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Employment fair for former Necco workers Monday

REVERE, Mass. — Employees of the now-shuttered Necco factory in Revere are getting some help from the city and potential employers.

A reemployment and job resource event will be held at Revere City Hall, 281 Broadway, from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug 20.

The city of Revere will also host a job fair open for the public at Rumney Marsh Academy, 140 American Legion Highway, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug 22.

According to Mayor Brian Arrigo's office, many employers have already said they have jobs available and want to recruit the displaced employees.

More than 200 workers received their pink slips last week after the company that had been making candy in New England since 1847 announced it was closing its doors. Those workers picked up their final paycheck last Friday. Many of the workers had been there for decades.

Revere’s mayor said everyone was caught off guard by the decision to close down.

Several employers are expected to attend the event and other opportunities for new skills and development will be offered, according to a news release. Translators will also be available.

So far, the list of companies who have expressed interest in hiring includes:

  • Legal Sea Foods
  • Kelly's Roast Beef
  • Winfrey's Chocolates
  • Five Way Foods
  • Shaw's
  • Greater Lynn Senior Services
  • The Easy Pie Restaurant
  • Great Eastern Seafood
  • ServePro
  • Bake'n Joy
  • Swissport
  • Dandrea Foods
  • Ken's Foods
  • Select Parking
  • NRT Bus Company
  • Coworx Staffing Services
  • Channell Fish Co.
  • Laronga Bakery
  • Friend Box Company
  • VPNE Parking Solutions
  • Nova Biomedical
  • Ace & Acme Inc
  • Bomco Inc.
  • Valvoline
  • Jacqueline's Gourmet Cookies
  • Cambridge Health Alliance
  • Element Care Bertucci's

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