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The SourceMay 2019

Volume 15, Issue 11

A proud partner of theAmerican Job Center network

In This Month’s Issue

In Demand Jobs Week and the Tuscarawas County Job Fair

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Don’t Miss the In-Demand Jobs Week Events

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“Stand Out From the Crowd” Workshop Draws a Crowd

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Job Fair Employer ListPage 3 & 4

Ohio BRN Highlighted at State Board Meeting

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STWDB Executive Director Appears on Local TV Program

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Local Staff Attend Ohio Workforce Leadership Forum

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VITA Celebrates Their Best Season Yet for Tax Returns

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Safety Event - Human Trafficking Awareness

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Generations and Technology a Success

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OhioMeansJobs Attends Local Career Fairs

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Overheard in a WorkshopPage 9

Tech Tips - Microsoft WordPage 9

Tech Tips - How to Use Google’s New Password Checkup Tool

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Workforce Funded Scholarship Application Dates - Stark County & Tuscarawas County

Page 10 & 11

Don’t Miss Master Your MoneyPage 12

OhioMeansJobs Staff WEAR BLUEPage 13

Upcoming EventsPage 13

In Demand Jobs Week and the Tuscarawas County Job Fair!

OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties will be celebrating Ohio’s In-Demand Jobs Week May 6-10, 2019 with an Apprenticeship Awareness event on May 6th, and

the 2019 Tuscarawas County Job Fair on May 10th. In-Demand Jobs Week is a state wide celebration of jobs, industries and skills that are in-demand in Ohio. In-demand jobs are those that have a sustainable wage and a promising future based on the projected number of openings and growth.

Apprenticeships: Your Link to In-Demand JobsMonday, May 6th, 1-3pmOhioMeansJobs Stark County, 822-30th Street NW, Canton

This event is being hosted by OhioMeansJobs Stark County and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities and includes a panel discussion and roundtable that introduces job seekers to area apprenticeship programs. Participants include: TimkenSteel, Iron Workers Local 550, Canton Electrical JATC and ApprenticeOhio. To register and to request a disability accommodation contact Tara Withrow at 330-915-2030 or tara.withrow@ood.ohio.gov. Registration is required.

2019 Tuscarawas County Job Fair Friday, May 10th, 11am-2pm The Monroe Centre, 1260 Monroe Street, New Philadelphia

OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County is teaming up once again with U.S. Congressman Bob Gibbs, WJER Radio, Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce and Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc. to present the 2019 Tuscarawas County Job Fair, Friday, May 10th from 11am to 2pm at the Monroe Centre at 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia. Area job seekers will have the opportunity to meet face to face with employers representing manufacturing, health care, service industries, retail, food service and sales with job openings in both Stark and Tuscarawas counties. To date, over 50 employers who are actively hiring are participating in this event. Veterans and their families are encouraged to attend.

Resume writing assistance and other job search resources to prepare individuals for the job fair also are available at OhioMeansJobs Centers in New Philadelphia and Canton Monday through Friday from 9am to 4:30pm.

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Don’t Miss the In-Demand Jobs Week Events

“Stand Out From the Crowd” Workshop Draws a Crowd

On Tuesday, April 30, OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County offered the “Stand Out From the Crowd” job fair workshop. The workshop taught attendees what to do before, during, and

after a job fair to maximize their success.

Above - OhioMeansJobs Resource Room Specialists Ann Wenzel and Betty Howard demonstrate a professional handshake and greeting during a job fair.

On right - The class was attended by 21 job seekers, eager to learn about job fairs and how to make a great first impression on employers

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Job Fair Employer List

There are 75 employers scheduled to attend the Tuscarawas County Job Fair on May 10. The follow is a list of the employers scheduled to attend and the positions they are seeking to fill. We’ll see you at the job

fair!

