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Job opportunities available for veterans at Wednesday hiring event

By KEITH ROGERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
September 20, 2016 - 5:27 pm
 
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3848, from left, Fred Wagar, Ken Veith, Greg "Greaser" Bashaw, Dan Adkins and Walt Dybeck prepare for a meeting at 401 W. Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto

Veterans, National Guard members, reservists and transitioning service members can explore job opportunities Wednesday at the Las Vegas Veteran Hiring Expo & Summit.

The summit, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Economic Communities Initiative, is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Innevation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., Las Vegas.

More than 4,000 job opportunities will be available from 30 employers and resource providers from local and national organizations.

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