Event spotlighted green industry, job help
The 14th annual Spotlight on Hollister and San Benito County
Expo and Job Fair was held May 14 at the Veterans Memorial Building
with booths for local business, information on available jobs and
speakers on green technologies.
Economic Development Corp. of San Benito County President Nancy
Martin estimated attendance surpassed 3,000. She also noted how
booth rentals were so popular this year, organizers might expand in
2010.
Event spotlighted green industry, job help
The 14th annual Spotlight on Hollister and San Benito County Expo and Job Fair was held May 14 at the Veterans Memorial Building with booths for local business, information on available jobs and speakers on green technologies.
Economic Development Corp. of San Benito County President Nancy Martin estimated attendance surpassed 3,000. She also noted how booth rentals were so popular this year, organizers might expand in 2010.
Many businesses and community groups were represented at the expo. There were more than 70 booth spaces rented for the event.
Martin said there was a waiting list for booths and that the general committee will be looking at ways to expand to accommodate more next year.
“We will look at laying it out differently. It’s a good location, and I don’t want to take it away from the downtown area,” Martin said. “Maybe, we will have to go back to having tents outside.”
The event also featured recycling displays and events for children, summer employment help for teenagers and a mixer with live entertainment and local food.
It was presented by the EDC, the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce, the Hollister Downtown Association and the San Juan Bautista Chamber of Commerce.
