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Memphis spent almost $50K on a recruiting trip to Puerto Rico
 
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The City of Memphis funded a recruiting fair in San Juan, Puerto Rico last July, in an attempt to attract police officers and employees for other hard-to-fill jobs. The event, which cost nearly $50,000, failed to attract a single candidate. (AP Photo file/Brennan Linsley)
 

The City of Memphis funded a recruiting fair in San Juan, Puerto Rico last July, in an attempt to attract police officers and employees for other hard-to-fill jobs. The event, which cost nearly $50,000, failed to attract a single candidate. (AP Photo file/Brennan Linsley)

At least 15 city employees traveled to the Caribbean island for a recruiting fair last July. The event, designed to attract police officers and employees for other hard-to-fill jobs, failed to attract a single candidate.

 
 

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