On October 31, after nearly 100 years in business, the iconic Queens dairy that provided milk cartons to New York City schools will shutter its doors. The Jamaica based company employed 273 workers, but the owners of Elmhurst Dairy say their attempts to keep the company in Queens became more and more difficult, with constantly rising cost and the many restraints of dairy regulations.
The Queens Chamber of Commerce, along with York College and the Queens Borough Presidents Office of Economic Development, are jointly sponsoring a Career Opportunities Fair on Monday, October 17th . This event will be held in the York College, CUNY Atrium, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11451 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. This event has been organized to assist the employees of the Elmhurst Dairy, which is closing later this month. Many companies within Queens and NYC are exhibiting at the job fair.
Thomas Grech, executive director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce said, “The Queens Chamber needs to be involved to help these workers. We reached out to Deputy Borough President Melva Miller, who is always there for the business community of Queens. Knowing the folks at York College well, their commitment to continuing education and the campus’ proximity to the Elmhurst Dairy, we all agreed a job fair was in order. We had to get this done by the end of the month due to the closing of the facility.”
Email conted@york.cuny.edu or call 718.262.2790 for more information…. otherwise the job fair is open to the general public….. 11am Monday.
