. NEBAworksKC.org for more information.
Kristen Hampton Casey runs the Hampton Plumbing showroom in Kearney, Mo. Her father has been a plumber since the 1970s, with her brother following in his footsteps. Casey has now held her position in the showroom for nine years.
Contact Courtney@kchba.org or Jordynn@kchba.org to find out how to get involved in workforce development initiatives like this through KCHBA.
Austin Haywood is a residential development sales representative for Hermes Landscaping. Hermes is involved in everything from paver patios, irrigation, maintenance and planting greenery for both new residential construction, pre-existing and commercial. The panel discussed various aspects of the industry including what the average day looks like, where to start looking within the industry and advice they would have given their younger self.
Brian Tebbenkamp, owner and general manager of Patriot Homes, a residential contractor in the Northland. Patriot Homes
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