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SeverCorr Recruitment Begins
[News Release from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES)\

Jackson, Miss. (May 23, 2006) – The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced today that it will begin accepting job applications June 13 for the new SeverCorr plant in Lowndes County. Applications will be accepted at a SeverCorr Job Fair June 13-17 and June 19-21 from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the East Mississippi Community College Technology Center, 8731 South Frontage Road, Mayhew, Mississippi.

Representatives from MDES and SeverCorr will take application and assist in the screening process for Operating Technicians, Maintenance Technicians, and Service Equipment Technicians. Applicants will need to bring their work and education history when applying. More than 350 of these high-paying jobs will be filled before the scheduled opening of the steel mill in early 2007. The facility will be located in the Golden Triangle Industrial Park in Lowndes County. It is designed to produce 1.5 million tons annually of high quality steel products for Automotive, Appliance, Door, HVAC, Metal Building, Pipe & Tube and Service Centers.

Consortium of representatives from MDES, SeverCorr and EMCC will screen the applications to ensure they meet SeverCorr’s qualifications. SeverCorr will make the final selection for the interviewing and subsequent hiring.

“There is a lot of excitement in the area about working with SeverCorr,” said Les Range, MDES Deputy Executive Director. “Our employees are ready to help make SeverCorr’s hiring process a huge success.”

Sponsors for the SeverCorr Job Fair are the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, SeverCorr, and East Mississippi Community College.

Application information can be obtained by calling 1-888-844-3577 or from any WIN Job Center in Mississippi.

I. NOTE: All labor market information and press releases can be accessed at the Mississippi Department of Employment Security Web site: www. mdes.ms.gov

MDES is an equal opportunity employer/ Program that has auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities, TDD/TTY 601-321-6056. Funded by: U.S. Department of Labor/Mississippi Department of Employment Security Mississippi is a proud member of America’s Workforce Network. MDES is committed to:
INCREASING EMPLOYMENT IN MISSISSIPPI