Moraine Valley Community College- Economic Development Council Spring Resource Fair

Business Resource Fair and Expo at Moraine Valley

Business owners can discover new
ways for their companies to operate more efficiently at Moraine Valley
Community College’s Business Resource Fair and Expo – Be Responsible, Be Safe,
Stay Profitable! The fair will be on Thursday, April 12, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
in the Moraine Business and Conference Center, Building M, on campus, 9000 W.
College Pkwy., Palos Hills. The cost to attend is $25, which includes a continental breakfast.

Maria Wynne, CEO of the Girl
Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, will be the keynote speaker
during breakfast, from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. She will discuss the workforce of the
future. 

 Representatives from
manufacturing, service, retail, entrepreneurs, not-for-profit agencies,
chambers, municipalities, and other businesses are encouraged to attend this
one-stop resource to gather information and funding opportunities from state
departments, educational institutions, private businesses, and others.

Workshop topics include insurance,
worker’s compensation, employee wellness, cyber security, OSHA, state
resources, social networking, disaster recovery, financial stability, community
reinvestment, and more. Vendors also will distribute information that is helpful
to businesses at the expo. A full list of seminars can be viewed by visiting morainevalley.edu/wdcs and clicking on
Business Expo Seminar Information under Highlights.

The Business Resource Fair and
Expo is sponsored by Moraine Valley’s Corporate, Community and Continuing Education
subdivision, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunities and
the Economic Development Council for the Southwest Suburbs.

For more information, call Eda Schrimple
at (708) 974-5690 or email scrimplee@morainevalley.edu.

The expo’s course code is
EV5-213-170. To register, call (708) 974-2110 or go to morainevalley.edu and select “Register for Noncredit Classes”
under Hot Topics, then click on “Prospective Students” and finally “Search,
register and pay for noncredit classes.”

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For news
media inquiries call Jessica Crotty, coordinator of College and Community
Relations, at (708) 974-5281, or e-mail her at crotty@morainevalley.edu.