Program aims to place 1,000 Memphis-area veterans with local employers
Ted Townsend, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber said the Chamber is partnering with a nonprofit dedicated to placing veterans into post-military careers. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
NextOp is expanding its workforce-training and education program to the Memphis area, which is home to about 46,000 working-age veterans and enlisted military.
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