Job Requirements: No prior real estate or natural gas experience needed. Ability to multi-task and problem solve.

To Apply: Send resume and salary requirements to General Corporation, P.O. Box 6190, Charleston, WV 25362

BSI – established in 2010- is a growing and dynamic organization with a statewide mission to promote sustainability in the areas of workforce development, academics, and community development. BSI also participates in several campus-based initiatives to promote stewardship and sustainability within Bridgemont Community & Technical College. This position is an excellent opportunity to make a positive impact on West Virginia communities and get in on the ground floor of an exciting new initiative.

Approximately three-quarters of this position is dedicated to coordinating the delivery of technical assistance to support sustainable community development for the WV Sustainable Communities program. WVSC is a well-established program; BSI has only recently taken over its management and implementation. Click here for more information on WVSC.  The remaining time will be devoted to assisting with other BSI initiatives. The Workforce Development team is currently focused on educating and providing resources to business and industry in order to promote sustainable practices and grow the “green jobs” market. The Academic Enhancement team is planning a statewide inventory of sustainability education initiatives and seeks to foster collaboration among sustainability educators and administrators from K-12 to higher education.

The starting wage is $8.00 an hour.  RGIS employees have the potential to increase their hourly wage as they increase their accuracy and productivity.

Applications are being taken on line at RGIS.com. The path is: RGIS careers>find a job>available hourly positions>requisition ID INV00186 or West Virginia.

The phone number is 304-757-0101 to find out more information.

Presented by the Alliance and Frontier Communications, the event is held in conjunction with the Alliance’s monthly Business After Hours and hosted at the Charleston Marriott Town Center. Demonstrating their belief in the future and commitment to our community, more than 30 regional businesses highlighted their products and services to 200 plus attendees.

At the event, optimism about the economy was a central issue that was discussed. West Virginia Secretary of Commerce Keith Burdette kicked off the event with a speech laden with positive economic news. Burdette reported that thousands of jobs are being created in the state and how drops in the state’s business franchise and corporate net income taxes are helping the effort.

Plenty of positive economic news came from businesses participating in the showcase and the event’s attendees. Terradon Communications Group (TCG), a local company that provides high-end technology website solutions, hired three new employees in the past four weeks, bringing its total number of employees to 16. The hires were made after the company received a Workforce Training Grant from the Governor’s Guaranteed Workforce Program via the WV Development Office.

“The market appears to be recovering and as a result we have seen an overall increase in business which has opened the opportunity for us to hire additional staff,” said TCG President Brent Pauley. “We are hoping the trend will continue and we will be able add more staff in the coming months.”

T-Graphics, a local producer of screen printed and embroidered clothing, is also going through an economic upswing. Claudette Hudson-Rider, the company’s president, said sales volume grew throughout most of 2011 and the company ended the year up 6 percent from 2010.

So far in 2012, the company has seen double digit growth through the first quarter of the year.

”I am confident that 2012 will prove a return of overall sales to pre-recession levels,” Hudson-Rider said.

She added that because of the recent economic upswing, T-Graphics has rewarded its employees.

“It’s always a team effort from start to finish at T-Graphics and to thank the employees for a wonderful first quarter they received a bonus in their most recent paycheck,” Hudson-Rider said. “It’s my way of saying thank you for their increased efforts to create the double digit growth that we are currently experiencing.”

The 2012 Charleston Business Showcase was an exciting event filled with dozens of exhibitors and hundreds of visitors featuring the best and brightest of small businesses in the Kanawha Valley.

Dennis Bloss, area general manager for Frontier Communications, said the company was proud to sponsor the Showcase.

“Frontier is thrilled to be able to support the Charleston Area Alliance in showcasing our local businesses,” Bloss said. “Business is alive and well in Charleston and Frontier is proud to provide the tools and services needed to help these entrepreneur’s grow their businesses to new levels of success.”

Thanks to all of our 2012 exhibitors for their participation

Appalachian Children’s Chorus

Charleston Marriott Town Center

Comfort Inn

Comfort Keepers

ContactPointe IT Services

Employers Innovative Network

Express Employment Professionals

Frontier Communications

Greater WV Better Business Bureau

Highland Hospital

Honeybaked Ham Co. + Cafe

Imagine This Banners

Just Beneath the Surface

KISRA

Kanawha City Coin Laundry

Kanawha County Public Library

Marshall University Career Services

Manpower

Ramada Inn Downtown

Ramsey Insurance Agency

Securitas Security Services

SERVPRO

SunTrust Bank

Terradon Communications

West Virginia Power

WV Small Business Development Center

The Charleston Area Alliance worked closely with the West Virginia Development Office to recruit NCO in 2007 and on this expansion project.