Acration Septic - Service Professionals, E-Commerce PurchaserAdam Signs - Outside Install CrewAllied Machine & Engineering - Production, Engineering Americas Best Bowstrings, Inc. - Production WorkerArconic - Furnace Utility Operator, Melt Shop Utility Operator, Utility Operator Aultman Health Foundation - Full List at www.aultman.org/careersBlasenhauer Plumber & Heating, LLC - Plumber Helper, HVAC Technician - ApprenticeBoltaron (Simona) - Maintenance Technicians, Machine OperatorsBuehler's Fresh Foods - Cashiers, Baggers, Bakery Clerk, Deli Clerks, Cooks, Servers, Meat Clerk, Produce ClerkBWX Technologies - CNC Machinist, Welders, Robotic, Mechanical, Hand Master FittersC&K Industrial Service, Inc. - General Labor, Technician - CDL BCareer Concept - Welders, Maintenance, CNC Machinist, Assemblers, Operators, General Laborers, Mechanical Assemblers, Electricians, Overhead Crane Operator, Plumbers, Burn Table, Robotic Welding, Payroll Clerk Community Mental Healthcare - CSU Technician Complete Healthcare Services - RN, LPN, STNA, HHACongressman Bob Gibbs - Informational OnlyCountry Club Rehabilitation Campus - RN, LPN, Dietary, PCA, Activities, Housekeeping, Maintenance Crane Carrier Company - CAD Designers, Assemblers, Material Handlers, Welders, PainterDarling Ingredients - Utility, Process Operator, Maintenance TechnicianDawson Staffing - Production, Warehouse, Material Handling, Line Operator Demantex Construction & Maintenance, LLC. - Carpenters, Drywallers, Flooring, Installers, Roofers, MaintenanceEleet Cryogenics - Warehouse Technician, Warehouse Manager, (Welder/Fab.) Technician, Logistics Coord/ Mat Handler, Packaging/Outbound FreightEmploy-Temps - Packers, Welders, Assemblers, CNC Operators, Machine Operators, Fabricators, Custodians, Office, Paralegals, Receptionist, Bookkeeper, Sales, Design, Medical Biller, Staffing Representative, Tool & Die makerEnviroscapes - Crew MemberFirst Light Home Care - Home Health Care Providers, STNA'S, CNA'S, CHA'S, Hospice and Respite Care ProvidersFreeport Press - General Laborers/Helpers, Press Assistant, ShippingGooding's Nursery & Landscaping - Landscape Laborers, Landscape Foreman GreatWork Employment - Production, Skilled Manufacturing, Maintenance TechniciansHarcatus - YES Program - Student Job Training Program Harcatus Head Start - Head Start: Teaching/Classroom Positions: Classroom, Nutrition, Bus Drivers, Heap, WeatherizationHome Care Network - HHA'S, LPN'S, RN'SHorizons of Tusc. and Carroll Counties - Direct Care, Homemaker Personal Care Professional, Transportation Drivers HydroChem/PSC - Equipment Technicians, CDL Driver A and BIndian River Juvenile Correctional Facility - Juvenile Corrections Officer, Teachers, Social Worker Counselors

