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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Lake One-Stop Inc. hosted a Clearlake job fair on Thursday, Sept. 9.
The event was co-sponsored by the Lake County Community Action Agency.
The three-hour job fair saw a steady flow of job seekers and, at times, had lines out the door.
Approximately 130 job seekers attended the job fair and had the opportunity to talk with recruiters from the Blue Wing Saloon, Tallman Hotel, US Cellular, county of Lake, Tower Mart, Konocti Vista Casino and Loch Lomond Roadhouse. St. Helena Hospital was unable to attend but left information on their openings and information on how to apply.
Employers were looking to fill over 50 positions. Many of the recruiters agreed the turnout was more than they expected.
Tower Mart manager Scott Lewallen was one of those employers. “I gave out all of my applications, I had no idea there would be so many great people. I’ll definitely be able to fill the positions I have open.”
“We had a lot of qualified applicants,” agreed Dawn Perata, Lake County Human Resources representative. “I think this was a well-attended, well-organized event.”
Damien Wickard from Konocti Vista Casino also met with many qualified people.
“It went really well,” he said. “We had people from all over the county, not just Clearlake. We had a really good applicant pool.”
Travis Lipscomb from Tallman Hotel/Blue Wing Saloon was impressed with the turnout and plans to attend again. His message for future job seekers: “Be well dressed and prepared, have your resume, paper and a pen.”
This was Lake One-Stop Inc.’s second job fair this year. The first was in Lakeport on July 28, with three employers hiring and more than 100 job seekers attending. The positive response prompted immediate plans for the second job fair focusing on the south side of Lake County.
“We’re excited to be having a job fair in Clearlake. Reaching out to employers and jobseekers on all sides of the lake is important and we’re happy to put together such a successful event,” said Lake One-Stop Inc. Executive Director Seth DeSimone.
Debbie Williams, a jobseeker who attended the fair agreed. “It’s really nice to see that they are doing something like this in Clearlake. I’m glad we’re getting some help.”
For information about future job fairs, jobseekers may sign up for e-alerts by emailing Lake One-Stop at
Employers interested in participating in future job fairs may also send an email to the address listed above.
For general information, visit the One-Stop's Web site at www.lakeonestop.org.
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SACRAMENTO – State Controller John Chiang has released his monthly report covering California’s cash balance, receipts and disbursements in August 2010.
The month brought welcome news for California’s ability to continue to meet its payment obligations in the near term, with revenues rising above the Governor’s May Revision estimates by $264.6 million, or 3.9 percent.
Total disbursements for the fiscal year were also running behind projections.
After adjusting the Governor’s May Revision to reflect the absence of a spending plan in July and August, disbursements through Aug. 31 were $1.2 billion below estimates.
“For the time being, Californians will be spared the pain and expense of a second round of IOUs,” said Chiang. “But the budget gridlock continues to harm thousands of Californians while hampering our economic recovery. The governor and legislature should not view this short reprieve as an invitation to break the budget deadlock record.”
Earlier projections showed the state without enough cash on hand to cover all of its bills in late October 2010, which could have forced the controller to begin issuing IOUs in early September.
But August cash totals were high enough to remove the immediate threat of IOUs. The controller will continue to monitor cash on a daily basis, and may still have to issue IOUs for state payments in early October.
Personal income tax revenues came in above estimates by $119.5 million (4.1 percent). Corporate taxes were down $151 million (-117 percent) and sales taxes came in $124.8 million above (3.8 percent) estimates.
August 2010’s financial statement and the summary analysis can found on the controller’s Web site at www.sco.ca.gov.
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