Submitted by American Legion Post 100
This year, American Legion Post 100 from Lacey is participating in an American Legion program that recognizes local businesses supporting and hiring veterans. The group is actively seekingbusinesses who employ or in other ways support our local veterans and may be interested in applying for this award.
Businesses apply on three different levels based on the size of the business. A small business is a company that has 50 or less employees. The next level is a medium business, which is a company with 51 to 200 employees. The last one is a large business that has more than 200 employees. The businesses must meet the following criteria to be considered:
1. They must be a private business. State and local governments cannot compete. A business that is a franchise of a larger company can compete on its own.
2. The business must be operational for a minimum of 5 years.
3. At least 10 percent of the employees are veterans, but they cannot all be veterans.
All businesses competing in the contest will be recognized locally before the American Legion Post 100 group submits the finalist to the national headquarters. While this is the first year that this contest is being run locally, it has been in existence nationally for many years. Application requested by December 10, 2014.
If you have any questions or for more information on application, please contact Keith Looker at 915-929-6572.
