KCEDC Intern Breakfast Offers Opportunity to Network

(Algona) The Kossuth County Economic Development Corporation will provide interns and summer help a networking opportunity during the annual Intern Breakfast in May.

The breakfast is scheduled for May 25th at 7:30 am at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Algona, and will allow interns a chance to become acquainted with each other. This year’s guest speaker will be Brenda Clark Hamilton from Fresh Coffee: Professional Growth Programs.  She will be speaking to our interns about business etiquette.  Her program is entitled “Look the Part, Be the Part:  Success Through Your Professionalism.”  The breakfast also provides the opportunity to network with CEO’s and Plant Managers. 

Information packets will be provided to help the interns become acclimated with Kossuth County. The packets contain information on area activities, restaurants, medical and dental offices, utility services, churches, and banks and credit unions.

Interns and summer help attending the KCEDC Intern Breakfast also have the opportunity to participate in the Intern Advisory Committee. The committee meets several times during the summer to help direct the intern program.

The Kossuth County Career/Intern Program was developed twelve years ago by KCEDC as a means of guaranteeing a future workforce in the county.  Maureen Elbert, Executive Director of KCEDC, said “The program encourages young adults to settle and bring new businesses to the area. This program also gives them true skill building training sessions that will hopefully enhance their ability to obtain a good job and make them a committed and productive employee and community leader.”

About 35 to 40 interns come to Kossuth County each year for summer employment. Elbert says a few have stayed or returned to the county as full-time employees following their summer internships.  This program has truly grown and been enhanced over the years.  We have a key committee that plans & volunteers to work at the Intern Program through the summer.  That committee is KCEDC’s Career-Intern Committee that plans and volunteers to work at the Intern Program throughout the summer.  This is a fun group that is truly volunteering their time to make a difference for our area. 

Businesses in Kossuth County which will have interns and summer help working for them this year should contact Kossuth County Economic Development Corporation at (515) 295-7979 or at kcedc@kossuthia.com.