Main Street Minute: Job fair, doughnut giveaway set in Phoenix

KTAR’s Main Street Minute focuses on local businesses that are hiring, opening and hosting events across the community. These stories air each weekday on KTAR at 7:27 a.m.

• A job fair was scheduled for Thursday near Sky Harbor Airport. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport Hotel at 44th and Washington streets. Local, regional and Fortune 500 companies with immediate job openings will be attendance.

• Wireless-service provider Cricket is celebrating its 17th birthday giving away doughnuts Thursday morning. The company was giving out hundreds of the sweet treats from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. at the light rail stop near 19th Avenue and Camelback Road, and again from 10 a.m. until noon at the Central Avenue and Van Buren Street stop.

• The IRS’ volunteer tax assistance program offers free help to filers who meet its criteria. The help is for anyone who earns $54,000 or less, those with disabilities, the elderly and those who speak little English.

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