Tennessee
Memphis Hiring Event Coming Up for Holiday Season Workers
October 3, 2019On Tuesday, October 8, Seedco’s Mid-South Regional Office is holding a job fair to recruit seasonal workers for Williams-Sonoma’s Memphis and Olive Branch distribution facilities. The Seedco job fair will be 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Clark Tower, 5100 Poplar, Suite 502. Williams-Sonoma previously announced plans to hire 2,200 workers locally for the peak season….Learn More
Seedco’s Mid-South Regional Office (MSRO) took part in the Tennessee Department of Correction’s Career and Resource Fair in August. The event was held at the Memphis Day Reporting Center, where recently released individuals engage in daily productive activities, including education and job seeking. Employers and service providers were onsite to help those currently enrolled in…Learn More
Seedco Recognizes Graduates from Turning Point Program
August 22, 2019Seedco’s Midsouth Regional Office (MSRO), in partnership with the Shelby County Sherriff’s Office, has provided workforce development training to individuals presently incarcerated and within six months of release through its Turning Point program. On August 20, 2019, the first cohort of enrolled participants completed the program, successfully graduating from ‘Seedco University’. Seedco Board Member, Herman…Learn More
Seedco Awarded Grants to Enroll Children and Families in Medicaid and CHIP in TN and MD
July 12, 2019Seedco has been awarded funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enroll and retain eligible children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This is Seedco’s 4th grant through CMS’ Connecting Kids to Coverage program since its launch in 2009. Starting in 2019, these new awards will support efforts…Learn More
Seedco Program Staff Come Together for Training to Work with Justice-Involved Individuals
May 30, 2019During the week of May 20, Seedco’s program staff from three regions—New York, Baltimore, and Mid-South—came together in Memphis, TN for an intensive training led by the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute. To aid the implementation of Seedco’s programs serving adults and young adults with criminal justice involvement, staff learned about criminogenic risks, needs assessment,…Learn More
Seedco Announces Release of Report on Turnover Costs
April 26, 2019Seedco is pleased to announce the release of the report “Making Entry-Level Talent Stick” from Social Finance, which sought to answer a simple question: what’s the real cost of turnover to employers? Through detailed quantitative interviews with businesses — Seedco’s employer partners in New York, NY and Memphis, TN — the report’s findings estimate a…Learn More
Memphis March 14 Hiring Event
March 13, 2019News Channel 3 highlighted Seedco’s March 14 hiring event in Memphis for Regions Bank: MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seedco will be hosting a hiring event to help Regions recruit for multiple open positions. Company managers will be at the event to conduct on the spot interviews for those interested in becoming a financial relationship consultant team…Learn More
The Memphis Business Journal highlighted Seedco as the 3rd largest Workforce Development Initiative in the Memphis region, up from 4th largest the prior year. The analysis highlighted Seedco’s focus on the following industry sectors: Health care, IT, logistics/manufacturing, construction, hospitality, foodservice & retail. Memphis-Area Workforce Development Initiatives Ranked by Local workforce development employees Locally Researched by:…Learn More
Seedco Selected as a United Way of the Mid-South ‘Driving the Dream’ Initiative Care Coordination Hub
February 1, 2019Seedco is proud to announce we have been selected as one of the United Way of the Mid-South’s Care Coordination Hubs through their ‘Driving the Dream’ initiative in Memphis, Tennessee. The United Way of the Mid-South explains that “Driving The Dream is aligned with the two‐generation (“2Gen”) whole family service delivery model that has been…Learn More
Memphis Hire 100 Career Fair
October 28, 2018News Channel 3 highlighted Seedco’s Hire 100 Career Fair on November 1, 2018: MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seedco will be hosting a career fair this week and the company said they are hoping to have 100 people find jobs at the event. The Hire 100 Career Fair will be this Thursday, November 1, 2018, from 10…Learn More