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Job Fair Employer ListInterim HealthCare of New Phila - Home Health Aide, LPN, RN Clinical ManagerKimble Companies - Drivers, Mechanics, Customer services, Labor, Welders, Painter, Heavy Equipment Lindsay Precast - LaborerMancan - Machine Operator, Administration, Payroll Clerk, Welders, CAD, Outdoor Cleaning, Production, Mechanical, Maintenance Marathon Staffing - Inspector PackerMaxim Healthcare - RN, LPN, STNA, CANMcWane Ductile Ohio - General Labor, Electrician Meteor Sealing Systems - Production Workers, Tool & Die Tech, Process TechNickles Bakery, Inc. - Laborer, Machine Operator Trainees, Apprentice for Maintenance TechnicianOak Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center - LPN, RN, STNA, DietaryOhio Billing - Payment Entry Associate, Medical BillerOhioMeansJobs - Informational OnlyOlympus Communications, Inc. - Tower HandPark Village Health Care - Nurses, STNA'S, Activity Assistants, Personal Attendants, Grounds Keeper, Dietary PeopleReady - Landfill Workers, Production WorkersPersonal & Family Counseling Services (OhioGuidestone) - Victim Advocate, Mental Health Assessor, Residential AdvocatePilot Thomas - Class A - Transport DriverPremier Building Solutions, Inc. - Machine Operators 3rd Shift, Compounders 3rd Shift, Cleaners 3rd Shift, Cleaners 1st Shift, Machine Operators 1st Shift Primerica - Secretary, Digital Video, Agents - Life and Investment PRP - Professional Resource Partners - Quality Inspectors, Team Leaders, SupervisorsR&J Cylinder & Machine - Manual Machinist, General Labor, Maintenance ApprenticeRandstad - Press Operators, Machine Operator, Packaging, Forklift Operator, Quality Control, Assembly, Welders, Maintenance, Customer Service Robin Industries - Press Operators, Maintenance Technicians Stark County Job & Family Services - Eligibility/Referral SpecialistStark County Sheriff's Office - Deputy Sheriff, Corrections Officer Surge Staffing - Light Industrial, General LaborTaco Bell - DANOP, LTD - Shift Managers, Food Champions, Service ChampionsThe Inn at Northwood Village - Nurse Aides, Servers, Cooks, Nurses, HousekeepersThe M.K. Morse Company - Machine Operator, Maintenance Technicians, Summer Employment Timken Company - Grind Operator, Quality Assurance Operator Tradesmen International - Carpenters, Electricians, Millwrights, Welders, Painters, HVAC, Install ServicesTruck Sales & Service - Diesel Technicians, Parts Positions, Sales Position Tucson, Inc. - Laborers, OperatorsU.S. Census Bureau - Enumerator (Census Information Taker)United Healthcare - Insurance ProfessionalsUS Ecology - Driver, Chemical OperatorUSA Precast Concrete - Precast Production, Fabrication Valley Trucking Services - Class A & B CDL Drivers, Diesel Mechanics, Diesel Mechanics (Entry Level) VXI Global Solutions - Inbound Customer Service Associates, Sales AssociatesWalmart New Philadelphia - Ecommerce, Auto Care Tech, Fresh Production, Overnight Stocking, Cap 1, Cap 2, Dairy, Frozen Food, Sales AssociateWayne Dalton - Assembler, Forklift, CNC/Machine OperatorWestern & Southern Life - Sales - Financial Products

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Ohio BRN Highlighted at State Board Meeting

The Ohio Business Resource Network (OBRN) held a panel discussion at the Workforce West Virginia quarterly board meeting on April 17, 2019 in Charleston, WV. WorkForce West Virginia is the state

agency funded through the U.S. Department of Labor that oversees the state unemployment insurance program as well as a network of workforce development boards and services designed to provide West Virginia's citizens and employers the opportunity to compete in today’s competitive global economy.

Two years ago, OBRN staff began to meet with workforce development boards from northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania to consider expansion of BRN across state lines, particularly to help those companies that operate in the shared economy of the Ohio River. Five Pennsylvania workforce boards and two West Virginia boards have agreed to adopt the program in their regions

Serving on the panel were Matt Falter, OBRN Project Director, Jim Denova, Vice President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Rosemary Guida, Executive Director, Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board, Wheeling WV and Janelle Comstock, Program Director, Mid-Ohio Valley Workforce Development Board, Parkersburg, WV. Much of the presentation focused on how the model can help local economic development professionals partner more closely with local workforce development boards to implement a regional business service delivery strategy, demonstrating an ability to meet employer needs. The discussion also focused on the OBRN expansion currently underway in the Northern Panhandle and Mid-Ohio Valley regions and how private philanthropic organizations can be utilized across state lines for replicating best practices and innovative projects related to workforce and economic development.

A key part of the BRN interstate strategy is to help businesses seek new markets and business contracts. The tristate BRN teams will work closely with regional manufacturing extension partnerships, which, under Appalachian Regional Commission funding, are mapping new suppliers and clients for manufacturing firms that traditionally relied on the coal industry. The BRN also supports the Tristate Shale Coalition’s efforts to grow the energy related manufacturing sector in the region.

Jim Denova, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, providing opening remarks to Workforce West Virginia

board members. Panelists seated L to R: Matt Falter, Janelle Comstock and Rosemary Guida.

