Man-Tra-Con Corporation is committed to serving communities in southern Illinois. The following are press releases and news items that highlight our community initiatives and events:

News & Events:

• 6-3-11: NBC Nightly News Report:
  The reinvention of 'Maytag town'
  When the Maytag washing machine plant shut down in 2006, the city of Herrin, Illinois lost its primary economic engine. But thanks to the city's creative job retraining programs, many of those who lost their jobs are once again employed. View a video of the NBC John Yang report.
  
  
• 6-3-11: NBC Nightly News Report:
  Work retraining program CEO: "Every town can do this"
  Kathy Lively, Chief Executive Officer of Man-Tra-Con Corporation,
  talks about the challenges Herrin, Illinois faced, and ultimately overcame, after the 2006 closing of the Maytag plant. View a video of the NBC report.
  
  
• 3-4-11: Job Seekers hope for more opportunity as
  unemployment shrinks
• 1-15-11: Man-Tra-Con Summer Program Results
• 12-9-10: SIWIB December Meeting 2010: A Year in Review
• 10-8-10: DCEO Director Ribley announces additional funding for dislocated worker training
• 9-21-10: USA Today Reports on Maytag Factory Closing in Herrin.
• 1-21-10: Governor Pat Quinn Visits Marion One-Stop
  to Launch Tax Counseling Project
• 11-13-09: Senator Durbin Visits Mt. Vernon One-Stop Center
• 10-25-09: HOPE "Boo"ce Tournament a Success.
• 8-31-09: Man-Tra-Con Celebrates Workforce Development Week

Press Releases:

• 8-31-09: Man-Tra-Con Celebrates Workforce Development Week (PDF File_6mb)
  
  

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