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In celebration of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership (BEP), in conjunction with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), recently recognized 23 area employers and service providers. Swift and Staley served as the luncheon sponsor.
The event was held to recognize local employers and service providers for their cooperation and teamwork with the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation’s (KY OVR) Job Placement program. Several service providers were awarded certificates of appreciation for providing outstanding service to KY OVR’s consumers as those individuals prepare for the workforce. Businesses who have utilized KY OVR’s referrals when filling job openings were also awarded certificates of appreciation. Their hiring practices have made a direct impact on the lives of Kentuckians with disabilities. Cindy Ragland, Job Placement Specialist with the Kentucky Career Center, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, presented the certificates to the following businesses/providers:
A & M Logistics Solutions
Benefits Counseling Service
Cassidy’s Cause
Dr. Mardis Dunham
Easter Seals of West Kentucky
Experience Works
Four Rivers Behavioral Health (Fuller Center)
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky
Johnston Fire Services
JU Kevil Memorial Foundation
Kentucky Career Center
Kohl's
Larry Meadow’s Body Shop & Towing
Midtown Market
Murray Calloway County Senior Citizen Center
Murray State University, SSLD Office
Paducah Day Nursery
Paul Rowton Indoor Tennis Center
Royal Oaks Chevrolet-Cadillac
Scholar House of Paducah
Sun Touch Massage Therapy
Wahl's Landscape & Garden Shoppe
Yeiser Arts Center
The Chamber’s Business Education Partnership meets bi-monthly to bring the business community and educators together to discuss issues impacting them and to develop solutions. The mission statement of the BEP is: To establish mutually beneficial partnerships between business and education and become a pro-active voice for educational issues at the local, regional, and state level.
For additional information about the recognition, contact:
Cindy Ragland
Job Placement Specialist
Kentucky Career Center
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Paducah, Kentucky 42003
270-575-7373
Megan Grubbs
Job Placement Specialist
Kentucky Career Center
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Murray, Kentucky 42071
270-753-1763