Liberty career fair draws laid-off mill workers, others

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Janelle Hick, left, director of health care at Tri-County Technical College, talks with Hattie Rhone at a job fair and training expo at Pickens County Career and Technology Center.

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Daniel Blake fills out an application during a job fair and training expo at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center.

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Michelle Neeley, left, of Goodwill, talks with Cathy Lostraglio and Cheryl Drummond at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center during a job fair and training expo.

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Susan Finley, right, of the Pickens County Adult Learning Center talks with former Liberty Denim employees about their GED at a job fair and training expo at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center.

LIBERTY For five years, Brandi Chambers worked as a weaver at Liberty Denim, but when the mill closed in December she turned her attention to earning her high school diploma. On Monday, she sat in a room at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center using a laptop to register for general education diploma classes.

Chambers, who is 24, was one of about 120 people who visited a career fair at the center Monday. They applied for positions at 26 companies in the Upstate such as Walmart, Hampton Inn and YH America, an automotive power steering and air conditioning manufacturer. Others inquired about federal unemployment benefits and furthering their training and education. Tri-County Technical College, Pickens Adult Education and the Liberty South Carolina Works Center sponsored the fair.

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Liberty career fair draws laid-off mill workers, others