Job fair attracts crowd to Depot Park

By CHARITY SMITH

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IRONWOOD — The Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! Office held its first job fair since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday in Ironwood’s Depot Park. The job fair offered job seekers a chance to see what type of employment is available locally.

“We’ve got a good range of employers here,” said Steve Lehto, Jr., Michigan Works! business services specialist, who coordinated the event. “We’ve got healthcare jobs. We’ve got factory jobs. We’ve got all kinds of jobs.”

There were 21 employers at the job fair, according to Trisha Todd, Michigan Works!...