Area employers are optimistic about their hiring plans for the rest of 2016, according to a recent survey of local employers. The recently conducted Employer One survey indicated that 26.9 per cent of the 1,013 area employers who responded expect to hire in the coming year, according to figures released by the Eastern Ontario Training Board. In addition, 43 per cent of survey respondents said they hired in 2015. «Every year, local employers have reported hiring far more people than they anticipated hiring, which is good news for residents of SDG and Prescott-Russell Counties,» said Diane Soucie, Labour Market Information analyst for the local board. «We’ve surveyed employers for three years now, and the hiring trend is positive and moving upwards.” “There have been some positive emerging trends,” saidDenis Thibault, executive director. “This survey found that the share of employers who had hard-to-fill jobs decreased, and more employers rated the availability of qualified workers in our five counties higher than last year.” Local employers optimistic
Maureen Adams named CAO Maureen Adams was recently named new chief administrative officer (CAO) for the City of Cornwall. — photo Francis Racine
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City of Cornwall. For the past eight years, she has served as the general manager and chief financial officer for the City, a key position that involves overseeing the annual City budget process and ensuring the City maintains a strong financial position. In this capacity, Adams oversaw financial plans for key infrastructure projects such as the Benson Centre and Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade. “I think my biggest challenge will be to get up to speed with every project,” she explained following a short time of pondering. “We have to make sure that the shift is done as smoothly as possible.” Her leadership experience in the municipal sector is complemented by a 20-year private sector career in both the banking andmanufacturing industries. “I am really excited by this new
opportunity to work alongside great people to build Cornwall into an even greater City,” said the woman. “We have a lot of great attributes and I’m looking forward to building on our strengths.” Adams moved to Cornwall at the age of eight. She then lived in Toronto for 20 years. “We moved back to Cornwall in 2008,” she said. “It’s a great community with a lot of potential. We’re located between major big cities.” Chief administrative officers are executives who supervise the daily operations of a corporation and are ultimately responsible for its performance. Found across all industries and in both the non-profit and publicly traded sectors, these management professionals are experts at maintaining numerous functions of the businesses they serve.
From a conference room in the Civic Complex, overlooking Lamoureux Park, Maureen Adams stares at the many people playing soccer. “I’m looking forward to working with city council and city employees,” she said, smiling. The City recently announced the appointment of Adams as the new chief administrative officer, effective May 2, replacing Norm Levac. “City Council conducted a thorough search for the replacement of Mr. Levac and we are pleased with the result,” said Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy. “Maureen Adams is the perfect fit for continuingmany of the progressive initiatives currently underway and we are pleased that she has accepted this position.” Adams is no stranger to the
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