Kansas City area companies, committed to creating a diverse workforce, partner with the Career Marketplace to find qualified minority applicants for a multitude of jobs. In this issue of our e-Newsletter, we’re honoring the commitment of Ameristar Casino, Pfizer, and Cerner. If you’d like to learn about job openings with these Career Marketplace partners, please contact Benita Ugoline at 816-471-0550, ext. 28.

Ameristar Casino (www.ameristar.com)
Situated on 183 acres seven miles east of downtown Kansas City, Ameristar is one of the country’s 10 largest casinos and showcases nearly $2 million of stained glass beauty. It features eight restaurants, a food court, multiple live entertainment venues, 18 movie theatres, and of course there’s gaming. It may be hard to overlook Ameristar’s glitz and glamour, but when you look behind the scenes, you see one of Kansas City’s leading corporate citizens.

Ameristar supports the community through charitable giving, its Team Member Workplace Giving Campaign, and by encouraging Team member volunteerism. They support the Urban League as a corporate member and the Career Marketplace by providing us with job openings for our registered career seekers.

A career at Ameristar is more than a job, it’s an opportunity to build a solid career. There’s a supportive work environment, healthcare benefits, and a retirement plan. There are opportunities for career growth and development, including tuition reimbursement for college and graduate courses. And Ameristar is committed to promoting from within.

Pfizer Inc. (www.pfizer.com)
Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company that develops, manufacturers and markets human and animal healthcare products. It was founded in 1849 and today employs more than 120,000 people worldwide. Pfizer’s 2005 revenues were $51.3 billion.

You may know some of Pfizer’s breakthrough prescription drugs: Lipitor®, Celebrex®, Zoloft® and Viagra® to name just a few. Their over-the-counter products include household names too: Listerine®, Visine®, Neosporin®, and Benedryl®, again to name just a few.

While Pfizer’s animal health drugs may not be household names, they are equally as popular and effective with veterinarians, farmers, ranchers, and others who care for animals.
Corporate citizenship at Pfizer is multi-faceted. It means advancing good health, exchanging issues and ideas, protecting the environment, and conducting business responsibly. And Pfizer measures its plans and actions in those areas against the question: “What will our children think?” Of course, locally Pfizer expresses its corporate citizenship by supporting the Urban League and its Career Marketplace program.

While Pfizer’s corporate headquarters are in New York City, their local presence includes a manufacturing facility in Lee’s Summit and pharmaceutical sales reps who typically office out of their homes. Right now, Pfizer has asked us to help them find potential candidates for sales. Please call the Career Marketplace to see if you might qualify.

Cerner Corp. (www.cerner.com)
Cerner is a leading U.S. supplier of healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions. Around the world, health organizations ranging from single-doctor practices to hospitals to entire countries use Cerner’s HIT solutions. The company’s focus on healthcare technology started more than 25 years ago when its three founders had a vision of how to apply technology to store and retrieve medical records. Cerner has grown from that single vision into a corporation with 7,100 associates in 36 facilities in 12 countries. Still, they are headquartered in Kansas City, east of I-29 off of Armour Road (210).

Cerner values community involvement and believes in giving back. The company’s associates donate their time and financial resources to numerous charitable organizations that focus on the health and development of children, especially through its First Hand Foundation. In the area of education, they have partnered with the North Kansas City School District and created Explorer Post for young people interested in technology careers. In the area of employment, Cerner supports the Career Marketplace by providing referral opportunities for our job seekers.
While Cerner continues to improve healthcare delivery around they world, they are in need of experienced information technology/systems professionals locally. For more specific information, call the Career Marketplace.

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