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Last Chance: Registration Deadline Approaching for Veterans Job Fair

Registration for job seekers and employers closes on April 3.

There's still time–but not much–to register for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes job fair for the region’s veterans and their spouses, which will take place on Wednesday, April 11, at the .

Registration for job seekers and employers closes on April 3. Visit www.hoh.greatjob.net.

The City of Dearborn is a sponsor of the free event, which includes the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce and many partners.

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More information is at Hiring Our Heroes – Dearborn/Detroit.

The event is part of the U.S. Chamber’s 100-city “Hiring Our Heroes” initiative.  To date, more than 85 fairs have connected 84,000 veterans with more than 4,300 different employers.  More than 7,300 veterans have landed jobs. 

This event is designed to be one of the Chamber’s largest fairs to date, with the goal of bringing 92-area employers together with hundreds of local veterans. 

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The federal government is offering tax credits to employers who hire veterans and additional incentives for those who hire veterans who are disabled.

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