COPPERAS COVE – The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation hosted its first pop market Saturday along with a job fair.
The two events were held from 10 am to 2 pm at the Narrow Business and Technology Park.
Most of the event included food and drinks with about 40 vendors.
The vendors range from clothing, art, home improvement booths, bath products, toys and more.
The goal of the job fair portion of the pop-up event is to bridge the gap between local job seekers and employers, Cove EDC said.
The job fair segment is sponsored by Workforce Development Specialist Brittany Sanders, who regularly emails updated job listings to registered attendees during the event.
The businessmen who attended seemed happy to help the community and spread their business through word of mouth.
“We’re just trying to let people know how much money they can save with solar. We’re not trying to sell anybody anything today.” Cleary Solar employee Michael Graf told the Herald Saturday morning.
There were also individuals who wanted to share their cultural assets that were important throughout the year.
“It all depends on the time of year; before February,[customers]are buying African clothing for Black History Month, and then I sell sunglasses, sunscreen and more all year round,” Melinda Kimber of MDK Event Planning told the Herald.
On Saturday there were job opportunities, housing help agents and bouncy castles for the children to enjoy.
To see the full list of vendors attending Saturday’s #ShopCove pop-up event or to stay updated on upcoming events, head over to the Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation Facebook page.
