MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: If you are looking for a position, job or career, plan to meet 52 employers with immediate job openings. It’s today, Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2 Columbus Drive in Brunswick.

Sponsors are the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber, Maine Career Center and Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc.

They are partnering to bring hiring businesses and job seekers together.

A record 52 employers will be present at the Southern Midcoast Hiring Fair. This is a job seeker’s heaven. Not only is it a chance to make face-to-face contact with potential employers, but it’s also an opportunity to explore new job possibilities or reenter the employment marketplace.

There is no charge to attend. Bring your resume and be prepared to interview.

The 52 employers include: Adecco, Advantage Home Care, Alternative Services NE, Arcadia New England, Atwork Personnel Services, Black Bear Industrial, BONNEY Staffing, Bowdoin College, Cianbro, Coastal Human Society, Colonial Management, Cool As A Moose, Cook’s Lobster & Ale House, CoWorx Staffing, Dunkin Donuts, Bath Iron Works, Geiger, Hampton Inn, Hannaford, The Highlands, Home Instead Senior Care, HW Staffing Solutions, Independence Association, Interim Healthcare, LifeShare LLC, Maine Department of Transportation, Maine National Guard, Maine Staffing Group, MAS Community Health, McDonald’s, Merrymeeting Behavioral Health, Mid Coast-Parkview Health, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, Modern Woodmen of America, SAD 75, (state of Maine) Office of Information Technology, Owens Corning Composite Materials, Pathways of Maine, Portland Harbor Hotel, Purse Line, Inc., Riverview Psychiatric Center, SaviLinx, Sebasco Harbor Resort, Shaw’s Supermarkets, Southport Boats, Sweetser, TD Bank, Time Warner, The Times Record,, UPS, VA Maine Health Care System, Winship Green Center for Health & Rehabilitation and more.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber is looking for an experienced, dynamic, and dedicated executive director/president to further the chamber’s mission of supporting area businesses and engagement within our communities. For the full position posting, visit www.midcoastmaine.com and scroll to the bottom of the page.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• The next 12 @ 12 Member Networking Lunch is April 5, noon to 1:30 p.m. The program is sponsored by Wild Oats Bakery & Café and is for chamber members only and by invitation only. Contact the chamber (725-8797) for an invitation.

OUR MEMBERS: Our members are located in and around these communities: Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Dresden, Edgecomb, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, Westport Island, Wiscasset and Woolwich. Go to www.midcoastmaine.com to find just the right business for products and services you need.