HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Plenty of people showed up to the Hutchinson Sports Arena ready to talk with potential employers during the Fourth Annual Career Connections Job Fair Thursday.

The event was hosted by Hutchinson Community College and KansasWorks.

Kelly Collins is a workforces supervisor for KansasWorks in Hutchinson and says the need for good workers is there.

“Obviously with this turnout with employers, there are lots of jobs out there for people who want to work,” Collins said. “Right now, just in the Hutchinson area, a 10-mile radius of Hutchinson, just on our website, www.kansasworks.com, we have like 340 jobs listed.”

The fair included vendors from outside of Hutchinson. The Wichita Police Department and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office both had booths at the fair. There were also vendors from the Kansas Department of Corrections looking for guards and other workers for prison sites all across the state.