Veterans job fair and expo will feature over 50 employers

CRESTVIEW — The North Okaloosa Career Fair and Veteran's Expo is scheduled for veterans, transitioning military members and their active duty family members and the public.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 19 at the Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Drive.

Registered employers are VT Aerospace; Okaloosa Correctional Institution; Walton/Santa Rosa CI; Waffle House; American Elite Molding; Tom Thumb; Eglin Federal Credit Union; Lakeview Center; Bevilacqua Research Corporation; Okaloosa County Sheriff Office; Micro Systems; iQor; and White Wilson Medical Center.

They also include L-3; BAE Systems; City of Crestview and Crestview Police Department; Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners; CSOW; Sierra Nevada Corporation; AAFES; DRS Technologies; Wal-Mart Stores; Cox Pools; Cox Communications; Air Force Enlisted Village; Cefco Convenience Stores; Certified Manufacturing; Zel Technologies; RT&T; Synergy Home Care Emerald Coast; G4S; Lowe's; Gulf Coast Treatment Center; B3H Corporation; Lockheed Martin; H.C.A.; HX5; Edward Jones; DS2; TEL Staffing; VSOs/Colleges; Florida Vocational Rehabilitation; and Northwest Florida State College.

More employers are Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System; University of West Florida — Military Services Coordinator; Complete Florida Military; Embry Riddle Aeronautical University — Crestview; Okaloosa County Tax Collector; Troy University; Hero2Hired/EIP/CCD; 90 Works; Okaloosa County Veterans Service Office; Congressman Matt Gaetz's Office; Fisher House; and Okaloosa Technical College.

Information about veterans' benefits, education and training programs will be available as well.

Contact Liz Westby, 833-7587 extension 210 or ewestby@careersourceow.com, for more information.

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