MUSCATINE, Iowa – IowaWORKS, in partnership with the Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry, will launch the community’s first-ever Muscatine Veterans Network event.
The event will be 5:30-8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Mississippi Brewing Company, 107 Iowa Ave. Muscatine.
The networking group plans to meet each month to bring together veterans looking for work and top employers from Muscatine and surrounding counties who are seeking employees.
“The goal is to make Muscatine a destination Veteran friendly community,” said Shane Sawyer, veteran career planner at IowaWORKS. “How do we do it? Through the power of networking, we aim to connect veterans, transitioning service members and their spouses with resource providers, community leaders and local area employers.”
The Quad Cities Veterans Network is in its fifth year of connecting veterans to career opportunities with community employers. The Quad Cities network meets the third Thursday of every month at various locations in the Quad Cities area. The Muscatine Veteran’s Network will follow the same format with various locations sponsored by employers.
“Many transitioning service members do not realize what benefits are available to them upon getting out of the military,” Mr. Sawyer said. “This networking event can help connect them to those resources.”
Muscatine Mayor Brad Bark, who also is the chamber’s CEO, said this event will bring visibility to the local veteran community.
“We are excited to have an event like this in Muscatine,” Mr. Bark said. “Our city is extremely supportive of our veterans. We look forward to connecting our veterans to our employers.”