“The Alliance was honored to work with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and his team on several specific details that were needed to secure these additional 90 jobs,” said Alliance President/CEO Matt Ballard. “Bringing new jobs to the core of the capital city is a wonderful way to begin the new year.”

Headquarted in Horsham, Pa., NCO provides successful business process outsourcing solutions. The company has more than 100 locations in 11 countries and employs more than 30,000 people.   The new jobs will include direct customer service support for one of NCO’s leading utility clients. The company is also hiring for managers, trainers and supervisors. Positions are full-time and include a complete employment benefit package.

Interested candidates may apply at the company website www.ncogroup.com/careers or call 412-249-5300 for more information. The contact center is located at 408 Leon Sullivan Way.

Position: Donor Relations Specialist
Department: Development
Reports To: Vice President of Development

Statement of the Job: Serve as liaison to WVSO donors. Responsible for maintaining current donor database, coordinating donor mailings, fulfilling donor benefits including planning donor receptions, preparing corporate proposals and conducting donor prospect research.

Essential Functions: Enter and update data to ensure corporate and individual donor database is current. Prepare corporate sponsorship proposals; assist in presenting to prospects. Coordinate donor mailings, including solicitation and acknowledgment letters and invoices; prepare sponsor follow-up packets. Fulfill corporate and individual donor benefits per levels of giving. Plan and execute donor receptions; create invitations and coordinate facility rental and catering. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education, Experience and Skills: Bachelor’s degree required; proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Raiser’s Edge preferred but not necessary; one to two years fundraising experience preferred but not necessary; proven track record in previous positions of building relationships with customers, clients or donors; excellent communication skills.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Position requires regular attendance and attendance at evening and weekend concerts and events.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to Laura Barry, Vice President of Development, at lbarry@theclaycenter.org or P.O. Box 2292, Charleston, WV 25328.

Engineering firm to open shortly after Christmas
By Staff reports

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An engineering firm that announced in October it would move to the area will open just after Christmas, a company official said Thursday.

Audubon Engineering will open Dec. 27 in the top floor of the Huntington Bank building in downtown Charleston, said Richard Caldwell, vice president of the company’s Appalachian region division.

So far the firm has seven employees, Caldwell said. The company has hired a recruiter who is reviewing resumes that have been sent to the Charleston Area Alliance. The recruiter will be working with Workforce West Virginia to identify candidates for hire, he said.

Caldwell said the company is interested in hiring either local residents who are out of work or underemployed, as well as native West Virginians who have moved away and want to move back.

Caldwell said he wants to have 30 to 40 employees in the office within several months.

“There will be a steady ramp-up [of employees] between now and the middle of [next] year,” Caldwell said, adding that there will also be more employees at client sites throughout the Appalachian region.

“[We've been] awarded some work from a handful of the major players in the natural gas industry, and we’ll be hiring to support those needs,” he said.

Partners in Community Outreach Coordinator

JOB DUTIES:

• Partner with WV Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and model State Leaders to determine and address model fidelity needs; to develop and distribute tools for ongoing quality improvement; to develop cross-model program standards; to identify training needs, provide cross-model training for In-Home Family Education staff; to update Core Knowledge and Core Competencies

• Coordinate or provide technical assistance to local In-Home Family Education programs and communities wanting to establish an In-Home Family Education program.

• Develop mechanisms for peer-to-peer support and mentoring.

• Provide or coordinate In-Home Family Education expertise to DHHR and other state policymakers.

• Assist with advocacy efforts to increase funding for local programs and expansion of In-Home Family Education.

• Provide opportunities for In-Home Family Education staff professional growth.

• Represent In-Home Family Education on relevant state committees, such as the WV Early Childhood Council and its committees, WV Home Visitation Stakeholder’s Group, TACSEI Leadership Team, WV Prevention Leadership Council, WV Perinatal Partnership Prevention of Unplanned Pregnancies, and WV Prevention Leadership Council.

• Work with Consultants on salary analysis, review of Partners business model, treatment/prevention cost analysis, cost of program model fidelity and universal access.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, Social Work or related field preferred – Masters preferred • Experience with early childhood home visitation

• Experience working on state level committees

• Experience developing or participating in local and state partnerships

• Understanding of early childhood professional development

• Understanding of state systems and outcome-based programs For more information about Partners in Community Outreach, please visit http://www.wvpartners.org.

SEND RESUME: TEAM for West Virginia Children P.O. Box 1653 Huntington, WV  25717 E-mail: team@teamwv.org

Phone: (304) 523-9587 (ext 308)                                FAX: (304) 523-9595   DEADLINE:  January 3, 2012                                       Equal Opportunity Employer

Duties include:  Coordinate CAWV’s internet and physical plan room; word processing; telephones; and other support services.  This person will interact with all our members so good communication skills are a must.

If interested, please send your resume and/or questions to Wendy Long at long@cawv.org.