MAY 1-7, 2023 28 · SBJ.NET NEWS which constructs and installs modular buildings for companies such as Fayetteville, Arkansas-based drive-thru coffee chain 7 Brew Coffee. “If you’re coming to CMC to get on the gravy train, you’re in the wrong place,” he said. “You have to be willing to step up.” The company, which employs 120, also is willing to help people exiting prison reenter the workforce – something it does through the Job Center’s About Persons with Past Legal Issues in Employment program. The APPLIE program includes training for inmates across the region on online job applications, resume development and mock interviews. The city of Springfield received a $3 million federal grant in 2021 to expand the program, according to past reporting. “Sometimes, you’re taking in guys that haven’t been in the workforce at all. They’re starting from zero,” Loveall said, adding CMC provides on-the-job training for program hires, with the Job Center reimbursing half of the new employees’ wages via the grant for up to 1,040 hours, or six months. “It gives you an opportunity to bring them in at a higher wage.” Health help CoxHealth’s Lenhart said the high demand for health care workers is likely no surprise. “If you go on our website, you’ll see 1,700 openings,” she said. The Springfield-based health system, which is the largest local employer with roughly 12,300 employees, is investing in registered apprenticeship programs and paid internships to generate interest. It has offered a medical assistant apprenticeship program since 2019, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting. The roughly 16week program includes class and lab time at Ozarks Technical Community College and clinical rotations at a CoxHealth clinic, Lenhart said. CoxHealth also is set to launch a nonallied health internship program this summer. Officials previously told SBJ there’s no set limit of participants for the paid internships, which are posted on its website. The program is targeting predominantly undergraduate students. Lenhart said the programs contribute to CoxHealth’s desire to attract people at a younger age into a health care career. “We are starting to recruit from high schools. Getting them engaged and interested in a career in health care is important now more than ever,” she said, noting the company also provides tuition assistance and student loan repayment help for those who qualify. Whether it’s people just entering the workforce or those in need of a second chance, McNay said employers need to find new ways to engage, employ and inspire. “That means probably looking in some areas where we haven’t looked historically,” he said. “I’d say anybody eligible or interested in employment, I bet everyone at this table would be interested in talking with them.” Job Center spokesperson Katherine Trombetta said the local Workforce Development Board decided against presenting a survey for this year’s event. “That’s a decision that our workforce board makes every year and a lot of it has to do with budgeting,” she said. “It was on pause this year but in the future if they feel the need, they can certainly bring it back.” Participation in the survey, which compiles responses from businesses, educational institutions, health care organizations, municipalities and nonprofits within the Job Center’s seven-county Ozarks region, also has been in decline in recent years, according to past reporting. A total of 244 completed surveys were received last year, a drop of roughly 20% from 2021. The 303 survey responses in 2021 was a decline of roughly 25% from the year prior. The all-time high for completed surveys was 576 in 2017, according to past reporting. • Event: APPLIE program proves useful Continued from page 7 $3M Grant awarded to the city to expand a program to hire those coming out of prison 62.6% Civilian labor force participation rate for March 2023 Scan QR Code or contact via Email or Phone ccozarks@ccozarks.org 417-862-3586 An annual interfaith event for our local community to come together for a morning of prayer, led by local clergy and community members. St. Louis Cardinals Retired Pitcher 333 S John Q Hammons Pkwy Springfield, MO 65806 6:30 AM - Breakfast Opens 7 AM - Prayer Breakfast Begins Kyle McClellan University Plaza Convention Center May 4, 2023 Breakfast Prayer Springfield Council of Churches of the Ozarks Digitial Monitoring Products Evangel University Integrity Home Care & Hospice Mid-Missouri Bank O'Bannon Bank Hawthorn Bank to Jason Denney; 835,000; L342, Emerald Park, Phase XI, Lots 317-319. Hawthorn Bank to Preston Campbell; 175,000; L13, South-Wood. Hawthorn Bank to Tera and Savanna Duffer; 289,656; L1, McDaniel’s Battlefield, addition. Investor Mortgage Financial LLC to SASC Properties LLC; 127,500; L2, Burbank addition. Investor Mortgage Financial LLC to SASC Properties LLC; 127,500; L1, Burbank addition. Judy Grindley Trust to Frances Caravalho and Joquin Armenta; 330,000; sec. 5, twp. 29, range 23, NE and SE. Kiavi Funding Inc. to REI Rentals LLC; 110,600; L154, Melrose Place. Legacy Bank & Trust Co. to R Holdings LLC; 120,700; L3, Westminster, third addition. LoanDepot.com LLC to Victor Meier; 399,200; L13, Southern Hills of Springfield, Blocks GG-HH. Machauer Investment Properties LLC to BG1 LLC; 410,000; L1, N. E. Ferguson Trustee addition. Mid-Missouri Bank to O H M Development Inc.; 778,300; sec. 30, twp. 29, range 20, NW.-I couldn’t find this name, could you confirm for me? Mid-Missouri Bank to Ozark Mountain Builders LLC; 327,755; L9, Lions Gate, Phase III. Mid-Missouri Bank to Lexi and Austin Williams; 188,000; sec. 15, twp. 30, range 21, NE. Mid-Missouri Bank to BT & TD Investments LLC; 227,120; L55, Serenity Valley addition of Forshee Fields. Mid-Missouri Bank to BT & TD Investments LLC; 208,360; L54, Serenity Valley addition of Forshee Fields. Missouri Mortgage Services LLC to Lyndsey and Michael Wells; 620,000; L31, Lions Gate, Phase III. Missouri Mortgage Services LLC to Rosanna Barrett and Shawn Brewster; 304,000; L109, Auburn Hills, Phase II. Movement Mortgage LLC to Nicholas and Angela Jenkins; 216,000; L15, Sussex Park, first addition. Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Steven and Catherine Boling; 150,000; L23, Cedar Mill, first addition. Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Christopher and Lawretta Thompson; 200,250; L14, Waterfield. • DEEDS OF TRUST, from page 27 ON THE RECORD Is your child at risk? 417-799-7474 perimeterspringfield.com Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, for children ages 6-17.
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