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Local Staff Attend Ohio Workforce Leadership Forum

Stark Tuscarawas Workforce Development Board staff Jennifer Meek Eells and Dan Sipe, along with OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties staff JoAnn Breedlove and Amy Miller, participated in

the Ohio Workforce Leadership Forum on April 25th and 26th. The Ohio Workforce Association sponsored the event, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Workforce Development. Lynn Bajorek and Beth Brinley, consultants from Maher and Maher, facilitated the two-day discussion, with support from Carol Wargo, a state-contracted trainer with OWD.

Workforce Board Directors were encouraged to bring key workforce staff to the event to discuss challenges and opportunities in Ohio’s workforce, including assisting with the opioid crisis, and looking at performance as a driver in planning and decision-making in workforce programs. The event was held at Mohican State Park and was well-attended. Maher and Maher will prepare a report from the discussions to assist workforce efforts statewide moving into Program Year 2019 that begins July 1st.

Pictured L to R representing the East Ohio Workforce Region are: William Turner, Director,

Trumbull County, Meek Eells, and Bert Cene, Director, Columbiana and Mahoning Counties

STWDB Executive Director Appears on Local TV Program

Stark Tuscarawas Workforce Development Board Executive Director Jennifer Meek Eells recently appeared in “On Track with Betty Mac” through the City of Canton TV. A link of the program in its entirety is below:

http://ccstv.ccsdistrict.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/3966?channel=4

Director Meek Eells talked about services through the OhioMeansJobs Stark County Center, as well as the Workforce Development Board’s role in the Strengthening Stark initiative. Janelle Lee, consultant with Strengthening Stark, updated viewers on the accomplishments the initiative has achieved recently, along with projects in the making for economic development.

Pictured are L to R: Janelle Lee, consultant, Strengthening Stark, Betty Smith, and Jennifer Meek Eells, STWDB

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VITA Celebrates Their Best Season Yet for Tax Returns

United Way of Greater Stark County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program celebrated their best tax season ever on April 26 with a celebration that included recognition of volunteers and an

awards presentation.

In 2019, United Way of Greater Stark County’s VITA program and its volunteers helped income tax clients in local communities collect over $3.6 million in tax credits and refunds. 106 local volunteers donated 2,685.4 hours of their time and helped complete 5,385 Federal and State returns so far. Tax returns will continue to be processed through October due to extensions and amendments.

“Every year, our VITA volunteers bring more money back into the community, which stimulates the local economy,” says Tami Stephens, VITA Site Coordinator for United Way of Greater Stark County. “The average tax return costs $200, so we are helping them save there but we are also helping them keep their hard-earned money through their refund and valuable tax credits, like EITC and ACTC. Because our volunteers receive specialized training from the Internal Revenue Service, they often find tax credits that may be overlooked by other tax assistance programs. This tax season, VITA volunteers identified tax credits equaling $1,356,487.”

VITA also hosted two successful “Take Your Taxes for a Ride” drive-thru tax filing events on February 23 and March 30. Drive-thru events allow more flexibility for people with busy schedules. Tax payers dropped off their tax information without leaving their vehicles. Returns were processed with 48 hours.

Voted one of the top 3 tax services in Stark County in the Canton Repository’s Readers’ Choice Awards for several years in a row, United Way of Greater Stark County’s VITA program was recently named the #1 Ohio Benefit Bank Tax Site in Ohio for tax season 2019. This designation is based upon the number of tax returns filed and amount of refunds received by taxpayers.

“VITA plays an important part in the community,” says United Way of Greater Stark County President and CEO Maria Heege. “This program gives many taxpayers back a significant portion of their annual income. VITA offers our neighbors an opportunity to build a solid financial foundation for the future. The program also connects clients to our Financial Prosperity Center, which focuses on additional services available to help clients achieve financial independence. The center offers workshops in financial education and career readiness, plus budget coaching, credit counseling, benefits application assistance, auto car repairs and more – all services that benefit financial health and stability.”

Pictures from the celebration can be found on Facebook @UnitedWayofGreaterStarkCountyLearn more about VITA by visiting www.uwstark.org/VITA or reach out to Tami Stephens, VITA Site Coordinator, 330-491-9989, tami.stephens@uwstark.org

From left: VITA Site Coordinator Tami Stephens presents the

Community Champion Award for OhioMeansJobs to Resource Room

Supervisor Lori Yager